Mayer 1018 Series, Manual

Page 1: ...ting Machine 1018 Instruction of Use 1 MAYER POTTING MACHINE 1018 CE Date of issue 01 01 2010 V1 3 This document shall be read prior to putting into operation of the machine and shall be kept on the machine for future use ...

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Page 3: ...0 IEC 60204 1 Safety of machinery Basic concepts general principles for design Part 1 Basic terminology methodology Part 2 Technical principles and specifications Safety distances to prevent hazard zones being reached by upper limbs Safety of machinery Minimum gaps to avoid crushing of parts of the human body Safety related parts of control systems Part 1 General principles for design Risk assessm...

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Page 5: ... 4 4 Dismantling and disposal of the machine 5 0 Putting into operation 5 1 General instructions 5 2 Starting the machine 5 3 Stopping the machine 6 0 Working with the machine 6 1 Normal operation 6 2 Shutdown of the machine 6 3 Provisions before and after longer shutdowns 7 0 Work safety instructions 7 1 General work safety instructions 7 2 Machine related work safety instructions 8 0 Failures 8 ...

Page 6: ...achine Length 300 cm Width 200 cm Height 200 cm Weight 700 kg Electrical connection 400 V 50 Hz 5 pole Power consumption 3 2 kW Pot volume up to max 400 litres Volume of soil container 1 5 m with soil attachment straight 2 5 m with soil attachment bevelled 2 7 m Working place related emission value 73 dB A ...

Page 7: ...metal plate and two worms moving in contrary to each other to the left and to the right deliver and distribute the substrate In front of the machine on the left and the right side to the elevator two turntables are positioned The empty containers are placed onto the two turntables and are filled up with soil from the transport though with the help of two soil slides In order to make filling up eas...

Page 8: ...accidental overrun of the front wheels on the cables causing damage or tear off When the machine is transported on a bevelled aslope surface the following instructions must be followed the soil vessels must be fully emptied satisfactory safety measures must be taken in order to avoid an uncontrolled rolling away of the machine Such satisfactory measures are e g proper number of workers locking the...

Page 9: ...cket outlet is protected by a 0 03 A residual current circuit breaker RCCB c It is important to provide enough place for the filling and loading operations Other machines located upstream or downstream must thereby be correspondingly arranged 4 2 INSTALLATION OF THE MACHINE a The ground of the machine should be even and firm so that the wheels and feet of the machine could not sink into it 4 3 PRO...

Page 10: ...amage 5 2 STARTING THE MACHINE After installation the machine must be tested in the following way a It must be check that no foreign things such as tool boxes or similar can be found in the soil vessel in the elevator or on the turntable b Before connecting the machine electric cable to the power supply first the main switch must be placed into 0 OUT position on the electric cabinet c After the el...

Page 11: ... 2 Shutdown of the machine 6 0 WORKING WITH THE MACHINE 6 1 NORMAL OPERATION a The machine is filled with soil b The turntable is positioned under the soil slide and the height is set c The great container the vessels or the sacks are prepared d The 2 foot switches are installed to the right and to the left from the elevator e After switching the main switch on when operating the foot switches the...

Page 12: ...th the help of the star handle in accordance with the symbols the feed rate of the conveyor can be increased or decreased Before setting this the cross handle must be loosened and after the required setting it must be re tightened The elevator buckets running always with the same speed shall then deliver upwards more or less amount of soil In case of fine controlling of the amount of soil the star...

Page 13: ...ical energy and compressed air b After longer shutdown All parts of the machine must be oiled and greased in accordance with the maintenance plan The machine must be visually checked The machine must be connected to the actual energy supply systems The machine can be started as described in Chapter Putting into operation 7 0 WORK SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 7 1 GENERAL WORK SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Our machine...

Page 14: ...s not allowed to operate if safety and protection equipment and devices are removed The operator is responsible for all other persons in the work area If any of the aforementioned points are not observes the manufacturer shall be free against any responsibility 7 2 MACHINE RELATED WORK SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS The work places are divided into different areas on the potting machine a Putting the vessel ...

Page 15: ...f slipping Tripping caused by cables connected to the energy supply systems must be avoided All cables to the machine must be protected against damage To work on the electrical accessories and parts of the machine is only allowed for qualified electrical expert The safety and protection equipment and devices are in interest of the operators safety installed shall under no circumstances modified re...

Page 16: ...ed occurred foreign body 9 0 MAINTENANCE 9 1 GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS The machine must be fully cleaned after any use The lubrication specification given in the operation instructions must be exactly observed Please provide a written order to our Customer Service for inspection your machine one or two times a year Through a travel route practically planned by us to more customers you can enjoy signifi...

Page 17: ...ins The tension is considered normal if the chain can be manually moved about 3 4 cm at the height of the vessel holder Transport band from rubber NOTE THE RUBBER TRANSPORT BAND NEEDS GENERALLY NO RE TIGHTENING If it is necessary to set regulate the rubber transport band e g after repair works on the machine this must be done in the following way The tension of the rubber transport band can be reg...

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Page 19: ...st Vertriebsgesellschaft für Gartenbautechnik Auerbach Ltd Mendelssohnstrasse 3 04442 Zwenkau Tel 034203 62302 Fax 034203 62303 Mayer Kundencenter West Mayer Service Zeppelinstr 19 47638 Straelen Tel 0151 12149804 Fax 02834 708075 Mayer Kundencenter Nord Klarmann Bewässerungstechnik GmbH Westersteder Straße 89 26655 Westerstede Hotline 04409 908425 Tel 04409 97170 Fax 04409 971717 Seippel Landmasc...

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Page 21: ...the fact that the purchaser had treated the products supplied by us in faulty or careless way used those in excessive stress or executed itself or let by third party executed the realised modifications or maintenance works incorrectly or without our prior consent The right of the purchaser to assert claims against deficiencies shall be time barred in each case within 6 months from the date of the ...