Salsco 60" Shaving MIll, Operator And Parts Manual

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MAINTENANCE/SERVICE 

A.

Daily greasing is required and remote grease fittings are located in various 
spots on the unit. These locations are marked with decals and care should be 
taken to insure none of the grease points are missed. 

B.

Chain tension. 
a.

20” mill

i.

Under the engine on this unit you will see an idler sprocket for the 
main box chain. The only regular maintenance to this assembly 
should be greasing and inspection. If you ever change the main 
chain or have a bearing failure on this shaft be sure the sprocket is 
set so the main chain is not touching the deck. 

ii.

At the rear of the unit you will find the drive set up which moves 
the box.  This is also where you tension the main drive chain if 
needed.  

1.

Remove the top section of the orange guard exposing the 
drive system.  

2.

Loosen the jam nut and pusher bolt against the drive motor. 

3.

Loosen the drive motor pivot bracket putting slack in the 
chain between the drive motor and the jackshaft number.   

4.

On jackshaft, loosen the jam nuts and pusher bolts on the 

front side of the bearings.  Don’t touch the rear pusher bolts 

yet. Loosen the bearing mounting bolt enough so you slide 
the jackshaft. Now loosen the rear jam nuts and use the rear 
pusher bolts to slide the jackshaft assembly in turn 
tensioning the chain from the rear jackshaft to the front 
jackshaft. Once this chain is tight lock down the rear jam 
nuts, and then lock down the bearing bolts; now bring the 
front pusher bolts against the bearings and lock down the 
jam nuts. 

5.

Now, tension the chain from the front jackshaft to the drive 
motor by reversing steps 3 & 2.  

6.

As with the front of the unit the height of the sprocket 
assembly carrying the main chain should not be changed 
from the original factory setting. 

7.

Tensioning the main drive chain, which moves the box, is 
done at the rear drive assembly. Once you have tensioned 
all of the chains in this drive assembly and locked them 
down in the fashion indicated in this procedure you are 
ready to tension the main drive chain. The rear drive 
assembly is mounted on an orange frame, which slides on 
the main frame for the unit as indicated.  If you loosen the 
four bolts which hold the orange mounting frame to the