Follow these guidelines to check and maintain the Dairy Drafter/Sort Gate.
Daily
Check power is on. |
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Check air pressure is set to a minimum of 0.5 MPa/73 psi at idle. | 🛑 Do not exceed 0.6 MPa/87 psi. This could result in injury to animals. |
Clean Dairy Drafter | Hose to remove mud/manure |
Monthly
Check beam sensors are clean. | Wipe with a cloth to remove mud/manure |
Drain air filter/pneumatic regulator. | Drain any water which has accumulated in the air filter/pneumatic regulator. |
Keep the tie-rods greased. | Grease the tie rod end bearings and external eyelet bearings to keep the gates moving smoothly. |
Check gates are firm. | Check that all gates are correctly adjusted with a firm fit. Turn off the air pressure and move the gates manually. They should move freely. |
Six-monthly
Keep grease topped up. | Pump grease into the main grease line to distribute grease to the bearings inside the channel. We recommend using NLGI #2 grease and pumping 5 times every six months. ✋ Pump slowly ~one pump per second. |
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