Belt Tracking Adjustment; Belt Replacement - Meridian Seed Express 275 DX Operator's Manual

10.5.3 Belt Tracking Adjustment

1. Loosen the locknuts on the adjusting bolt.
2. Tighten or loosen the bolt to correct the
tracking problem.
3. Place both locking nuts on either side of
the lock plate and tighten the locking nuts
together.
4. Start the conveyor and make sure the belt
is tracking in the center of the drive drum.
Readjust if needed.

10.5.4 Belt Replacement

If the belt is unbroken, use the old belt to thread
the new belt into the delivery tube.
1. Remove the two wing nuts and remove the
cover plate.
2. Loosen the lower drive drum adjusting bolts to
their loosest position.
3. Disconnect the two ends of the conveyor belt.
4. Attach the replacement belt to the end of the
old conveyor belt.
5. Slowly pull the old belt out of the delivery tube
and thread the new one into position.
6. Disconnect the old belt and connect the ends
of the new belt together.
7. Readjust the belt tension.
8. Start the conveyor to make sure the belt is
tracking properly.
9. Recheck the tension and alignment of the
belt frequently during the first ten hours of
operation and adjust as needed.
NOTE: Then, resume regular maintenance.
Typically a belt will seat itself during the first ten
hours of operation and then require less or no
adjustment.
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