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This warranty shall expire one (1) year after the date of delivery of the new machinery. If these conditions are fulfilled, Convey-All™ shall at its own cost and at its own option either repair or replace any defective parts provided that the buyer shall be responsible for all expenses incurred as a result of repairs, labor, parts, transportation or any other work, unless Convey-All™...
• Be sure the assembly area is large enough to lay out all the components. There should be sufficient clearance for people, forklifts or other equipment around all sides. - The assembled tube will measure 44 feet (1640-TL), 54 feet (1650-TL), and 63 feet (1658-TL) laying on the ground.
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Assembly Manual: 1600-TL Series Conveyor Section 2: SAFETY The Safety Alert Symbol means: ATTENTION! BECOME ALERT! 3 Big Reasons why safety The Safety Alert Symbol YOUR SAFETY IS INVOLVED! is important to you: identifies important safety • Accidents Disable and Kill messages on the conveyor •...
2.1 SAFETY ORIENTATION 2.2 GENERAL SAFETY YOU are responsible for the SAFE operation • Read and understand the Assembly and maintenance of your Convey-All™ tube Manual and all safety messages conveyor. Be sure that everyone who will before setting up, maintaining or assemble, operate, maintain or work around it, adjusting the equipment.
Assembly Manual: 1600-TL Series Conveyor 2.3 WORK PREPARATION 2.4 ASSEMBLY SAFETY • Personal protective equipment (PPE) • Follow good shop practices: include: - Keep assembly area clean and dry. - Protective shoes with - Be sure electrical outlets and tools slip resistant soles are properly grounded.
• Safety decals are available from your authorized • Make sure that all components in the hydraulic distributor, dealer’s parts department or from system are kept in good condition and are Convey-All Industries Inc. clean. • Replace any worn, cut, abraded, flattened or crimped hoses.
Assembly Manual: 1600-TL Series Conveyor 2.7 ENGINE SAFETY • Do not tamper with governor springs, governor • Read and understand the operating links or other parts which may increase the manual provided with the engine. governed engine speed. • Use proper tools to service engine. •...
Assembly Manual: 1600-TL Series Conveyor 2.8 TIRE SAFETY 2.9 BATTERY SAFETY • Failure to follow procedure when • Keep all sparks and flames away from mounting a tire on a wheel or rim batteries, as gas given off by electrolyte is can produce an explosion and may explosive.
Assembly Manual: 1600-TL Series Conveyor Section 3: PREPARATION Prepare to assemble the conveyor by: cleaning the area, gathering lift equipment, stands and tools. 3.1 TOOLS Tool requirements include but are not limited to: IMPORTANT: Always use calibrated torque wrenches. • Flathead screwdriver Use of anti-seize lubricant, dirt in hole, and damaged threads can cause over-torquing.
Assembly Manual: 1600-TL Series Conveyor 3.2 RECEIVING The conveyor is shipped from the factory in two crates, with the tubes strapped on top. The first crate includes the engine cradle, the second contains the rest of the parts. Additional larger parts may be bundled together.
Assembly Manual: Engine Cradle Section 4: ENGINE CRADLE ASSEMBLY The Cradle is normally assembled in the factory, before shipping. These instructions are included in case it needs to be assembled on site. EQUIPMENT WEIGHT HAZARD Stands must hold 2500 lb in weight, and be stable.
Assembly Manual: Engine Cradle 4.2 GAS ENGINE Go to Section 4.3, if you have a diesel engine to install. Note: Position of engine mounting holes will depend on the engine being installed. Measure your specific engine base. Fig 7 - Measure and drill holes for engine base 5.
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Assembly Manual: Engine Cradle Ground Connection: 11. Place the black and white, ground wires on the mounting bolt at the base of the engine. 12. Attach the black, ground battery cable over top the ground and tighten the bolt. Ground Fig 11 - Ground to engine base 13.
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Assembly Manual: Engine Cradle Hydraulic Pump: The Casappa hydraulic pump is shown in the following instructions. It is a direct spline pump and has four ports leading out of it. HYDRAULIC SEALANT HAZARD Never use Teflon tape to seal threads! It does not hold at high pressure.
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Assembly Manual: Engine Cradle 23. Inside window, sandwich the spider between coupler and pump. - Tighten set screw. 24. Drill a hole into the top of the base. - Clean up the metal shavings. Fig 18 - Hydraulic pump 25. Screw the cover over pump window. Fig 19 - Close pump window Revised 12.2019...
Assembly Manual: Engine Cradle 4.3 DIESEL ENGINE If you will be using a diesel engine on your conveyor, the model of engine can vary widely. These instructions are meant as a general guide only. Note: The engine sits on brackets, with vibration dampeners sandwiched between.
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Assembly Manual: Engine Cradle 28. Plug the cable from the engine into the back of the control box. Fig 24 - Cable to control box 29. Attach the throttle to the bent plate on the front edge of the valve mount plate. Note: Hydraulic valves will be installed later.
Assembly Manual: Engine Cradle 4.4 FUEL TANK 32. Bolt 4 threaded rods onto the base plate. - 2 on each side. 33. Place 2 strips of rubber belt on the base (for the tank to sit on). 34. Sit the tank on the base. - The welded brackets on the side must fit over the rods.
Assembly Manual: Engine Cradle 4.5 HYDRAULIC OIL RESERVOIR HYDRAULIC SEALANT HAZARD Never use Teflon tape to seal threads! It does not hold at high pressure. Always use Loctite® 545 Thread Sealant. 39. Place a metal plug in bottom of the reservoir. Fig 32 - Plug at bottom of Reservoir - Add Loctite®...
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Assembly Manual: Engine Cradle 43. Bolt filter mount bracket to top, rear corner of vertical cradle bracket. - Tighten bolts. 44. Remove the two front plugs. - Add Loctite® 545 Thread Sealant. - Tighten the plugs back in place. 45. Remove plugs from back of reservoir. 46.
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Assembly Manual: Engine Cradle Note: Refer to schematic for specifics on the hydraulic fittings. 49. Partially assemble the return fittings for the hydraulic filter. - Use a 1.25 x 6.25 inch hose between the filter and 90° fitting into the reservoir. 50.
Assembly Manual: Engine Cradle 4.6 FUEL HOSES Fuel Hose to Gas Engine: 56. Run fuel hose from fuel tank to engine fuel pump. - Clamp the hose to the frame along the way. Fig 42 - Fuel hose from tank 57.
Assembly Manual: Engine Cradle 4.7 CRADLE HYDRAULICS 63. Below the valve table, beside the engine, cover the edge of the cradle, with a length of rubber insulator. This will protect the hydraulic hoses from rubbing on the metal edge. Note: Refer to schematic for specifics on the hydraulic fittings.
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Assembly Manual: Engine Cradle 68. Run a 1 x 12 inch supply hose from the ball valve at the rear of the reservoir to the left, inner port on the pump. 69. Run a 3/4 x 14-1/2 inch supply hose from the “T”...
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Assembly Manual: Engine Cradle 74. Run a 3/8 x 7-1/2 inch port from the #2 (top) port on the bi-directional relief valve to the 90° fitting off the left, inner rear port. 75. Send a 1/2 x 12 inch hose from the upper fitting of the #1 (right side) port of the relief valve to the left, inner, front port.
Assembly Manual: Undercarriage Section 5: UNDERCARRIAGE ASSEMBLY While assembling the undercarriage, some instructions state directions of left and right. These directions are seen from standing in front of the axle, with the main frame tubes leading away. -Left is the drivers-side -Right is the passengers-side 5.1 MAIN FRAME ASSEMBLY Fig 60 - Axle and main frame tubes...
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Assembly Manual: Undercarriage 6. Attach Pulley Swivel Bracket. - Insert the pin. - Secure the pin with a 3/16 x 2 inch cotter pin. Twist ends. 7. Put 3-1/2 inch Pulley into the bracket. - Insert the pin and secure with a cotter pin. Fig 63 - Pulley assembly 8.
Assembly Manual: Undercarriage 5.2 MOVER KIT DRIVE ASSEMBLY 10. Place 1/2 x 4 inch bolts with nuts into the threaded hole on the axle. - Add to both ends of axle. Fig 66 - 4 inch bolt on axle 11. Gather these components: - (a) Mover Kit Mount Plate Pivot - (b) Mover Kit Axle Hydraulic Motor Mount - (c) Mover Kit Handle (left and right sides)
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Assembly Manual: Undercarriage 14. Mover Kit Handle: - Coat bolt hole with lubricant - Use 1/2 x 2-1/2 inch bolt. - Bolt to the Mount Plate Pivot. Handle must point down, and bend inward. - Insert the bolt from the outside. Fig 70 - Mover Kit Handle 15.
Assembly Manual: Undercarriage 20. Attach a 1/16 x 9 inch cable to the spring holding pin. - Crimp pin end using a swage. - Loop around Over Centre Linkage rod, beside spring end. - Tighten cable with swage, and crimp. - Heat-shrink tubing over ends.
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Assembly Manual: Undercarriage 26. Attach a 1/2 x 52 inch hose onto the bottom, inside fitting on the left-side motor 27. Attach a 1/2 x 54 inch hose to the top, outside fitting, on the same motor. 28. Flatten hoses on top of the axle tube. - Fit under the hose clamps and tighten.
Assembly Manual: Undercarriage 5.3 UNDERCARRIAGE LIFT ARMS 34. Bolt on wheels 35. Lower axle to sit wheels on the ground. Fig 82 - Wheels 36. Attach Lift Arms to hinge bracket on Undercarriage Main Frame Tubes. - Use 5/8 x 2-1/2 inch bolts. - Do not tighten, yet.
Assembly Manual: Undercarriage 5.3.1 Install the Hydraulic Cylinder: 39. Bolt the Hydraulic Lift Upper Mount Clamp to the Lift Frame Hydraulic Cross Tube. - Use 1/2 x 1-1/2 inch bolts. - Tighten these bolts. Fig 86 - Lift frame hydraulic cross tube with clamp 40.
Assembly Manual: Undercarriage 5.3.2 Tighten Undercarriage Frame Bolts: 44. Use a pry bar to centre holes. - Now, tighten all bolts connecting cross tubes to arms. 45. Finally, tighten the hinge between the Lift Arm and the Main Frame Tube brackets. Fig 90 - Centre bolt holes 5.3.3 Hydraulic Cylinder Hoses: 46.
Assembly Manual: Undercarriage IMPORTANT: Clamp hose so it will not be pinched when the undercarriage moves. 51. Clamp the hose to the side of the arm, out of the way of the hinge. Fig 95 - Valve Drawing Fig 94 - Route hose around hinge 52.
Assembly Manual: Undercarriage 5.3.5 Lift Cable: 57. Feed a 3/8 x 31’ cable through top of cylinder assembly, around the left-side pulley. Fig 99 - Lift cable 58. Return cable back under cylinder. - Up and around the lower left-side pulley. - Thread it through the space in the mount clamp.
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Assembly Manual: Undercarriage 61. At the top of the cylinder, Add 3 clamps to the cable. - Route the cable around the support (above the pulleys), just before the mounting plate. Fig 103 - Add clamps to lift cable 62. Bring the cable back around the support. - Thread it back through the three clamps.
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Assembly Manual: Undercarriage 66. Pull cable tight. Remove slack from around cylinder. Fig 107 - Remove slack from lift cable 67. Measure from the top of the cylinder mount bracket, down to the centre of the pulley assembly. - Must be 124 inch. - Raise the lift arm until you have the correct 124”...
Assembly Manual: Undercarriage 5.4 STEERING AXLE ASSEMBLY The steering axle is normally assembled in the factory, before shipping. These instructions are included in case reassembly is required. 73. Lay the steering axle frame onto stands. 74. Insert the hubs into both ends of the frame. - Insert 1 x 5 inch clevis pins, lock with cotter pins.
Assembly Manual: Undercarriage 5.5 STEERING AXLE ONTO UNDERCARRIAGE 82. Lay the steering wheel assembly below the undercarriage. 83. Raise the frame arms into the axle mount brackets below the cradle mount. Fig 115 - Steering axle frame - Insert bolts and washers, then tighten the nuts.
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Assembly Manual: Undercarriage 88. Connect a 3/8 x 74 inch hose to the lower fitting in the lock block. 89. Connect a 3/8 x 70” hose to the upper fitting. - Add a restrictor between the hose and the block. 90.
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Assembly Manual: Undercarriage 95. Connect two 3/4 x 152 inch (12’-8”) hoses to the front and rear ports on the conveyor belt valve. Fig 124 - Valve Drawing Fig 123 - Hydraulic hoses 96. Clamp the two hoses to the side of the main frame tube using a clamp block.
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Assembly Manual: Tube Section 6: TUBE ASSEMBLY 6.1 PREPARE THE HOPPER The hopper rollers are normally installed in the factory, before shipping. These instructions are included in case reassembly is required. EQUIPMENT WEIGHT HAZARD Stands must hold 2500 lb in weight, and be stable.
- 12 gauge section after the hopper. - 14 gauge section at discharge end. Tube Layout: • 1640-TL: one - 20’, and one - 10’ tube. Fig 131 - Flange seams to top • 1650-TL: two - 20’ tubes. • 1658-TL: two - 20’ and one - 7-1/2’ tube.
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Assembly Manual: Tube 11. Install the Undercarriage Slide on the tube. - Lift the tube. - Move the Slide beneath. - Align cutout in Slide with tube flange. If necessary, cut the Slide to fit. - Lay tube on top. - Place three, 3 inch tube clamps above Slide tube clamps.
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Assembly Manual: Tube 17. Place the 2 inch Tube Clamp with Windguard Mount under the tube, against the hopper flange. - Lay a 2 inch tube clamp on top and bolt together. - Do not tighten, yet. Fig 144 - Tube clamp with windguard mount 18.
Assembly Manual: Tube 20. Place the Undercarriage Mount Assembly below the tube in front of Drive Box. - Fasten it to a 6 inch tube clamp. - Loosely secure bolts. Fig 148 - Undercarriage mount assembly 21. Place 2 Return Roller Brackets and their tube clamps in position between the Drive Box and Slide.
Assembly Manual: Tube 6.2.3 Finish the Tube: 26. Anchor the Undercarriage Mount Bracket to the tube. - Drill 2 holes using a 17/64 inch (6.7 mm) bit in the top of the 6 inch tube clamp. One hole on either side of the tube. - Fasten with self-tapping screws.
34. Hang the roll of conveyor belting off the ground below the Undercarriage Slide. - Belt for the 1640-TL is 87 feet long - Belt for the 1650-TL is 107 feet long. Fig 156 - Conveyor belt roll - Belt for the 1658-TL is 122 feet long.
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Assembly Manual: Tube 41. Once the belt is at the hopper, feed the belt underneath, before the transition rollers. 42. Pull a large quantity of the belt out the bottom of the hopper. Fig 160 - Lead belt lead under transition 43.
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Assembly Manual: Tube 47. Once there is only a small loop at the transition, install the third roller. - Slide bearing assemblies over the roller slide shaft, on both ends. - Centre the shaft. - Secure with 5/16 x 2 inch carriage bolts. - Place the bolts from the inside.
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Assembly Manual: Tube 52. Feed the belt into the Drive Box. - Pull it below and around, the first roller. Fig 168 - Drive box belt path 53. Thread the belt over and around the large drive roller, then back inside. 54.
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Assembly Manual: Tube 57. Connect the two ends of the belt lacing. 58. Thread the lacing cable through to fasten the belt. Note: Cordless drill can be used to thread cable. Fig 172 - Thread lacing cable 59. Cut off the excess cable. 60.
10 and 2 o’clock positions, at the discharge flange. 68. Lay the cables along tube: - No bridging used on the 1640-TL. - Cable for the 1650-TL is 42 feet long. - Cable for the 1658-TL is 49’ 6” long.
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Assembly Manual: Tube 71. Thread the cable through the eye of the bolt and around the thimble. - Position the kink around the thimble. - Slide the inner clamp towards the eye bolt. IMPORTANT: Position “U” of bolt over dead-end (a) of cable. Live-end (b) rests in saddle.
Assembly Manual: Tube 6.4.2 Set Cable Tension: Note: Hold cable thimble when adjusting eye bolt to keep cable straight. IMPORTANT: Tighten hopper eye bolts to secure hopper. Set tension with discharge eye bolts. Fig 184 - Belt towards hopper Leave as much adjustment capacity at the hopper end.
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Assembly Manual: Tube 82. Sight along top of conveyor tube, to confirm the tube is straight - side to side. Note: If curved: tighten cable on outside of arc, or loosen cable on inside of arc. Fig 188 - Straight tube 83.
Assembly Manual: Tube 6.5 BELT TENSION AND ALIGNMENT Hook up an external hydraulics pack to the drive box motor. Run the belt to test the alignment and tension. Tension: Reference the tension indicator on the outside of each spring. Line up the yellow washer with the arrows.
Assembly Manual: Tube 6.6 DISCHARGE SPOUT Note: Discharge spout is usually plastic, unless you have ordered a stainless steel unit. 84. Bolt the Discharge Hood onto the metal housing. - Insert two bolts from inside along the top. - Insert a bolt on both side, at the bottom corner of the metal housing.
Assembly Manual: Tube 6.6.2 Stainless Steel Discharge Components: If the optional stainless steel components, are part of your conveyor then follow these instructions: 89. Bolt the Discharge Hood onto the stainless steel housing. - Insert two bolts from inside along the top. - Insert a bolt on both side, at the bottom corner of the metal housing.
Assembly Manual: Tube 6.7 COMPLETE THE TUBE 6.7.1 Install Windguards: The lists below are for one side of the conveyor. 1640-TL windguard sizes: - Discharge windguard 59-3/4 inch, precut to fit. - 32 inch guard between Discharge guard and Slide.
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Assembly Manual: Tube 95. Position and hold the guard. - Use self-tapping screws attach windguard to return roller bracket. 96. Position the next windguard, overlapping the previous: - Use two self-tapping screws to secure windguard to each bracket. 97. Place the windguard to overlap the Slide: - Cut out a piece of the bottom, corner edge of guard to fit when overlapping Slide.
Assembly Manual: Tube 6.7.2 Install Drip Pan: 102. Install the Drip Pan under the windguard, between the Slide and Drive Box. - Place notched end of Pan into Slide. - Use clamp to hold each corner of pan in place under windguards. - Use a 13/64 inch (5 mm) drill bit.
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Assembly Manual: Tube 106. Route wires around tube flange and secure with clips on both sides. 107. Continue anchoring wire down to the light bracket above the Drive Box. Fig 211 - Wire Around Tube Flange 108. Attach the hopper work light onto its bracket, above the drive box.
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Assembly Manual: Tube 6.7.4 Apply Decals, Logos and Reflectors: Review the assembly drawing supplied, to determine the location of all decals, logos and reflectors. 110. Be sure the application area is clean and dry. Ensure the surrounding temperature is above 10°C (50°F). - Remove all dirt, grease, wax from the surface.
Assembly Manual: Tube 6.7.5 Finish the Tube: 118. Sight along top of conveyor tube, to confirm the tub straight - side to side. Note: If curved - tighten cable on outside of arc, or loosen cable on inside of arc. Fig 217 - Tube is Straight, Horizontally 119.
Assembly Manual: Hopper Section 7: CANVAS HOPPER ASSEMBLY The tube should already be complete and its length is straight. The belt has been tested and it is tensioned and aligned. 7.1 HOPPER HOOP HIGH SPRING TENSION Be aware of tension on the spring when the Hopper Hoop is in place.
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Assembly Manual: Hopper 4. Lay the hopper hoop with canvas installed, over the tube. Note: When installed over the hopper bed, the hoop arms will angle down. 5. Insert hoop ends over each end of the Mount Bar. Fig 223 - Hoop laying on tube 6.
Assembly Manual: Hopper 7.2 HOPPER CANVAS 9. Insert the Tail Canvas Insert (flat bar) in the sleeve at the bottom of the hopper canvas. See Figure 227. 10. Work the Transition Canvas Inserts (flat bars) into the end of the side sleeves, one on both sides.
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Assembly Manual: Hopper 18. Add a washer and tighten the nut. 19. Repeat on the other side. 20. Find the Hopper Transition Flashing. Fig 231 - Secure canvas and flashing to frame bracket 21. Fasten the canvas, through flat bar Inserts, to flashing mounts on the frame (angle iron).
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Assembly Manual: Hopper Note: Cable guides should already be fastened to the hopper frame. If not, attach them now. 27. Attach a cable guide inside the front bracket on the hopper hitch. 28. Attach another guide to the corner of the hitch frame.
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Assembly Manual: Hopper 36. Work rubber tubing over the canvas frame, to protect the canvas edges. Fig 239 - Rubber tubing The hopper is complete. Fig 240 - Finished open transition hopper Revised 12.2019...
Assembly Manual: Undercarriage Installation Section 8: INSTALL UNDERCARRIAGE 8.1 TUBE ONTO UNDERCARRIAGE OVERHEAD EQUIPMENT HAZARD Secure raised equipment. Use caution when working under tube. 1. Raise the tube to give clearance for the undercarriage. 2. Place the undercarriage in position below the tube.
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Assembly Manual: Undercarriage Installation 5. Attach the Slide Track Angle Iron to both ends of the Slide, to keep the undercarriage roller inside. - Use 1/4 x 1 inch (6.3 x 25.4 mm) bolts. - Bolt one on lower end of Slide. - Use 2 bolts on upper side.
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Assembly Manual: Undercarriage Installation 9. Repeat the process for the other Saddle arm. - Use 5/8 x 2 inch (19 x 50 mm) bolts. - Insert bolt from outside 10. Tighten bolts on both sides. Fig 248 - Saddle bolts 11.
Assembly Manual: Undercarriage Installation 8.1.1 Attach Windguards to Drive Box: IMPORTANT: Because the tube needs to flex during assembly, the windguards remained free from the Drive Box, until now. 15. The windguards can now secured to Drive Box. Fig 252 - Attach windguard to drive box - Use self-tapping screws.
Assembly Manual: Undercarriage Installation 8.2 HYDRAULICS AND ELECTRICAL Note: Refer to the hydraulic schematics for fittings and hose placement. Fig 256 - Valve Drawing Fig 255 - 3/4 Inch hydraulic hoses Fig 255 - 3/4 Inch hydraulic hoses 18. Unroll the two 3/4 x 152 inch (12’-8”) hoses from on the undercarriage.
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Assembly Manual: Undercarriage Installation 23. Route the electrical cable from the tube to the junction box at the hydraulic valves. 24. Zip-tie the hoses together. Fig 259 - Zip-tie hoses and cables 25. Bolt the Hydraulic Valve Cover into place, to cover and protect the hose/valve connections.
This section contains detailed information, including drawings and schematics essential for the assembly process. For information not included here, or for a digital copy of this manual, please call your dealer or Convey-All Industries Inc. directly for assistance (1-800-418-9461). Note: To reduce the size of the electronic version of this manual, the Schematics and Drawings are contained in a supplementary document.
Assembly Manual: Reference 9.1 BOLT TORQUE The tables shown below give correct torque values for various bolts and capscrews. Tighten all bolts to the torques specified in chart unless otherwise noted. Check tightness of bolts periodically, using bolt torque chart as a guide. Replace hardware with the same strength bolt. ENGLISH TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS METRIC TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS Bolt Torque*...
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