Belt Tension Adjustment; Belt Tracking Adjustment; Belt Replacement - Meridian Seed Express 840 Operator's Manual

10.4.2 Belt Tension Adjustment

1. Unfold the conveyor for access to the tension
adjusting mechanism. Stop engine and
remove the ignition key. Place a lock-out
tag on the control box to prevent accidental
starting of the conveyor.
2. Loosen locknuts (1) on each side of the
conveyor lower end.
3. Loosen locknuts (2) on each side of the belt
tension mechanism.
4. Tighten two adjusting nuts (3) equally to 23
lb-ft. Retighten the locking nuts.
5. Start the conveyor and make sure the belt
is tracking in the center of the drive drum. If
the belt is not tracking properly, use the Belt
Tracking Adjustment procedure to correct the
problem.
NOTICE
The drive drum at the bottom of the conveyor must
be square (drive shaft must be equal distance from
end of unit) for the belt to track properly.

10.4.3 Belt Tracking Adjustment

1. Unfold the conveyor. Stop the engine and
remove the ignition key. Place a lock-out
tag on the control box to prevent accidental
starting of the conveyor.
2. Loosen the locknuts on the adjusting bolt.
3. Tighten or loosen the bolt to correct the
tracking problem.
4. Place both locking nuts on either side of
the lock plate and tighten the locking nuts
together.
5. Start the conveyor and make sure the belt
is tracking in the center of the drive drum.
Readjust if needed.

10.4.4 Belt Replacement

Use the old belt to thread the new belt into the
delivery tube.
1. Unfold the conveyor for access to the cleanout
door. Stop the engine and remove the ignition
key. Place a lock-out tag on the control box to
prevent accidental starting of the conveyor.
2. Unlatch and open the access door.
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