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- Page 1 Potting machine TM 1810F Operating instructions Issue date: 01.10.2022 / V1.3 Before the initial start-up, read and keep at the machine for future use.
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
List of Contents 1 Product description 5 Initial start-up 1. Intended use 1. Check prior to first start 2. Structure 2. Starting the machine for the first time 3. Functional description 3. Stopping the machine 4. Technical Data 5. EU Declaration of conformity 6 Operation 2 General safety instructions 1. -
Page 3: Product Description
1 Product description 1. Intended use The Mayer TM 1810F potting machine may be used for planting and replanting plants with a minimum of working force and of time. Other means of use of the machine, besides the ones listed here, are not permitted –... -
Page 4: Structure
2. Structure Plan view of potting machine TM 1810F back left right front... -
Page 5: Functional Description
3. Functional description a) Working without automatic pot dispenser When there is no pot dispenser installed then empty pots are loaded by one person on the turntable located on the right side of the machine when it is viewed from front side. The turntable is driven by a worm drive mechanism and is moved intermittently in counter clockwise. -
Page 6: Technical Data
Further instructions are detailed in Operation instructions of pot dispenser. 4. Technical data Make: Mayer Machine type: Potting machine Series: TM 1810F Length / width / height: 360 / 170 / 175 cm Weight: 880 kg Working height: approx. 85 cm Power connection:... - Page 7 Available accessories (for an additional charge) • fertiliser dosing dispenser • pot dispenser with storage belt • conveyor belts Important note! When placing repeat orders for accessories and spare parts, make sure to have information about the machine type and number at your hand!
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Page 8: Eu Declaration Of Conformity
5. EU declaration of conformity According to Appendix IIA of the EU Machinery Directive (2006/42/EC) Mayer Ipari és Kereskedelmi BT. The manufacturer: Georg Mayer út. 1. 9341 Kisfalud / Magyarország Mayer GmbH & Co. KG Maschinenbau u. Verwaltung Poststrasse 30... - Page 9 EN ISO 13855:2010 Safety of machinery. Positioning of safeguards with respect to the approach speeds of parts of the human body (ISO 13855:2010) EN 618:2002+A1:2011 Continuous handling equipment and systems. Safety and EMC requirements for equipment for mechanical handling of bulk materials except fixed belt conveyors EN 619:2002+A1:2011 Continuous handling equipment and systems.
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Page 10: General Safety Instructions
2 General safety instructions 1. Due diligence of the operating company The Mayer TM 1810F potting machine was designed and built taking a danger analysis into consideration and after careful selection of the harmonised standards to be complied with as well as other specifications. -
Page 11: Explanation Of The Safety Symbols Used
• • Before beginning with any work on the machine, The machine may not be started if any safety secure its drives and accessory parts against devices are removed. • being switched on unintentionally. In the working area the operator is responsible •... -
Page 12: Basic Safety Precautions
Be sure to also note that a safety symbol can never replace the text of safety instructions—the text of safety instructions must therefore always be read completely! 3. Basic safety precautions Always be sure that: • … tight-fitting working clothes are worn at all the workplaces. -
Page 13: Machine-Related Safety Precautions
4. Machine-related safety precautions The workplaces are spread over various areas of In case of malfunctions during the work flow it is the potting machine. forbidden to touch the running machine in order to resolve the malfunction. a) Feeding pots into the rotating assembly (for a It must always be possible to access the machine without pot dispenser) or feeding pots into emergency cut-off switch. -
Page 14: Demands On Operating Personnel
Frequency converters can cause fault currents that are not detected by means of a standard earth leakage circuit breaker. So the machine may be operated with an AC/DC sensitive RCCB (residual-current circuit-breaker) only. Frequency converters have built-in capacitors that discharge after switching off the machine. -
Page 15: Transport
3 Transport • To prevent damage to the machine as well as Be sure to also read the "General Safety injuries while transporting the machine, it is Instructions" section. absolutely necessary to comply with When transporting the machine, the following following points: special dangers must be expected: •... -
Page 16: Handling
2. Handling The potting machine is fitted with 2 pneumatic tyres on one axle on the front and 2 castors with handbrake on the soil hopper. The weight of the empty machine is balanced on the axle. If the machine is to be moved over an inclined plane, it is necessary: •... -
Page 17: Installation
4 Installation 1. General notes To protect the machine against weather caused damages it is suggested to use and store it inside. Electrical connection: 400V/50Hz. Connection is permitted only to socket-outlets which are protected by an AC/DC sensitive RCCB (residual-current circuit- breaker). -
Page 18: Installing The Machine
2. Installing the machine A hard soil surface shall be provided under the machine to prevent the wheels from sinking into the soil. 3. Measures for the machine’s stability against overturning There is no need to carry out other activity for erecting the machine than it is described in section 4.2. -
Page 19: Initial Start-Up
5 Initial start-up It is absolutely necessary to comply with the following safety instructions for the initial start-up of the machine. This will prevent injury to individuals, damage to machinery and other property damage. • The initial start-up may only be carried out by qualified individuals, complying with the safety instructions. -
Page 20: Starting The Machine For The First Time
1. Starting the machine for the first time After reassembly the machine shall be checked as Care shall be taken on the following: per the following: With the switch, “Soil” means: • turn to the right, position "1" Be sure not foreign materials, such as tools or >... - Page 21 Emergency stop Main switch Flexible start/stop with emergency cut-out...
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Page 22: Stopping The Machine
3. Stopping the machine There are two ways provided to switch off the machine. In normal case by switch „Stop” mounted on the swinging cable. In emergency case by „Emergency Stop” switch. Note: See also section "6.2 – Shutting down the machine"... -
Page 23: Operation
6 Operation 1. Normal operation a) Before starting operation the following shall be checked: • Are pots, plants and soil mixture available in sufficient quantity? Care about the following • Soil transport • Plant feeding and unloading • Pot preparation •... - Page 24 • Place the required pot on the pot support. • Adjust the pot support height such that the clips of the pot holding disk are a little below the pot edge. • Adjust the rear stop so that the pot is in the middle of the pot support.
- Page 25 c) Soil feeding and emptying the machine The soil hopper contains 1250 litres and can be fed in various ways without the work flow at the machine being disturbed or interrupted. Feeding can take place: • manually by means of a shovel •...
- Page 26 • Set the drilling slide to lower position • Apply a suitable spindle on the drill and slide them on shaft of the motor then fix them by means of a threaded pin • Set roughly the required drilling depth by using an empty pot •...
- Page 27 e) Adjusting the speed of operation (hourly output) In standard construction of the potting machine, a filling capacity of 1000-2800 pots per hour may be reached by using an infinitely variable drive. The infinitely variable drive unit may only be set when the machine is switched on by turning the potentiometer according to the scale from 1 to 10 to slower or faster.
- Page 28 Speed of the belt may be increased or decreased by rotating the star wheel as it is marked. Before setting is started, clamping lever of spindle of the star wheel shall be loosened and when the required speed is set it shall be tightened.
- Page 29 Setting compactness of the soil (in the pot) Special feature of Mayer potting machines is to set compactness of the soil in the pot. This depends on: 1. Drilling in or out the soil mixture. 2. Setting the filling quantity by setting the drawer.
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Page 30: Shutting Down The Machine
2. Shutting down the machine There are two ways provided to switch off the machine. In normal case by pressing switch „Stop” mounted on the swinging cable. In this case the machine may be restarted by pressing switch „Start”. In emergency case by „Emergency Stop” switch. When push button „Emergency Stop”... -
Page 31: Malfunctions
7 Malfunctions To prevent damage to the machine as well as injuries while remedying malfunctions at the machine, it is absolutely necessary to comply with the following points: • Only eliminate a malfunction if you have the qualification specified to do so. •... -
Page 32: Possible Malfunctions And Trouble Shooting
2. Possible malfunctions and trouble shooting a) Mechanical malfunctions Failure/Malfunction Cause Trouble shooting Noise in the elevator Jammed stone or wooden piece Remove cause for malfunction. Possibly by running elevator backwards (turn switch left to position "1" or "2") Rotating assembly has too much Worn shifting roll or carrier bolt Replace shifting roll or carrier clearance. -
Page 33: Maintenance
• Release pressure of every unit that is under pressure. • Only Mayer GmbH & Co. KG may ever manipulate the machine's control programme. • All un-recycled operational materials, lubricants and supplies must be disposed of in an environmentally friendly manner. -
Page 34: General Notes
Spare parts have to meet the technical requirements of the machine's manufacturer. This is guaranteed with original spare parts from Mayer. 2. Inspection and preventative maintenance 2.1 Elevator chains Chains may be retensioned by means of tensioning bearings located on two sides of the elevator. -
Page 35: Conveyor Belt
2.2 Conveyor belt Generally the conveyor belt requires no retensioning. However if the belt should be readjusted caused for example by remedy works carried out on the machine, follow the process described below: Tensioning of the belt may be adjusted by means of tensioning nuts located at end of soil hopper. -
Page 36: Maintenance Schedule
3. Maintenance schedule Description Interval Grease shifting roll’s groove and drive chains quarterly Grease holding-down bar at drill monthly Clean and grease elevator chain, for example with monthly WD-40 or Caramba Grease the brake (grease nipples on back side of quarterly turntable) Grease all bearings fitted with grease nipples... -
Page 37: Part List
9 Part list... -
Page 38: Circuit Diagrams For Electric And Pneumatic System
10 Circuit diagrams for electric and pneumatic system... -
Page 39: Guarantee
11 Guarantee Horticultural machinery special machinery We will accept liability for faults in the supplied goods and for any failure to provide features for the existence of which an express assurance had been given. In such a case we undertake – to the exclusion of all further claims – to improve or re-supply (at our discretion) free of charge any parts which have revealed themselves to be unserviceable or subject to a not inconsiderable impairment in serviceability due to faults in their... - Page 40 You have chosen to purchase a product of true quality. We wish you every success with your product. We would be most grateful if you would recommend our products to others. Thank you Your Mayer-TEAM...
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