Mayer EM 6012 Operating Instructions Manual

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Soil mixer EM 6012
Operating instructions
Issue date: 01.03.2014 / V1.3
Before the initial start-up, read and keep at the machine for future use.

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  • Page 1 Soil mixer EM 6012 Operating instructions Issue date: 01.03.2014 / V1.3 Before the initial start-up, read and keep at the machine for future use.
  • 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 6 Operation 5.
  • Page 3: Product Description

    Other means of use of the machine, besides the ones listed here, are not permitted – and they are not the usage for intended purpose. If the MAYER Soil mixer EM 6012 is not used in accordance with the regulations, the safe operation of the machine is not guaranteed.
  • Page 4: Structure

    2. Structure Plan view of soil mixer EM 6012 back left right front...
  • Page 5: Functional Description

    3. Functional description The task of the soil mixer is to mix various components into a soil which meets the needs of the plants. A rubber conveyor belt inside the soil hopper transports the components towards the elevator which is swivelled backward. The elevator chains and the rubber conveyor belt turn continuously, thereby mixing the soil.
  • Page 6: Technical Data

    4. Technical data Make: Mayer Machine type: Soil mixer Series: 6012 Length, retracted / extended: 299 / 366 cm Width: 187 cm Height, retracted / extended: 219 / 243 cm Weight 1380 kg Power connection: 400V/50Hz, 5-pole Power input: 0,7 kW Capacity of soil hopper: 2 m³...
  • Page 7: Eu Declaration Of Conformity

    5. EU declaration of conformity According to Appendix IIA of the EU Machinery Directive (2006/42/EC) Mayer GmbH & Co. KG The manufacturer: Maschinenbau u. Verwaltung Poststrasse 30 89522 Heidenheim | Germany Make: Mayer hereby attests that the machine described in...
  • Page 8: General Safety Instructions

    2 General safety instructions 1. Due diligence of the operating company The MAYER soil mixer EM 6012 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. It therefore meets the state of the art and guarantees a maximum degree of safety.
  • Page 9: 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 10: Basic Safety Precautions

    3. Basic safety precautions Always be sure that: … tight-fitting working clothes are worn at all the • workplaces. … it is not allowed to wear chains, rings, bracelets or • wristbands. … for operationally relevant reasons, it is not possible to •...
  • Page 11: Machine-Related Safety Precautions

    4. Machine-related safety precautions The workplaces are spread over various areas of operation preferably on the panel, next to the right the soil mixer. of the worker). It is forbidden to climb onto the running machine. a) Controlling the working steps from the control desk.
  • Page 12: Demands On Operating Personnel

    5. Demands on operating personnel The machine may only be operated by personnel Only trained personnel may ever operate any of the who have been trained for such, shown what is control and safety equipment. involved and are authorised to do so. These individuals have to know and act in accordance with All individuals that carry out any activities with the...
  • Page 13: Transport

    3 Transport To prevent damage to the machine as well as When transporting the machine, the following injuries while transporting the machine, it is special dangers must be expected: absolutely necessary to comply with the following points: Suspended loads can drop, which would be a •...
  • Page 14: Handling

    2. Handling The soil mixer is fitted with 2 pneumatic tyres on one axle on the front and 2 feet on the soil hopper. A tow bar makes it easy to move the machine over level ground. If the machine is to be moved over an inclined plane, it is necessary: to completely empty the soil hopper, •...
  • Page 15: 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. The machine must be connected to a socket which has a 0.03 amp residual current operated circuit breaker. Be sure that enough space is assured for feeding and filling pots.
  • Page 16: Measures For The Machine's Stability Against Overturning

    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. 4. Disassembly and disposal of the machine After completion of its full time of operation, the machine must be duly separated from energy supply systems and disposed of according to valid legal regulations.
  • Page 17: 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 •...
  • Page 18: Starting The Machine For The First Time

    Put main switch of the machine to OFF („Null”) position before plug of the connection cable would be connected to the socket. The MAYER soil mixer is fitted with a phase-sequence watchdog which ensures it always moves in the same working direction.
  • Page 19 guaranteeing that the machine will move in the same working direction no matter which of your sockets it is connected to. IMPORTANT! Only specialist personnel are allowed to perform work on the electrival system. Set the "Mixing time" dial to a short running time for the •...
  • Page 20: 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 switch board. In emergency case by „Emergency Stop” switch. Note: See also section "6.2 – Shutting down the machine"...
  • Page 21 Control Fault Elevator motor protection forward Start Stop Mixing time Main switch On / Off Elevator Discharching Reverse 1 Forward 1 Continous Time Reverse 2 Forward 2 EMERGENCY STTOP Elevator and soil conveyor belt move in working direction Elevator and soil conveyor belt move opposite to working direction ⇒...
  • Page 22: Operation

    "Stop" key or the "Discharging" switch is set to position. "0". Load the MAYER SOIL MIXER with the individual c) Mixing and manual discharging soil components layer-by-layer (content max. 2 m³). Select the running time for the mixing cycle on the The mixing cycle in "manual"...
  • Page 23 The soil hopper is now discharged under the control of the automatic timer. e) Mixing and automatic moistening It is possible to fit the MAYER soil mixer with an automatic moistening system as a special option. With the automatic moistening system, the soil is moistened when the mixing cycle starts and watering stops when the mixing cycle does.
  • Page 24 The mixing cycle is the same as for the other discharging methods. Set the "Discharging" switch to "0". Mixing is started by pressing the "Start" key after the MAYER SOIL MIXER has been loaded. The elevator swivels forward and remains in that position after the mixing time has elapsed.
  • Page 25: 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 switch board. In emergency case by „Emergency Stop” switch. When push button „Emergency Stop” is pressed the machine stops immediately and remains stopped.
  • Page 26: 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. Also read the section "General Safety Instructions".
  • Page 27: Possible Malfunctions And Trouble Shooting

    2. Possible malfunctions and trouble shooting a) Mechanical malfunctions Failure/Malfunction Cause Trouble shooting Roller chains of the mixer drive Chains are too loose Tighten the chains are jumping Roller chains of the mixer drive Chains are not greased Grease the chains; fit new chains are worn if necessary Elevator chains climbing onto the...
  • Page 28: 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 29: 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 The extent of maintenance work has been reduced to a minimum thanks to the installation of zero-maintenance machine elements.
  • Page 30 Alternatively, another synthetic oil VG 460 with a viscosity of 440 – 500 cSt at 40 ° C may be used. The appropriate oil quantity can also be obtained from MAYER GmbH & Co. Simply tell us the motor number and the gearbox type.
  • Page 31: Rubber Conveyor Belt

    2.2 Rubber conveyor belt The rubber conveyor belt also has to be checked to make sure it is at the right tension. Tensioning of the belt may be adjusted by means of tensioning nuts located at end of soil hopper. It is important that both sides of the belt are tensioned by the same force.
  • Page 32: Maintenance Schedule

    3. Maintenance schedule Description Interval Grease elevator chain (prior to a longer shutdown) Grease the shaft for the swivel drive quarterly Grease the mountings of the swivel drive quarterly...
  • Page 33: Part List

    9 Part list...
  • Page 34 ELEVATOR 6012-A000-00-00 ELEVATOR Pos. Benennung Artikelnummer Stück Description Part number Amount Elevator-Gehäuse 6012-A001-01-00 Elevator housing Legerflansch 6002-01-03-01-00 Offset bearing Scheibe 101 595 / 500 088 Washer 6-Kt-Mutter 105 083 / 500 221 Square nut Lager 504 513 Bearing Leiste 6002-01-02-02-02 Lath Platte 6002-01-02-04-02...
  • Page 35 Pos. Benennung Artikelnummer Stück Description Part number Amount Förderkette 501 317 Bear chain Getriebeflansch 6002-01-03-03-00 Drive offset Antriebsrad 1010-01-03-06-00 Beater wheel Distanzbuchse 1010-01-02-19-00 Distance sleeve Gewindestange 1010-04-01-10-02 Screw-bolt Kegelgriff 500 342 Clamping lever Distanz 6002-01-03-04 Distance Sicherungsring 101 624 / 500 865 Seeger ring U-Scheibe 101 606 / 500 077...
  • Page 36 Pos. Benennung Artikelnummer Stück Description Part number Amount Haltewinkel links 1010-01-03-20-03 Bracket left Federring 101 605 / 500 076 Spring ring 6-Kt-Mutter 101 688 / 500 222 Hexagonal nut Blech 2400-A001-05-01 Plate Elevator-Gehäuse 2400-A001-01-00 Elevator housing Abstreifer 2400-A062-00-00 Pull-of Halter für Abstreifer 2400-A061-00-00 Support for Pull-of Deckblech...
  • Page 38 ERDBEHÄLTER 6012-B000-00-00 SOIL HOPPER Pos. Benennung Artikelnummer Stück Description Part number Amount Abstreifplatte 6012-B001-08-03 Deflector plate 6-Kt-Schraube 105 027 / 500 113 Hexagonal screw U-Scheiben 101 596 / 500 089 Washer 6-Kt-Mutter 101 688 / 500 222 Hexagonal nut Rückplatte 6012-B001-41-01 Back plate Befestigung...
  • Page 39 Pos. Benennung Artikelnummer Stück Description Part number Amount Trichter Links 6012-B001-07-00 Cone Left Transportvorrichtung 2601-Z001-00-00 Transport Distanz 6012-A011-08-01 Distance Distanzplatte 6012-A011-06-1 Distance plate Lager 502 501 Bearing Abstreifplatte 6012-B001-08-01 Defector plate Abstreifgummi 6012-B001-08-02 Defector rubber 6-Kt-Schraube 101 768 / 500 169 Hexagonal screw Spannrolle 2601-B011-01-00...
  • Page 40 Pos. Benennung Artikelnummer Stück Description Part number Amount Gehäuse 6012-A011-03-00 Housing Senkschraube 500 210 Countersunk screw Spindelführung 6002-01-04-01-00 Spindle pulley guide Spindelmutter 6002-01-04-02-04 Spindle nut Lager 500 475 Bearing U-Scheiben 101 607 / 500 78 Washer 6-Kt-Schraube 101 669 / 500 183 Hexagonal screw Hülse 6002-01-04-03-05...
  • Page 42: Circuit Diagrams For Electric And Pneumatic System

    10 Circuit diagrams for electric and pneumatic system...
  • Page 43: Guarantee

    11 Guarantee Horticultural machinery and 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 –...
  • Page 44 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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