Maintenance; Belt Tracking - Titan 105 Installation, Maintenance, And Parts Manual

4. After making sure the conveyor is cleared off and the drive pulley is moving the belt in the correct direction,
run the conveyor. Take up slack belt with the take-up provided until there is no slippage between the drive
pulley and the belt.
A GENERAL RULE FOR CORRECT BELT TENSION IS THAT THE BELT MUST BE
CAUTION
TIGHT ENOUGH TO MOVE YOUR PRODUCT AT FULL LOAD. OVERTIGHTENING
!
OF THE BELT WILL CAUSE THE BELT, PULLEYS, BEARINGS, AND DRIVE
COMPONENTS TO WEAR OUT PREMATURELY.
III. MAINTENANCE

BELT TRACKING

1. The first step in belt tracking is to make sure all pulleys are parallel with each other and perpendicular to
the frame. Once this has been done refer to FIGURE 7 for proper tracking adjustments on end drive
conveyors or FIGURE 8 for proper tracking on center drive and take-up conveyors.
CAUTION
!
NOTE:
MOVES TOP
BELT LEFT
IN REF. TO LEFT HAND AND RIGHT HAND SIDES, WE AT TITAN INDUSTRIES
ALWAYS POSITION OURSELF STANDING AT THE INFEED, LOOKING AT THE
DRIVE END TO DETERMINE RIGHT HAND VS LEFT HAND
BY ADJUSTING THE PULLEYS
IN A DIRECTION OPPOSITE
TO THAT SHOWN WILL RESULT
IN MOVING THE BELT TO
THE RIGHT
LEFT
LH
RH
RIGHT HAND SIDE
LH
RH
LEFT HAND SIDE
MOVES TOP
MOVES TOP
BELT LEFT
TAIL
PULLEY
TOP BELT TRAVEL
RETURN BELT TRAVEL
MOVES TOP
FIGURE 7
FIGURE 8
9
BELT LEFT
DRIVE
PULLEY
LEFT
BELT LEFT
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