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- Page 1 INTERNATIONAL INC. 395 West Hwy 39, Blackfoot, ID 83221 Phone 208.785.4285 Toll Free 800.574.1852 Fax 208.785.1060 www.milestone-equipment.com POTATO SEED CUTTER 72-84 Leaders in Custom Manufactured Potato Handling Equipment...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
POTATO SEED CUTTER TABLE OF CONTENTS WARRANTY ................................3 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS............................4 STORAGE AND MAINTENANCE ..........................6 OPERATION ................................7 DECALS… ................................8 ADJUSTMENT PROCEDURES ..........................11 CUTTER SETUP & STARTUP PROCEDURES ......................14 CALIBRATION FOR COULTERS ON HMI........................ 16 PARTS LIST DRAWINGS Hopper - Presizer ............................ -
Page 3: Warranty
This is the only warranty given by Milestone and is given in lieu of all other warranties whether expressed or implied. Warranty will be considered null and void if, in the opinion of Milestone, the equipment has been damaged due to misuse, abuse or has been altered in any form. -
Page 4: Safety Instructions
The safety of all persons associated with farm equipment depends largely on each individual being acutely aware of his responsibility at all times. Inspect your Milestone Potato Seed Cutter on a regular basis. It is especially important that all operators be well trained with the safety features and functions of this equipment prior to using equipment. - Page 5 Use Safety Equipment Wear gloves, hard hats, and safety glasses when performing maintenance or other functions on your Milestone Cutter. Making Adjustments Do not allow anyone to make adjustments on a machine while in operation. Stop the machine and disconnect the power supply.
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Page 6: Storage And Maintenance
General Information Proper storage of your Milestone Potato Seed Cutter when not in use will add to the life of your machine and reduce costly repairs. Wash or steam clean the machine after the cutting season. Soil buildup will rust and corrode many metal parts. -
Page 7: Operation
These instructions have been established after extensive field tests. They are presented as a guide to help you adjust your cutter to obtain optimum performance. Your Milestone Potato Seed Cutter is designed and built to cut almost any seed variety. Certain seed variety and/or size may require additional adjustments. -
Page 8: Decals
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Page 11: Adjustment Procedures
MILESTONE CUTTER ADJUSTMENT PROCEDURES • STEP 1 Check bolt on end of coulter shafts (top & bottom) for tightness. Then remove drive so drums turn freely. • SETP 2 Line up center of progressive roller pipe shaft with coulter shaft. Raise or lower coulter to ¼”... - Page 12 MILESTONE CUTTER ADJUSTMENT PROCEDURES • STEP 4 Lower top drum down on each side until a faint ticking is heard by rotating drum towards hopper. Adjust both sides accordingly, and it is good to double check.
- Page 13 MILESTONE CUTTER ADJUSTMENT PROCEDURES • STEP 5 Find high spot on bottom drum and turn it to 1 o’clock position. Drop a measuring tape down through strippers to high spot on drum. Raise or lower drum to 1- 1/2” from bottom of stripper to high spot on drum.
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Page 14: Cutter Setup & Startup Procedures
CUTTER SET UP AND START UP PROCEDURES **IM P ORTANT** CUTTER ADJUSTMENT PROCEDURES MUST BE COMPLETED FIRST (ALL 7 STEPS) SETTING UP CUTTER 1. Position Cutter - Confirm the following: M ak e sure all guards are in place • The cutter is level from side to side. - Page 15 6. Adjust the bottom sizer, drop out those potatoes which you would not like to cut in half. 7. Check the cross cut knife and make sure you are cutting the potatoes in the middle. To do this: Catch a top and bottom of the same potato and determine if they are both even. •...
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Page 16: Calibration For Coulters On Hmi
CALIBRATION FOR COULTERS ON HMI 1. Press screen on the top right corner. 2. Enter username: milestone (all small letters) and Password: 0025 and hit Enter. - Page 17 3. You will be redirected to this screen, then tap the Calibrate button. 4. The coulter adjust motor will start on its own. It will travel to the home Limit Switch (on the left as you are looking up at it), stop for one second, then will travel to the end of the travel Limit Switch (right one).
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Page 18: Hopper - Presizer
REF # DESCRIPTION 72” CUTTER 84” CUTTER Hand Crank Jack 10,000 lbs. JACHE174 JACHE174 Sprocket Hydraulic Motor SP6B1516 SP6B1516 Roller Rubber Acorn Full RUBRO035 RUBRO035 Roller Rubber Acorn Half RUBRO032 RUBRO032 Acorn Roller Shaft ZCUTOS072 ZCUTOS084 Bearing: Tapped Base BEATB098 BEATB098 Sprocket Acorn Roller Driven SP5B1216... -
Page 20: Sizer
REF # DESCRIPTION 72” CUTTER 84” CUTTER Shaft Star Sizer Roller ZCUTOSD73 ZCUTOSD84 Set Collar SETST036 SETST036 Urethane Buffer (Fling Ring) URERO001 URERO001 Dirt Rubber Star RUBRO042A RUBRO042A Tapped Base Bearing BEATB098 BEATB098 Sight Gage ZCUTSG00 ZCUTSG00 Urethane Round Chain Keeper URESL060 URESL060 Sprocket Roller Drive... -
Page 22: Progressive Roller Table
REF # DESCRIPTION 72” CUTTER 84” CUTTER Shaft Progressive Roller ZCUTPRR73 ZCUTPRR84 Progressive Roller Chain ZCUTPR145 ZCUTPR147 Progressive Roller Bushing BUSNY004 BUSNY004 Top Progressive Roller ZCUTPR72F ZCUTPR84F Shaft Stub Progressive Roller Idler ZCUTPRB61R ZCUTPRB61R Idler Sprocket Progressive Roller Top SPID2120 SPID2120 Shaft Progressive Roller Drive ZCUTPRSH73... -
Page 24: Coulter Blades - Sponge Drums
REF # DESCRIPTION 72” CUTTER 84” CUTTER Sponge Drum ZCUTD072 ZCUTD084 Top Left Coulter Bracket ZCUTKF105L ZCUTKF105L Knife Coulter Blade ZCUTK207A ZCUTK207A Coulter Shaft ZCUTK20761 ZCUTK20773 Bottom Right Coulter Bracket ZCUTKF205R ZCUTKF205R Bottom Left Coulter Bracket ZCUTKF205L ZCUTKF205L Sponge Drum Shaft ZCUTD373 ZCUTD384 Coulter Shaft Bearing... -
Page 26: Drive System
REF # DESCRIPTION 72” CUTTER 84” CUTTER Sponge Drum Sprocket SP6B4520 SP6B4520 Top Coulter Shaft Drive Sprocket SP5B2323 SP5B2323 Idler Sprocket SPID5017 SPID5017 Progressive Roller Drive Sprocket (Slip Clutch) SP6A40SC SP6A40SC Double Idler Sprocket SPID1918C SPID1918C Idler Sprocket SPID6015 SPID6015 Poly Sprocket SP8MX140 SP8MX140... -
Page 28: Inspection Table
REF # DESCRIPTION 72” CUTTER 84” CUTTER Tapped Base Bearing BEATB107 BEATB107 Pillow Block Bearing BEAPB058 BEAPB058 Tapped Base Bearing BEATB098 BEATB098 Self-Cleaning Pulley PU724S28A PU844S28A Drive Self Cleaning Pulley Discharge Conveyor PU724S28I PU844S28I Discharge Conveyor Drive Sprocket SP6B1728 SP6B1728 Hydraulic Motor Mount HYDMO074 HYDMO074... -
Page 30: Wheels
REF # DESCRIPTION 72” CUTTER 84” CUTTER Wheel Drive Gearbox GEABO06 GEABO06 Wheel Drive Hydraulic Motor HYDMTB0230 HYDMTB0230 Hydraulic Motor Mount Bracket HYDMO076 HYDMO076 Wheel Drive Coupling HYDMC01 HYDMC01 Main Wheel Spindle WHESP070 WHESP070 Grease Seal WHE8038 WHE8038 Inside Bearing WHE8034 WHE8034 Rear Tire... -
Page 32: Electrical
REF # DESCRIPTION 72” CUTTER 84” CUTTER Light Fixture ELELI216 ELELI216 Electrical Panel ELEBO180 ELEBO180 Light Bulb ELELI212 ELELI212 Electric Eye ELERL328 ELERL328 Start Button ELEPB080 ELEPB080 Safety Buzzer ELEBU60 ELEBU60 Light Switch ELESW364 ELESW364 Master E-Stop Button ELEPB082 ELEPB082 E-Stop Box ELEBO008 ELEBO008... -
Page 34: Inside Electrical Panel
REF # DESCRIPTION 72” CUTTER 84” CUTTER PLC for Chain Sensors, Coulter Chain Adjust ELEPLC150 ELEPLC150 Timers ELERL320 ELERL320 Power Supply 12 Volt ELEPS12090 ELEPS12090 Contactor, Start ELESC006 ELESC006 Breaker ELEBR064054 ELEBR064054 Overload, Hydraulic ELEBR110 ELEBR110 Overload, Fan ELEBR095 ELEBR095 Overload, Treater ELEBR106 ELEBR106... -
Page 36: Trim Conveyor
REF # DESCRIPTION 72” CUTTER 84” CUTTER 10-1 Hydraulic Motor Bracket HYDMO074 HYDMO074 10-2 Hydraulic Motor HYDMTB0230 HYDMTB0230 10-3 Hydraulic Motor Coupler COUSH055 COUSH055 10-4 Drive Self-Cleaning Pulley PU244S20B PU244S20B 10-5 Drive Pulley Bearing BEAPB050 BEAPB050 10-6 Belt BELCO014 BELCO014 10-7 Pulley Pusher Bracket ZCUTC186... -
Page 38: Hydraulic Diagram
REF # DESCRIPTION 72” CUTTER 84” CUTTER 11-1 50 Gal Hydraulic Tank HYDTA008 HYDTA008 11-2 Ball Valve HYDVA100 HYDVA100 11-3 Ball Valve HYDVA105 HYDVA105 11-4 Hydraulic Pump HYDPU070 HYDPU070 11-5 Bell Housing HYDMO080 HYDMO080 11-6 20 Hp Motor ELMOT3CB20 ELMOT3CB20 11-7 Steering Cylinder HYDCY018... -
Page 40: Chip Cross Conveyor
REF # DESCRIPTION 72” CUTTER 84” CUTTER 12-1 Tail Pulley PU364E24K PU364E24K 12-2 ER Bracket BEAB038 BEAB038 12-3 Belt Scraper ZCUTC107 ZCUTC107 12-4 Belt BELCO020 BELCO020 12-5 Inner Seal WHE4008 WHE4008 12-6 Inner Bearing WHE4004 WHE4004 12-7 4 Bolt Hub WHE4002 WHE4002 12-8... -
Page 42: Chain Belt Option
SAMPLE TAKING Lay samples out on mat • Place samples on mat in their respective categories. MAKING ADJUSTMENTS W hole Seed - If the whole seed is too big • Close down bottom sizer and pre-sizer. Ideally, close pre-sizer up completely, and then adjust bottom sizer. -
Page 43: Seed Piece Profile Adjustment Table
SEED PIECE PROFILE - ADJUSTMENT TABLE Adjust cutter accordingly as to where your cut seed fits into the table. If cutter does not respond, set drums. See page 7-9. 1 Cut 2” Actual 1 ¾” Horizontal One Drop Top or Bottom Barrel Cut Weight Barrel Cut... -
Page 44: Sample Taking & Adjustments
SEED PIECE PROFILE TABLE NAME DATE VARIETY TIME PULP TEMPERATURE _ 1 Cut 2” Actual 1 ¾” Horizontal One Drop Weight Top or Bottom Barrel Cut Barrel Cut Vertical Cut Table Bottom Table Top Table 1.4 oz. & under 1.5-2.9 3-4 oz. - Page 45 NOTES...
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