Milestone International 60-D Manual

Potato seed cutter

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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
60-D
Leaders in Custom Manufactured Potato Handling Equipment

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Tom Beiriger
January 30, 2025

How are the cutter disks affixed to the shaft?

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Mr. Anderson
May 14, 2025

The cutter disks on the Milestone International 60-D are attached to the shaft using set collars.

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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 60-D Leaders in Custom Manufactured Potato Handling Equipment...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    INTERNATIONAL INC. 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

    WARRANTY Milestone warrants that all articles of its product line will be free from defects in materials and workmanship. Milestone’s obligation on all Pilers, Cutters, and Potato Handling Equipment shall be limited to manufactured parts, materials, and workmanship for a period of 12 months from the date of invoice.
  • Page 4: Safety Instructions

    SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS General Information 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 Clothing/Hair Loose clothing and/or long hair can become entangled in the many moving parts. Please take necessary precautions to avoid accidents. 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.
  • Page 6: Storage And Maintenance

    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

    OPERATION General Information 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. Pre-Operational Check List Visual Inspection Visually inspect your cutter to make sure all shields are in place.
  • Page 8: Decals

    DECALS...
  • 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. •...
  • 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. •...
  • 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).
  • Page 18: Hopper-Presizer

    REF # DESCRIPTION 60” CUTTER Hand Crank Jack 10,000 lbs. JACHE174 Sprocket Hydraulic Motor SP5B1516 Roller Rubber Acorn Full RUBRO035 Roller Rubber Acorn Half RUBRO032 Acorn Roller Shaft ZCUTOS061 Bearing: Tapped Base BEATB098 Sprocket Acorn Roller Driven SP5B1216 Round Chain Keeper URESL060 Hopper Drive Shaft ZCUTHS60B...
  • Page 20: Sizer

    REF # DESCRIPTION 60” CUTTER Shaft Star Sizer Roller ZCUTOSD61 Set Collar SETST036 Urethane Buffer Disc URERO001 Sizing Rubber Star RUBRO042A Dirt Transition Bar ZCUTPRF60 Sight Gage ZCUTSG00 Urethane Round Chain Keeper URESL060 Sprocket Roller Drive SP5B1516 Sprocket Idler SPID5017 2-10 Hydraulic Cylinder HYDCY018...
  • Page 22: Progressive Roller Table

    REF # DESCRIPTION 60” CUTTER Shaft Progressive Roller ZCUTPRR61 Progressive Roller Chain ZCUTPR145 Progressive Roller Bushing BUSNY004 Top Progressive Roller ZCUTPR60F (specify width of cut) Stub Shaft Progressive Roller Idler ZCUTPRB61R Idler Sprocket Progressive Roller Top SPID2120 Shaft Progressive Roller Drive ZCUTPRSH61 Bearing Progressive Roller Drive BEAPB048...
  • Page 24: Coulter Blades - Sponge Drums

    REF # DESCRIPTION 60” CUTTER Sponge Drum ZCUTD060 Top Left Coulter Bracket ZCUTKF105L Knife Coulter Blade ZCUTK207 Coulter Shaft ZCUTK20761 Bottom Right Coulter Bracket ZCUTKF205R Bottom Left Coulter Bracket ZCUTKF205L Sponge Drum Shaft ZCUTD361 Coulter Shaft Bearing BEAPB046 Top Right Coulter Bracket ZCUTKF105R 4-10 Stripper Adjustment Rod...
  • Page 26: Drive System

    REF # DESCRIPTION 60” CUTTER Sponge Drum Sprocket SP6B4520 Top Coulter Shaft Drive Sprocket SP5B2319 Idler Sprocket SPID5017 Progressive Roller Drive SP6B36SC Double Idler Sprocket SPID1918C Idler Sprocket SPID6015 Top Poly Chain Sprocket SP8MX140 Sprocket SP6B1220 Top Counter Shaft Bearing BEAPB050 5-10 Main Counter Shaft Bearing...
  • Page 28: Inspection Table

    REF # DESCRIPTION 60” CUTTER Tapped Base Bearing BEATB106A Pillow Block Bearing BEAPB054 Tapped Based Bearing BEATB098 Self-Cleaning Pulley PU484S24K Drive Self-Cleaning Pulley Discharge Conveyor PU484S24I Discharge Conveyor Drive Sprocket SP6B1724 Hydraulic Motor Mount HYDMO074 6-10 Hydraulic Motor Stabilizer Shaft STERO028 6-11 Adj.
  • Page 30: Wheels

    REF # DESCRIPTION 60” CUTTER Wheel Drive Gearbox GEABO06 Wheel Drive Hydraulic Motor HYDMO0100 Hydraulic Motor Mount Bracket HYDMO076 Wheel Drive Coupling HYDMC01 Main Wheel Spindle WHESP070 Grease Seal WHE8038 Inside Bearing WHE8034 Rear Tire TIR020 Rear Rim WHEEL21 7-10 Long Front Spindle WHESP062 7-11...
  • Page 32: Electrical

    REF # DESCRIPTION 60” CUTTER Light Fixture ELELI216 Electrical Panel ELEBO158 Light Bulb ELELI212 Electric Eye ELERL328 Start Button ELEPB080 Safety Buzzer ELEBU60 Light Switch ELESW364 Master E-Stop Button ELEPB082 E-Stop Button ELEPB082 8-11 Electric Eye Reflector ELERL332 8-12 Flow Control Valve HYDVA896 8-13 One Drop Valve...
  • Page 34: Inside Electrical Panel

    REF # DESCRIPTION 60” CUTTER PLC for Chain Sensors, Coulter Chain Adjust ELEPLC150 Timer ELERL320 Power Supply ELEPS50 Contactor, Start ELESC006 Breaker ELEBR064054 Overload, Hydraulic ELEBR110 Overload, Fan ELEBR095 Overload, Treater ELEBR106 Relays ELERL308 9-10 Terminal Block Gray ELETB028 9-11 Breaker, 230 Volt ELERR07211 9-12...
  • Page 36: Hang-On Chip Cross Conveyor

    REF # DESCRIPTION 60” CUTTER 10-1 Self-Cleaning Pulley Drive End PU304S20K 10-2 Pillow Block Bearing BEAPB050 10-3 Top Belt Shear ZCUTC165 10-4 Flat Belt BELCO016 10-5 Mounting Tube ZCUTC102 10-6 Self-Cleaning Pulley Tail End PU304S20B 10-7 Tapped Base Bearing BEATB106A 10-8 Pulley Shaft STERO116...
  • Page 38: Chain Belt Option

    REF # DESCRIPTION 60” CUTTER 11-1 Hydraulic Tank HYDTA004 11-2 Hydraulic Filter HYDFI034 11-3 Hydraulic Pump HYDPU076A 11-4 Electric Motor ELMOT3CM7.5 11-5 One Drop Valve HYDVB15 11-6 One Drop Cylinder HYDCY018 11-7 Proportional Valve HYDVA896 11-8 Underneath Conveyor Motor HYDMTE0330A 11-9 Inspection Conveyor Motor HYDMTE0295A...
  • Page 40 CHAIN ELEVATOR OPTION DESCRIPTION 60” REF. # Hand Crank Jack 10,000 lbs. JACHE174 Sprocket Hydraulic Motor SP5B1516 Roller Rubber Acorn Full RUBRO035 Roller Rubber Acorn Half RUBRO032 Acorn Roller Shaft ZCUTOS061 Bearing: Tapped Base BEATB098 Sprocket Acorn Roller Driven SP5B1216 Round Chain Keeper URESL060 Hopper Drive Shaft...
  • Page 42: Sample Taking & Adjustments

    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 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 Weight Top or Bottom Barrel Cut Barrel Cut Vertical Cut...
  • Page 44: Seed Piece Profile Adjustment Table

    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.
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  • Page 48 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...

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