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 ............................
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.
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.
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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.
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.
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.
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”...
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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.
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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. •...
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.
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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. •...
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.
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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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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...
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.
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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...
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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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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How are the cutter disks affixed to the shaft?
The cutter disks on the Milestone International 60-D are attached to the shaft using set collars.
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