1 Proper Use 1.1 Overall View / Controls Component Names Pos Description Total Pos Description Total Barrel ICON Back joint cap Centre post Back joint spring Locknut Inner back joint Comb screw Outer back joint Crankshaft Ball bearing Illustr. 0 Ball Cog Z14 Safety screw...
1.2 Intended Use The (machine) is intended exclusively for use on sheep and goats, as well as llamas, alpacas and other members of the camel family. Other uses, in particular using the machine on people, are expressly prohibited. 1.3 Technical Data Mechanical Shearing Handpiece Designation: Model:...
1.4 Equipment Items 1 Shearing Handpiece (machine) 1 Special Screwdriver 1 Operating Instructions Options: Various shearing combs and cutters Special comb cleaning brush Special lubricating oil Post Guide 2 Safety Regulations 2.1 Introduction This Section describes the mandatory safety regulations which must be observed when using the machine.
Information Symbols Note Note, non-compliance with which can lead to operating malfunctions or damage. Pictorial Note This symbol, together with its number, refers to the relevant illustration at the end of the instructions. 2.3 Proper Use The use which the machine is intended for, is described in Section 1.2. The following applies to safe operation: The details at Section 1.3, “Technical Data“...
Wear Protective Goggles and Gloves ! For your personal protection we recommend that you wear protective goggles and gloves. Personal protective equipment is to be provided by the operator. 2.4.4 Other Dangers Should evidence of dangers or potential dangers, not directly related to the shearing of animals, occur during operation, we would ask you to inform us.
blades, ground according to advisory notes listed at 4.3 (Resharpening the Shearing Blades) • ooking out for foreign bodies (wire, wood, etc.) in the fleece and remove them before beginning to shear. • Wear suitable work clothes. Do not wear any loose fitting clothing or items of ewellery which could get caught up in moving machine parts. We would recommend in the strongest terms that protective goggles and ear protectors are worn. • Never insert any ob ect into any of the machine s apertures • Noise from the machine can worry animals. onsiderable in ury can be caused as a result of being kicked by an animal or being crushed by its body weight.
3.3 Lubrication Before and During Shearing A thin layer of oil on the cutter and the comb plate (Illustration 4, Item 4) is essential for good shearing results and so as to increase the life of the machine and its shearing blades. All other moving parts must also be well oiled (Illustration 4, Item 3) .
Proper resharpening can only be done with a special shearing blade grinder and by a trained technician or experienced Shearer. For correct shearing blade grinding technique, please follow the instructions which comes with every Heiniger shearing blade grinder. Instruction manual ICON...
It is designed to give longevity and high performance. If spare parts are used during the life of this product, please ensure that they are genuine Heiniger parts. Failure to use genuine Heiniger spares may reduce the performance of this precision engineered product and will void any warranty claim.
5.4 Malfunction List Actions to be taken to rectify malfunctions are indicated in the „Rectification“ column of the malfunction list. Those rectification notes printed on a dark background may only be carried out by a trained person or an authorised service centre. MALFUNCTION CAUSE RECTIFICATION...
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MALFUNCTION CAUSE RECTIFICATION Hot on little finger or at the Cogs may be dry. Oil more regularly. back of the handpiece. Cogs may be worn. Always replace special cogs in pairs. It is essential to use identical special cogs. Replace caps and back joint Sideways movement between inner and outer back half joints spring.
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MALFUNCTION CAUSE RECTIFICATION re ou using thin cutter with se thicker cutters or file a chicken feet pins reaching s all a ount off our pins through the cutter and hitting the co b ight back end ool or grease build up under e ove and clean thoroughl the back joint cover irt between the inner back...
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MALFUNCTION CAUSE RECTIFICATION eplace fork bod heck the ball race in the fork is s ooth heck the front bearing for eplace bearing wear. heck the fork is not hitting the eset post crank shaft head because the post is not correctl set as our handpiece locked up eplace the crank shaft and bent the crank shaft...
5.5 How to Note: This Section is for experts only. Do not follow this instructions if you are not a trained technician or experienced Shearer with good knowledge of mechanics. Wrong or unprofessi- onal repair and maintenance of the handpiece can cause malfunctions which lead to serious injury, damage and/or reduced life expectancy of your shearing handpiece.
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• The bearings in your handpiece are small and the balls in them are delicate, each time you go to hit the bearing “think first” . The force must never travel through the balls i.e.: if you are fitting the outer bearing into a casing (Illustration 12, Item 1) hit the outer rim only, not the seal or the inner rim. And when fitting the bearing onto a shaft (Illustration 12, Item 2) hit the inner rim only.
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• To fit the front bearing, place the crank head on the piece of wood (Illustration 21) with the pin facing down over the edge, place the distance washer (the flat one) over the crankshaft and then the remaining (biggest) bearing. Using tool no. B with the thread to the top hit the tool until the bearing is positioned against the seat behind the crank head. Take care that the distance washer does not get caught between the bearing and the seat behind the crank Illustr.
• aking sure at all times that you have a cutting tension on the cutter, ad ust the centre post up or down until the second ledge sits on the front of the machine surface around the oil hole. • ock the centre post lock nut and recheck making sure that both ledges remain seated. Illustr. 17, 18 • When correctly set it will be as per Illustration 1 . 6 Environmental Protection and Disposal 6.1 Introduction The owner has a duty to dispose of the shearing blades as well as of the shearing handpiece properly at the end of its service life.
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Artikel Item Article Artículo Artikkel Seriennummer Serial no. No. de série No. de serie Serie nummer Kaufdatum Date of purchase Date d’achat Fecha de compra Kjøpsdato Stempel und Unterschrift Stamp and signature Cachet et signature Sello y firma Stempel og underskrift fra forretningen In case of claim, please return your machine with the instruction manual and the warranty card directly to your local distributor.
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