Ameri-Shred 2 Series - Maintenance-Lubrication

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AMS-1000 Hard Drive Shredder Manual 2016 v.1
LUBRICATION
ALWAYS lock o power before cleaning, lubricang, maintaining, removal of any guard, and aer shredding
operaon is complete.
Daily lubricaon (Aer 8 hours of operaon)
 Grease wear plates.
 Grease main bearings (see Lube Schedule below).
 Remove rear guard.
 Apply light machine oil to cuers.
 Replace all guards.
Weekly lubricaon (Aer each 40 hours of operaon)
 Repeat steps from daily lubricaon.
 Remove guards.
 Apply oil to drive chains (see gure 3, right). Use chain and cable
lubricant.
 Replace all guards.
Monthly lubricaon (Aer each 160 hours of operaon)
 Repeat steps from weekly lubricaon.
 Remove guards.
 Check reducer oil level. See Reducer manual at end of this manual for specicaons. DO NOT OVERFILL.
 Check oil level in spur gear oil bath.
 Grease output conveyor bearings using a mulpurpose lithium based grease (see Lube Schedule below).
 Replace all guards.
Annual lubricaon (Aer 2080 hours of operaon)
 Repeat steps from monthly lubricaon.
 Drain oil from reducer (Consult Appendix I at the end of this manual for details).
 Clean magnec drain plug.
 Replace drain plug and rell to proper level using a high grade petroleum base, rust and oxidaon inhibited
gear oil as specied in reducer manual.
 Remove Spur Gear oil bath and clean boom oil pan. Rell with 85W-140 gear oil unl oil level reaches
middle of sight glass.
CAUTION:
Too much oil will cause over heang, and too lile oil will result in gear failure. Check oil level monthly. Also,
under extreme operang condions, such as rapid rise or fall of temperatures, dust, dirt, chemical parcles,
chemical fumes, or oil temperatures above 200° F, the oil should be changed every one to three months
depending on the severity of condions.
MAINTENANCE
ITEM LUBE FREQUENCY TYPE LUBE
Spur gears Check level weekly 85W-140 gear lube
Reducer
Check weekly
See aached reducer manual
Drain and rell yearly (2500 hours)
Cuers Every 4 to 8 hours 10W, 20W, 30W motor oil
Chains Monthly Chain and cable lube
Main bearings Every 8 hours Mulpurpose grease 2 oz. / bearing
Output conveyor pulley bearings Monthly Mulpurpose grease
Wear plates Every 8 hours Mulpurpose grease
LUBE SCHEDULE
Figure 3