Model 613-VS2-LES, Log End Slicer Sanitation
R-1176866 613-VS2-LES_CJL20160114.doc:1/15/2016 4:21 PM Grote Company 37
8. Remove shuttle bed.
9. Remove band blade. Release blade wiper assembly by pressing down and rotating the knob 1/4
turn.
10. Rotate blade tension handle counterclockwise and press in until the pulley shaft bottoms out in
the housing. Carefully remove blade and safely dispose of it.
11. Loosen Blade Guide Support Block thumbscrews and remove the Blade Guide and Back Tray.
12. Loosen the tension on the feed belts by pivotting up the noses of the feed conveyor, first in the
load section, secondly the nose adjacent to the injection conveyor.
13. If the autoloader is being separated from the 613-VS2 electrically, park the connectors on the
locations provided on the autoloader front. This will protect the contacts from exposure to
chemicals.
14. Either rinse and soak the Conveyor, Thickness Tray, Blade Guide, Exit Tray, Product Holders,
Product Holder Weight and Shuttle separately in a tub of cleaning solution, or clean them with the
rest of the machine. Clean the Carryout Conveyor Belt by removing the belt from the conveyor
frame.
a. Insure the inside cluster holder (cluster back) assembly is not fully submerged. This is to
prevent the pneumatic cylinder from filling with water and sanitizer.
b. The weight assembly may be removed from the lift cylinder clevis and soaked
Band blades are very sharp--use care when handling and wear recommended cut-
resistant safety gloves.