Knapen Trailers K200 - Cleaning the moving floor

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6 Maintenance and cleaning
6.7 Cleaning the moving oor
In the Knapen Trailers tips for moving oor drivers no. 9 "Saving costs by cleaning in time"
you can nd how to clean the loading oor
www.knapen-trailers.eu/downloads/tips-for-drivers
Thedegreeofapolutionofamovingoorcanbeinferredfrom
theoilpressureofanemptytrailer.Switchonthemovingoorat
normal speed (approx. 13 strokes per minute). The values below are
indicative.
< 50 bar not polluted
50-75bar slightly polluted
< 75 bar heavily polluted
Step Instruction
1
Slightly tilt the trailer backwards
(sloping approximately 10 cm)
10 cm
2
Distribute the 2 bags of sharp sand (mason sand) of 25 kg
evenlyoverthemovingoor
3 Moisten sand with water
4
Switchthemovingooronslowly,about4/5strokesper
minute (You can achieve this by adapting the RPM)
5
Sweepthesandoverthemovingoorsothattheseals
are sanded clean. Sweep until the manometer drops below
50baragain.Themovingoorhasnowbeensufciently
cleaned.Withaheavilypollutedmovingoorthiscantake
up to 2 hours.
6 Spraythemovingoorcleanusingapowerwasher.