Titan 404 - Belt Maintenance; Belt Tensioning and Tracking

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4. After making sure the conveyor is cleared o󰀨 and the drive pulley is moving the belt in the correct direction, run
the conveyor. Take up slack belt with the take-up provided until there is no slippage between the drive pulley
and the belt.
A GENERAL RULE FOR CORRECT BELT TENSION IS THAT THE BELT MUST BE
TIGHT ENOUGH TO MOVE YOUR PRODUCT AT FULL LOAD. OVERTIGHTENING
OF THE BELT WILL CAUSE THE BELT, PULLEYS, BEARINGS, AND DRIVE
COMPONENTS TO WEAR OUT PREMATURELY.
III. MAINTENANCE
BELT TRACKING - to see the instructional video on YouTube
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4O5YSukH9as
1. The rst step in belt tracking is to make sure all pulleys are parallel with each other and perpendicular to the frame.
Once this has been done refer to FIGURE 7 for proper tracking adjustments on end drive conveyors or FIGURE 8
for proper tracking on center drive and take-up conveyors.
IN REF. TO LEFT HAND AND RIGHT HAND SIDES, WE AT TITAN INDUSTRIES
ALWAYS POSITION OURSELF STANDING AT THE INFEED, LOOKING AT THE
DRIVE END TO DETERMINE RIGHT HAND VS LEFT HAND
FIGURE 7
FIGURE 8
CAUTION
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CAUTION
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LEFT HAND SIDE
RIGHT HAND SIDE
RH
LH
NOTE: BY ADJUSTING THE PULLEYS
IN A DIRECTION OPPOSITE
TO THAT SHOWN WILL RESULT
IN MOVING THE BELT TO
THE RIGHT
TAIL
PULLEY
DRIVE
PULLEY
MOVES TOP
BELT LEFT
MOVES TOP
BELT LEFT
MOVES TOP
BELT LEFT
MOVES TOP
BELT LEFT
LEFT LEFT
TOP BELT TRAVEL
RETURN BELT TRAVEL
RH
LH
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