PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-462

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 462

MAY 1991

PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-462 - Page 42 of 47
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el ts on your equipment need specIaL
caRE. You can'T just ±nstaLL them and
fOrget ²hem³
WHen proPrLy adjusted, bL´s Feeµ
aLIve and sprIngy¶ WI²Hou´ enoUgh ten-
SIon, ²hey F·¸ dead¶ WIth too mUch
tensIon¹ they FºeL LIke a wound up
guITar st»¼ng ´ha´'s »eady to pop!
Check a new bLt at the end oF ½he
FIrst hou¾¿s »UnÀ
If
you donÁt haVe a
gage Âo measUÃe BEL´ ´ensÄonÅ use ´he
hand metHodÆ
ÇUsh down ha¾d on the bÈt witH yoU»
´HumB haLFway btween the pULLeysÉ
Ch
don
H
..
YoU oUght to get aBout ÊËIn DeÌleÍ´Ion
Îr each
InÍheS oF span LengtH¶ AdÏ
jUsT the tensIon IF neededÐ
Ñheck ´ensIon agaIn aÒ´er
²³
hourS
rUnnIng ²ImeÐ ÓHen check and adJUst
bLt TensIon eVe»y
25´
hoUrs.
MAY91
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Belt Wear
ÔÕ yoUr EqUIpment Uses two o¾ morE
IdentIcaL BeLts to handLe heaÖy Loads¹
ÃepLace ´heM as a se´¶
IF
you try to
»EpLace one BeLt and not the othe»s,
yoU can רn Into
BIG
bLt p×oÙLems¶
ÚHe oLd blt haS stretchedÛ You can¿T
Ge´ i´ ´IghtÜ Úhe new ÝEL´ ge´s the whoLe
Load ÞÐÐ whIch ²ea»s up ´he new BeLt
and BUßs the oLd oneÜ


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