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MF-2041 Feed Manufacturing

Preventative
Maintenance
T he goal of on-
farm feed manufactur- For Feed Buildings and grounds
shall be constructed and
ing is to produce feed maintained in a manner
that meets the intended
specifications, both in
nutritional composition
Processing to minimize vermin and
pest infestation.”
Grain bins, hatches,
and desired medication
level, and is free of
contaminants. The pro-
Facilities and lids, augers, and terrain
around the bin should
all prevent moisture
duction of quality feed
will enhance animal
performance and im-
Equipment from entering the grain
and feed components.
Feed ingredients must
prove the profitability Fred Fairchild be protected from ex-
of the livestock Extension Specialist, Feed Manufacturing cess moisture to avoid
Grain Science and Industry
enterprise. contamination by mold
A set of guidelines Department of Grain Science and Industry that can possibly pro-
for processing feed, duce harmful toxins and
referred to as Good reduce palatability.
Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), are designed to Rodents, birds, and insects can potentially spread
prevent feed contamination and provide reasonable disease through feces, urine, and body parts such as
assurance that the feed is manufactured accurately. feathers or hair. They can cause grain to become
These guidelines serve as Food and Drug Administra- sample grade or another type of grade reduction, and
tion (FDA) regulations. Everyone involved in produc- they can consume significant amounts of feed ingre-
ing medicated or nonmedicated feed, whether at a dients. Roofs, walls, doors, and floors of feed manu-
commercial off-farm plant or at an on-farm mill or facturing and storage facilities should be designed
grinder/mixer, must comply with the GMPs. and maintained to prevent entry of these pests.
The objective of this bulletin is to provide the on- For further information pertaining to the design of
farm feed processor or nonregistered commercial mill bulk and bagged storage facilities for feed and feed
operator with useful information pertaining to the ingredients, refer to Kansas State University Exten-
maintenance of facilities and equipment. Correct ap- sion Bulletins MF-2039 and MF-2040.
plication of these technologies will improve feed
quality and operation efficiency, reduce the likelihood Equipment
of feed contamination, and help ensure safe meat, Feed processing equipment must be designed,
milk, and eggs destined for human consumption. maintained, and operated in such a manner to ensure
accuracy in ingredient proportioning and adequate
Buildings and Grounds processing. The CFRs (Part 225.130) for feed manu-
Buildings and grounds must be constructed and facturing equipment state, “equipment shall be ca-
maintained to prevent the contamination of feed by pable of producing medicated feed of intended
rodents, insects, birds, nonfeed additives (chemicals, potency and purity and shall be maintained in a rea-
lubricants, dangerous foreign material such as glass), sonably clean and orderly manner. Scales and liquid
and moisture. metering devices shall be accurate and of suitable
The Code of Federal Regulations (CFR’s Title 21 size, design, construction, precision, and accuracy for
Part 225.120) states that “buildings used for produc- their intended purposes. All equipment shall be de-
tion of medicated feed shall provide adequate space signed, constructed, installed, and maintained so as to
for equipment, processing, and orderly receipt and facilitate inspection and use of clean-out
storage of medicated feed. Areas shall include access procedure(s).”
for routine maintenance and cleaning of equipment.

Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service
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Preventive Maintenance easy way to accomplish this is to draw a flow of the

A plan to regularly check (or service) equipment entire feed milling process showing each piece of
and make necessary repairs on a scheduled basis will equipment along with its identification number (Fig-
more than pay for itself when compared to having to ure 1). It also may be desirable, in larger plants, to not
do the same work in a crisis or hurried situation. As a only identify the equipment by number, but also by
general rule, for every dollar spent on preventive system, cost center, or physical location. An example
maintenance, you will save at least five dollars in would be A-RE-1 which says receiving conveyor #1
subsequent expenses. is located in building or area A.
Maintenance is defined as the proper planning and Once the decision has been made on how to assign
action to minimize and avoid breakdowns and lost identification numbers to the equipment, it is neces-
time. If an incident does occur, maintenance is a pre- sary to prepare a master list of the equipment showing
pared and organized plan to return operations to nor- each identification number and the piece of equipment
mal in as short a time as possible. it identifies (See Chart 1).
Maintenance can be divided into four different
types. Equipment Information
Routine maintenance consists of servicing equip- Having an equipment identification system is use-
ment on a scheduled basis. This may consist of activi- less unless it is used as the key to getting and keeping
ties such as lubrication of bearings, replacing information about each machine. This is most easily
hammermill screens, turning or replacing hammers, done by filling out an information sheet on each piece
checking drive V-belts, and checking oil levels in of equipment. A sample information sheet is shown in
gear boxes. Chart 2. The information may be gathered from oper-
Emergency maintenance entails reacting to un- ating manuals, purchase records, visual inspection,
scheduled breakdowns. This maintenance must be supplier information, or other sources. The informa-
done immediately and supersedes all other types. tion should include not only key part data and sizes,
Call-in maintenance usually involves an emer- but also a supplier code to show where parts may be
gency situation where the people required are not at found. This code could indicate a supplier’s name,
hand and must be summoned from somewhere else, address, and phone number; or if the part is in plant
such as a millwright service or contractor. inventory the code may just say “inv.” A type of sup-
Preventive maintenance consists of scheduled plier master list could be used as shown in Chart 3.
inspections and making adjustments and repairs to Separate supplier code pages should be used for each
equipment to make sure it is in proper working order. letter of the alphabet.
This includes the replacement (based on observed
conditions or known useful life spans) of worn parts Equipment Maintenance Requirements
prior to failure. Each manufacturer can supply recommended rou-
The first step in developing a maintenance pro- tine maintenance procedures and schedules for the
gram entails collecting good information and organiz- equipment they supply. This information may be
ing it in a useful form. The charts in the back of this found in installation and operating manuals, catalogs,
bulletin will assist the preparation of an individual- or by direct contact with the supplier. Lubrication
ized program. This information may be gathered frequencies depend on operating conditions and time
under the following headings: intervals. The equipment supplier, or your lubricant
1. Equipment identification supplier, can suggest proper scheduling intervals and
2. Equipment information amounts to be used. Regular equipment checking and
3. Equipment maintenance requirements maintenance also will help to identify proper preven-
4. Parts inventory tative maintenance scheduling and types. Emergency
5. Maintenance records maintenance situations, especially as a history is de-
veloped for a machine, will determine routine and
Equipment Identification preventive maintenance scheduling. A suggested
At some point, every piece of equipment in the maintenance schedule form is shown in Chart 4.
feed mill will need maintenance of some type. In Maintenance procedures, except for emergency main-
order to track the frequency of maintenance needed tenance, should be tied to a calendar to ensure that
and its type and cost, each piece of equipment must required maintenance occurs as scheduled. See Chart
be identified in some manner. Each piece of equip- 5 for a sample maintenance calendar.
ment should have its own identification number. An
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Parts Inventory The parts needed in plant inventory will be deter-

It would be wonderful if every time an emergency mined by how often they are needed. Routine, pre-
maintenance situation occurred, the necessary parts ventive, and emergency maintenance records will
were on hand and available. Unfortunately, no com- help identify availability requirements for parts.
pany can afford the cash outlay it would require for
the parts. A sensible approach to the parts inventory Maintenance Records
situation is to classify parts into three categories. As maintenance work is performed, a separate
■ Critical hard-to-get parts, record of what was done, parts required, labor re-
■ Parts readily available from a supplier, quired, special equipment required, and other cost
■ Parts that allow sufficient time for securing. items should be kept. A total cost for each mainte-
Parts that are crucial or hard to get should be kept nance operation should be figured and shown on the
on hand or where they can be immediately obtained. record form. This information will soon establish the
Noncritical parts may be ordered from suppliers as maintenance cost for each machine. It will indicate
needed. potential and continuing trouble spots. It will tell how
On the Equipment Information sheets you may often preventive maintenance should be scheduled
want to include a required availability code by each and what should be done to avoid emergency mainte-
part or piece of equipment. A suggested coding nance situations. It helps in making decisions about
might be: repairing or replacing equipment or even eliminating
I = On hand (plant inventory), an operation or process. A simple maintenance record
S = On hand at supplier, and form is shown in Chart 6.
O = must be ordered.

Figure 1. Feed mill flow diagram

54
29 40

55
11 41
53 42
39 56
12
30 43 44
28
23 24
57
45

7 GRAIN &
SACKING BINS

INGREDIENT BINS PELLET

PELLET MASH

BINS

16 BULK FEED BINS

22

8
10 9 61

17 4 25
26 62
46 58
21 31
18
47
13 59
19 32 33
27 63
35
52 64
34
14 20 48 65
15 66
36 60
2
1 49
37
3 50

38 51

RAIL & TRUCK GRAIN

OUTSIDE STORAGE GRINDING RECEIVING CRIMPING MIXING PELLETING MOLASSES FEED SACKING BULK STORAGE & LOAD OUT
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Chart 1 EQUIPMENT LIST

I.D. I.D.
# Description # Description
Rail Receiving Conveyor
1. _______________________________________ Grain Screener (with Aspiration)
25. _______________________________________

Truck Receiving Conveyor

2. _______________________________________ Two-Way Valve
26. _______________________________________

Magnet
3. _______________________________________ Grain Crimper
27. _______________________________________

Receiving Elevator
4. _______________________________________ Crimped Grain Elevator
28. _______________________________________

Two-Way Valve
5. _______________________________________ Transfer Conveyor
29. _______________________________________

Transfer Conveyor
6. _______________________________________ Two-Way Valve
30. _______________________________________

Turnhead Distributor
7. _______________________________________ Ingredient Bin Screw Feeders
31. _______________________________________

Corn Storage Bin

8. _______________________________________ Main Ingredient Scale
32. _______________________________________

Milo Storage Bin

9. _______________________________________ Mineral Ingredient Scale
33. _______________________________________

Alfalfa Storage Bin

10. _______________________________________ Scale Air Gate
34. _______________________________________

11. Receiving Scalper

_______________________________________ Scale Air Gate
35. _______________________________________

Receiving Distributor
12. _______________________________________ Batch Mixer
36. _______________________________________

Storage Bin Feeders

13. _______________________________________ Surge Bin
37. _______________________________________

Grain Transfer Conveyor

14. _______________________________________ Surge Conveyor
38. _______________________________________

Grain Transfer Elevator

15. _______________________________________ Mixing Elevator
39. _______________________________________

Two-Way Valve
16. _______________________________________ Magnet
40. _______________________________________

Surge Bin and Level Control

17. _______________________________________ Mash Cleaner
41. _______________________________________

Hammermill Feeder
18. _______________________________________ Overs Regrinder
42. _______________________________________

Hammermill
19. _______________________________________ Mash Distributor
43. _______________________________________

Hammermill Discharge Conveyor

20. _______________________________________ Mash Transfer Conveyor
44. _______________________________________

Hammermill Air System

21. _______________________________________ Mash Distributor
45. _______________________________________

Grinding Elevator
22. _______________________________________ Slide Gates
46. _______________________________________

Grinding Distributor
23. _______________________________________ Surge Bin
47. _______________________________________
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Pneumatic Receiving Pipes
24. _______________________________________ Pellet Mill
48. _______________________________________
Chart 2 EQUIPMENT INFORMATION

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Equipment ID# ______________________________ Receiving
Description _________________________________
6/85
Date Installed _______________________________ Goodwell Construction
Installer ____________________________________

A-1
Motors (Supplier Code ______________________ ) ___________________________________________
Bagdor
Brand _____________________________________ Frame _____________________________________
15
HP ________________________________________ Serial ______________________________________
1800
RPM ______________________________________ Shaft ______________________________________
230/460
Volts ______________________________________ Sleeve _____________________________________
Amps ______________________________________ Design _____________________________________
—
Input RPM _________________________________ Code ______________________________________
—
Output RPM ________________________________ Tongue ____________________________________
—
Bearings (Fan) ______________________________ Misc. ______________________________________
P-5
Gearbox (Supplier Code _____________________ )
Dodge
Brand _____________________________________ Input Shaft _________________________________
TXT 525
Model _____________________________________ Input Sheave ________________________________
Serial ______________________________________ Output Shaft ________________________________
25:1
Ratio ______________________________________ Misc. ______________________________________
5V630
V-Belts ____________________________________ Leg Belt ___________________________________
—
Chain______________________________________ Leg Cups ___________________________________
—
Couplings __________________________________ Augers_____________________________________
Misc. ______________________________________
Driven Equipment (Supplier Code _____________ ) Bearings (Supplier Code _____________________ )
Driven Shaft ________________________________ Leg (top)_____________ (bottom) ______________
Driven Sheave Sprocket _______________________ Auger (tail shaft)__________ (hangers) __________
Jackshaft Input Shaft _________________________ Shafts _____________________________________
Input Sheave, Sprocket ______________________ Shafts _____________________________________
Output Shaft ______________________________ Misc. Bearings ______________________________
Output Sheave, Sprocket ____________________ Misc. Bearings ______________________________
Final Shaft _________________________________ Misc. Bearings ______________________________
Final Sheave, Sprocket ________________________ Misc. Bearings ______________________________
Belt/Chain (Supplier Code ___________________ ) Cups/Paddles (Supplier Code _________________ )
Brand _____________________________________ Brand _____________________________________
Type ______________________________________ Style ______________________________________
Width _____________________________________ Size _______________________________________
Ply/Size ____________________________________ Spacing ____________________________________
Length _____________________________________ Bolts ______________________________________
Splice _____________________________________ Punching ___________________________________
Fastener____________________________________ Quantity ___________________________________
Other Information Supplier Code
____________________________________________________________________________ (____________ )
____________________________________________________________________________ (____________ )
____________________________________________________________________________ (____________ )
____________________________________________________________________________ (____________ )
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Chart 3 SUPPLIER LIST

A
A-1
Code ______________________________________ Code ______________________________________
Acme Electric Co.
Name: _____________________________________ Name: _____________________________________
201 S. Green
Address: ___________________________________ Address: ___________________________________
Jones, Kan. 66000
__________________________________ __________________________________
__________________________________ __________________________________
913-555-0000
Day Phone: _________________________________ Day Phone: _________________________________
913-555-0900
FAX: ______________________________________ FAX: ______________________________________
913-666-5678
Other Phone: ________________________________ Other Phone: ________________________________
Bill Smith
Contact: ____________________________________ Contact: ____________________________________

A-2
Code ______________________________________ Code ______________________________________
Adams Supply
Name: _____________________________________ Name: _____________________________________
1613 Highway 1
Address: ___________________________________ Address: ___________________________________
Southtown, Kan. 60006
__________________________________ __________________________________
__________________________________ __________________________________
316-444-5555
Day Phone: _________________________________ Day Phone: _________________________________
316-444-1000
FAX: ______________________________________ FAX: ______________________________________
316-321-9876
Other Phone: ________________________________ Other Phone: ________________________________
John Adams
Contact: ____________________________________ Contact: ____________________________________

Code ______________________________________ Code ______________________________________

Name: _____________________________________ Name: _____________________________________
Address: ___________________________________ Address: ___________________________________
__________________________________ __________________________________
__________________________________ __________________________________
Day Phone: _________________________________ Day Phone: _________________________________
FAX: ______________________________________ FAX: ______________________________________
Other Phone: ________________________________ Other Phone: ________________________________
Contact: ____________________________________ Contact: ____________________________________ 10

Chart 4 MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE

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Equipment ID: ____________ Receiving Elevator
Description: ____________________________

Daily Weekly Monthly 6 Months 12 Months

1. Check Grease Bearings

2. Check Gearbox Oil X

3. Change Gearbox Oil X
4. Grease Motor Bearings X
5. Check V-Belts X
6. Oil Chains

7. Check Leg Belt X

8. Check Leg Cups X
9. Check Roto Guard/Oil/Belt

10. Check Head Pulley X

11. Check Grad Chain Paddles

12. Check Hanger Bearings

13. Check Air Filter

14. Blow Off Condensate

15. Check Crankcase Oil

16. Change Crankcase Oil

17. Check Hydraulic Oil/Leaks

18. Additional Maintenance

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Chart 5 MAINTENANCE CALENDAR

Month:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Pellet Mills Auger Air Compressors Pellet Cooler Chemical Pump Rollers 1-2 Legs 43-33 References
Pellet Cooler 60, 102, 61 Fork Lifts Fan Bins 11 thru 22 Hammermill Augers 41 thru
Oil Mixer 96, 96-A, 100, Milo Cooler 28A-2708B&C Bins Hammermill-Fines 106 Hamil, J.R., 1994. Maintenance pro-
101
Milo Cooler
Fan 27-27A-28-Augers Fan
Bin 99 Bins 29
Scalper
grams. In: R.R. McEllhiney, ed., Feed
Boiler Thru 46 Manufacturing Technology IV, American
Feed Industry Association, Arlington, VA.
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Pellet Mill’s Air Bins 29 thru 36 Balance Scales Air Lifts Tractors Hammermill Legs 53-54
Heintzelman, J.E., 1976. The Com-
Conditioner Boiler Three Ton Mixer Pellet Cooler Bobcat Fat Filter Hammermill- plete Handbook of Maintenance Manage-
Air Compressors Mol. Filter Leg Pellet
Fork Lifts Cooler Leg ment, Prentice Hall, Inc., Englewood
Cliffs, NJ.
MF-2039. 1995. Bulk Ingredient
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
Bins 1 thru 10 Man Lift Air Compressors Rolls 1-2 Bagging Scales Hammermill 10 & 20 Hole
Storage. KSU Cooperative Exten-
Pellet Mills Boiler Fork Lifts 10 Shots no more Pellet Cooler Distributors
sion Service. Manhattan, KS.
MF-2040. 1995. Bagged Ingredient
Storage. KSU Cooperative Exten-
22 23 24 25 26 27 28 sion Service. Manhattan, KS.
Pellet Mills Boiler Air Compressors Hydraulic Pump Tractors Hammermill Leg
Molasses & Fat Bobcat
Pumps Pellet Cooler

29 30 31
Pellet Mills Boiler Air Compressors
Fork Lifts

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Chart 6 MAINTENANCE RECORD

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Equipment ID: ____________ Receiving Elevator
Description: ____________________________

Date Repair Work Performed: Workers: Cost:

10/1/88 Splice Belt –Replace Caps Elev. 325.00

12/3/89 Replace Headshaft Bearing Goodwell 983.00

Brand names appearing in this publication are for
product identification purposes only. No endorsement
is intended,
nor is criticism implied of similar products not men-
tioned.
Contents of this publication may be freely reproduced
for educational purposes. All other rights reserved. In
each case, credit Fred Fairchild, Preventative Mainte-
nance for Feed Processing Facilities and Equipment,
Kansas State University, January 1997.

Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment

Station and Cooperative Extension Service
MF-2041 January 1997
It is the policy of Kansas State University Agricultural
Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service that
all persons shall have equal opportunity and access to its
educational programs, services, activities, and materials
without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex,
age or disability. Kansas State University is an equal oppor-
tunity organization. Issued in furtherance of Cooperative
Extension Work, Acts of May 8 and June 30, 1914, as
amended. Kansas State University, County Extension Coun-
cils, Extension Districts, and United States Department of
Agriculture Cooperating, Marc A. Johnson, Director.
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Chart 1 EQUIPMENT LIST

I.D. I.D.
# Description # Description
Rail Receiving Conveyor
1. _______________________________________ Grain Screener (with Aspiration)
25. _______________________________________

Truck Receiving Conveyor

2. _______________________________________ Two-Way Valve
26. _______________________________________

Magnet
3. _______________________________________ Grain Crimper
27. _______________________________________

Receiving Elevator
4. _______________________________________ Crimped Grain Elevator
28. _______________________________________

Two-Way Valve
5. _______________________________________ Transfer Conveyor
29. _______________________________________

Transfer Conveyor
6. _______________________________________ Two-Way Valve
30. _______________________________________

Turnhead Distributor
7. _______________________________________ Ingredient Bin Screw Feeders
31. _______________________________________

Corn Storage Bin

8. _______________________________________ Main Ingredient Scale
32. _______________________________________

Milo Storage Bin

9. _______________________________________ Mineral Ingredient Scale
33. _______________________________________

Alfalfa Storage Bin

10. _______________________________________ Scale Air Gate
34. _______________________________________

Receiving Scalper
11. _______________________________________ Scale Air Gate
35. _______________________________________

Receiving Distributor
12. _______________________________________ Batch Mixer
36. _______________________________________

Storage Bin Feeders

13. _______________________________________ Surge Bin
37. _______________________________________

Grain Transfer Conveyor

14. _______________________________________ Surge Conveyor
38. _______________________________________

Grain Transfer Elevator

15. _______________________________________ Mixing Elevator
39. _______________________________________

Two-Way Valve
16. _______________________________________ Magnet
40. _______________________________________

Surge Bin and Level Control

17. _______________________________________ Mash Cleaner
41. _______________________________________

Hammermill Feeder
18. _______________________________________ Overs Regrinder
42. _______________________________________

Hammermill
19. _______________________________________ Mash Distributor
43. _______________________________________

Hammermill Discharge Conveyor

20. _______________________________________ Mash Transfer Conveyor
44. _______________________________________

Hammermill Air System

21. _______________________________________ Mash Distributor
45. _______________________________________

Grinding Elevator
22. _______________________________________ Slide Gates
46. _______________________________________

Grinding Distributor
23. _______________________________________ Surge Bin
47. _______________________________________

Pneumatic Receiving Pipes

24. _______________________________________ Pellet Mill
48. _______________________________________
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Chart 2 EQUIPMENT INFORMATION

Equipment ID# ______________________________ Description _________________________________

Date Installed _______________________________ Installer ____________________________________

Motors (Supplier Code ______________________ ) __________________________________________

Brand _____________________________________ Frame _____________________________________
HP ________________________________________ Serial ______________________________________
RPM ______________________________________ Shaft ______________________________________
Volts ______________________________________ Sleeve _____________________________________
Amps ______________________________________ Design _____________________________________
Input RPM _________________________________ Code ______________________________________
Output RPM ________________________________ Tongue ____________________________________
Bearings (Fan) ______________________________ Misc. ______________________________________
Gearbox (Supplier Code _____________________ )
Brand _____________________________________ Input Shaft _________________________________
Model _____________________________________ Input Sheave ________________________________
Serial ______________________________________ Output Shaft ________________________________
Ratio ______________________________________ Misc. ______________________________________
V-Belts ____________________________________ Leg Belt ___________________________________
Chain______________________________________ Leg Cups ___________________________________
Couplings __________________________________ Augers_____________________________________
Misc. ______________________________________
Driven Equipment (Supplier Code _____________ ) Bearings (Supplier Code _____________________ )
Driven Shaft ________________________________ Leg (top)_____________ (bottom) ______________
Driven Sheave Sprocket _______________________ Auger (tail shaft)__________ (hangers) __________
Jackshaft Input Shaft _________________________ Shafts _____________________________________
Input Sheave, Sprocket ______________________ Shafts _____________________________________
Output Shaft ______________________________ Misc. Bearings ______________________________
Output Sheave, Sprocket ____________________ Misc. Bearings ______________________________
Final Shaft _________________________________ Misc. Bearings ______________________________
Final Sheave, Sprocket ________________________ Misc. Bearings ______________________________
Belt/Chain (Supplier Code ___________________ ) Cups/Paddles (Supplier Code _________________ )
Brand _____________________________________ Brand _____________________________________
Type ______________________________________ Style ______________________________________
Width _____________________________________ Size _______________________________________
Ply/Size ____________________________________ Spacing ____________________________________
Length _____________________________________ Bolts ______________________________________
Splice _____________________________________ Punching ___________________________________
Fastener____________________________________ Quantity ___________________________________
Other Information Supplier Code
___________________________________________________________________________ (____________ )
___________________________________________________________________________ (____________ )
___________________________________________________________________________ (____________ )
___________________________________________________________________________ (____________ )
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Chart 3 SUPPLIER LIST

A
A-1
Code ______________________________________ Code ______________________________________
Acme Electric Co.
Name: _____________________________________ Name: _____________________________________
201 S. Green
Address: ___________________________________ Address: ___________________________________
Jones, Kan. 66000
__________________________________ __________________________________
__________________________________ __________________________________
913-555-0000
Day Phone: _________________________________ Day Phone: _________________________________
913-555-0900
FAX: ______________________________________ FAX: ______________________________________
913-666-5678
Other Phone: ________________________________ Other Phone: ________________________________
Bill Smith
Contact: ____________________________________ Contact: ____________________________________

A-2
Code ______________________________________ Code ______________________________________
Adams Supply
Name: _____________________________________ Name: _____________________________________
1613 Highway 1
Address: ___________________________________ Address: ___________________________________
Southtown, Kan. 60006
__________________________________ __________________________________
__________________________________ __________________________________
316-444-5555
Day Phone: _________________________________ Day Phone: _________________________________
316-444-1000
FAX: ______________________________________ FAX: ______________________________________
316-321-9876
Other Phone: ________________________________ Other Phone: ________________________________
John Adams
Contact: ____________________________________ Contact: ____________________________________

Code ______________________________________ Code ______________________________________

Name: _____________________________________ Name: _____________________________________
Address: ___________________________________ Address: ___________________________________
__________________________________ __________________________________
__________________________________ __________________________________
Day Phone: _________________________________ Day Phone: _________________________________
FAX: ______________________________________ FAX: ______________________________________
Other Phone: ________________________________ Other Phone: ________________________________
Contact: ____________________________________ Contact: ____________________________________
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Chart 4 MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE

4
Equipment ID: ____________ Receiving Elevator
Description: ____________________________

Daily Weekly Monthly 6 Months 12 Months

1. Check Grease Bearings

2. Check Gearbox Oil

3. Change Gearbox Oil

4. Grease Motor Bearings

5. Check V-Belts

6. Oil Chains

7. Check Leg Belt

8. Check Leg Cups

9. Check Roto Guard/Oil/Belt

10. Check Head Pulley

11. Check Grad Chain Paddles

12. Check Hanger Bearings

13. Check Air Filter

14. Blow Off Condensate

15. Check Crankcase Oil

16. Change Crankcase Oil

17. Check Hydraulic Oil/Leaks

18. Additional Maintenance

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Chart 5 MAINTENANCE CALENDAR

Month:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Pellet Mills Auger Air Compressors Pellet Cooler Chemical Pump Rollers 1-2 Legs 43-33
Pellet Cooler 60, 102, 61 Fork Lifts Fan Bins 11 thru 22 Hammermill Augers 41 thru
Oil Mixer 96, 96-A, 100, Milo Cooler 28A-2708B&C Bins Hammermill-Fines 106
101 Fan 27-27A-28-Augers Fan Scalper
Milo Cooler Bin 99 Bins 29
Boiler Thru 46

8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Pellet Mill’s Air Bins 29 thru 36 Balance Scales Air Lifts Tractors Hammermill Legs 53-54
Conditioner Boiler Three Ton Mixer Pellet Cooler Bobcat Fat Filter Hammermill-
Air Compressors Mol. Filter Leg Pellet
Fork Lifts Cooler Leg

15 16 17 18 19 20 21
Bins 1 thru 10 Man Lift Air Compressors Rolls 1-2 Bagging Scales Hammermill 10 & 20 Hole
Pellet Mills Boiler Fork Lifts 10 Shots no more Pellet Cooler Distributors

22 23 24 25 26 27 28
Pellet Mills Boiler Air Compressors Hydraulic Pump Tractors Hammermill Leg
Molasses & Fat Bobcat
Pumps Pellet Cooler

29 30 31
Pellet Mills Boiler Air Compressors
Fork Lifts
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Chart 6 MAINTENANCE RECORD

Equipment ID: ____________ Description: ___________________________

Date Repair Work Performed: Workers: Cost:

10/1/88 Splice Belt –Replace Caps Elev. 325.00

12/3/89 Replace Headshaft Bearing Goodwell 983.00