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    Adjustment Marker at Main Drum & Sand Reel Brakeshaft

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    Anibal Jose Cruz Larez
    The document provides instructions for adjusting and maintaining the brake system on a hopper hoist. The main drum brake is mechanically actuated and hydraulically equalized. To adjust it, open safety cylinder valves, apply pressure to the brake handle, and adjust the cylinder until the adjustment marker lines up with the reference pointer. The brake rollers should clear the bands by 3/16” to 5/16” and can be adjusted accordingly. The equalizers must be bled of air for effective operation to prevent a "springy" feel in the brakes. To bleed the system, open one bleeder screw at a time until no air bubbles appear, and refill with 90 wt. lube as needed.

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    Adjustment Marker at Main Drum & Sand Reel Brakeshaft

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    The document provides instructions for adjusting and maintaining the brake system on a hopper hoist. The main drum brake is mechanically actuated and hydraulically equalized. To adjust it, open safety cylinder valves, apply pressure to the brake handle, and adjust the cylinder until the adjustment marker lines up with the reference pointer. The brake rollers should clear the bands by 3/16” to 5/16” and can be adjusted accordingly. The equalizers must be bled of air for effective operation to prevent a "springy" feel in the brakes. To bleed the system, open one bleeder screw at a time until no air bubbles appear, and refill with 90 wt. lube as needed.

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    Watson hooper

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    X26338

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    The document provides instructions for adjusting and maintaining the brake system on a hopper hoist. The main drum brake is mechanically actuated and hydraulically equalized. To adjust it, open safety cylinder valves, apply pressure to the brake handle, and adjust the cylinder until the adjustment marker lines up with the reference pointer. The brake rollers should clear the bands by 3/16” to 5/16” and can be adjusted accordingly. The equalizers must be bled of air for effective operation to prevent a "springy" feel in the brakes. To bleed the system, open one bleeder screw at a time until no air bubbles appear, and refill with 90 wt. lube as needed.

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    Adjustment Marker at Main Drum & Sand Reel Brakeshaft

    Uploaded by

    Anibal Jose Cruz Larez
    The document provides instructions for adjusting and maintaining the brake system on a hopper hoist. The main drum brake is mechanically actuated and hydraulically equalized. To adjust it, open safety cylinder valves, apply pressure to the brake handle, and adjust the cylinder until the adjustment marker lines up with the reference pointer. The brake rollers should clear the bands by 3/16” to 5/16” and can be adjusted accordingly. The equalizers must be bled of air for effective operation to prevent a "springy" feel in the brakes. To bleed the system, open one bleeder screw at a time until no air bubbles appear, and refill with 90 wt. lube as needed.

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    THE HOPPER HOIST MAIN DRUM BRAKE SYSTEM

    The Hopper Hoist brake system shown below is mechanically actuated for reliability and hydraulically
    equalized for light and easy adjustment.

    Adjustment Instructions:

    Main Drum Adjustment - Screwing in on the adjusting screw (C.W.) of the adjusting cylinder shown
    above forces oil into the tops of the tie down cylinders that tightens down on the dead end of the brake
    bands and raises the lever handle. To adjust, open safety cylinder valves, release the ratchet pawl, apply
    medium pressure to brake handle, and adjust cylinder until adjustment marker
    on brake shaft lines up with the reference pointer on the hoist frame. (See fig. 2)
    This is an average position determined at the factory. The brakes may be set
    above for softer action or below for harder action as desired. The adjustable
    main drum socket hub (fig.3 next page) may be adjusted to suit operator height
    by depressing the sleeve around the adjusting nut and turning the nut with a FIG. 2

    9/16” box or socket wrench. If the handle action feels springy, refer to ADJUSTMENT MARKER
    AT MAIN DRUM & SAND REEL
    “Bleeding and Filling Instructions” below. CAUTION: After adjusting brakes, BRAKESHAFT
    close cylinder valves!

    Brake Roller Adjustment - With the brake bands tight against the drums, the brake rollers should clear
    the bands by 3/16” to 5/16”. To adjust, loosen the bolts in the curved slots in the hoist frame side plates and
    swing the roller up against a 3/16” shim held between the roller and the band, then re-tighten the bolts. As
    the bolt is concentric with the roller in most applications, the adjustment may be approximated from the
    outside. Of this is mot done several times during the life of the bands, they may drag at the top and need
    early replacement.
    X-26338
    Bleeding and Filling Instructions - Like any other hydraulic system, the
    equalizers must be bled for effective operation. Air in the lines or cylinder will
    cause a “springy” feel into the brakes that will show up as movement of the tie
    down cylinder rods when heavy pressure is applied to the brake lever. Too much
    of this may prevent full release or full application of the brakes when needed.
    To Bleed the System - Lock the brake lever in the position recommended above
    and open safety cylinder valves. Open one bleeder screw at a time starting at the FIG. 3
    adjusting cylinder, and screw in the adjusting screw until no air bubbles appear at
    any bleeder screw. If the adjusting screw goes all the way in, refilling is ADJUSTABLE MAIN DRUM
    necessary. CAUTION: Close safety cylinder valves after bleeding. SOCKET HUB

    To Refill the System - For am minimum of air leakage, open the fill needle valve at the adjusting cylinder,
    open safety cylinder valve, and force 90 wt. lube into the filler fitting with a grease gun until the tie down
    cylinders have moved full stroke. Screw out the adjusting screw until they have moved a full stroke the
    other way, and repeat as necessary. Do not use heavier than 90 wt. or bleeding will be impossible. Do not
    lock lever ratchets when filling, or cylinder will pull out of brake shaft. CAUTION: after refilling, close
    safety cylinder valve and full needle valve.

    X-26338
    Watson/Hopper, Inc.
    2003

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