Hog Slat Inc. Newton Grove, NC USA May 2023 33 Poultry Feed Systems GrowerSELECT Poultry Feed Auger Installation & Pre-Tensioning Procedure Severe personal injury will result, if the electrical power is not disconnected, prior to installation or servicing. Always wear protective clothing and protective glasses when working with auger. Use extreme caution when working with Poultry Feed auger. The auger is under tension and may spring back causing severe injury. Keep your hands away from the end of the auger tube to avoid injury when pushing the auger into the auger tubes Handle the auger very carefully. Dropping the rolls of auger may cause the auger to kink. Do not install an auger that has a kink in it. The kink will cause the auger to wear the tube at that spot. If the kink cannot be straightened with pliers, the kink must be cut out and the auger brazed back together. Two (2) people are recommended to install the Poultry Feed auger. One person will feed the auger into the tubing while the other person verifies the auger is not damaged. Make sure no foreign objects enter into the tubing. 1. Beginning at the unloader, push the auger into the auger tube through the rear of the unloader until the auger reaches the control unit at end of the line. 2. Attach the auger to the driver by rotating the driver and threading the auger through the anchor clamp. 3. Rotate the auger so that it is fully engaged on the Driver. Tighten the screws securely to clamp the auger to the control unit. 4. Cut off auger approximately 6 inches past unloader. 5. Run system without anchor bearing or feed in the line for 15 minutes. After 15 minutes, lock out power to drive unit. 6. Pull on the cut end of the auger at the unloader a couple of times until it begins to stretch, and then release it slowly. This will relax the auger to its natural length. STEPS 5 & 6 ARE IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT WILL ALLOW NEW AUGER TO FIND ITS NATURAL LENGTH PRIOR TO STRETCHING PROCESS.
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