Burr King Model 85 - Manual (Page 5)

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M254585opinst NEW 2009.doc - 12/30/2009
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Initial machine setup and operation
CAUTION: This equipment is heavy. Observe good and safe practice when attempting to install,
move, maintain, or otherwise work on it. Failure to observe this caution may create a safety hazard.
Burr King recommends that this equipment be secured to a structurally sound floor. Securing the
machine to the floor will not diminish performance. For portable applications (no bolt down) the
machine feet should be used to assure there is uniform four-point contact with the floor. Do not use the machine
feet to elevate the machine as you may damage the machine feet. The feet have an adjustment range of about ½
inch. SEE INSTRUCTIONS BELOW.
Note the following precautions and warnings regarding “machine walking”. “Walking” is the actual movement of
the machine, while operating, from its original point of placement. Please note that when used in the “no bolt down
mode” it is vital that the machine be loaded with media, the drive be adjusted to the minimum necessary for a
vigorous media roll, and the floor have a good gripping surface. Smooth tile, polished concrete and similar floor
surfaces may cause the machine to walk. If you must operate your machine on a very smooth surface secure a
section of good quality indoor/outdoor carpet with a rubber backing. Place your machine on the carpet with the
rubber side of the carpet to the floor.
CAUTION: Machines not “pinned” to the floor may “walk” while operating. Walking may occur with a light total
load, or if one or more of the machine feet are not in firm contact with the floor regardless of the load. Failure to
properly install, adjust, maintain, and operate this machine may create a safety hazard.
Locate the machine conveniently. The floor should be firm
and structurally sound; concrete is an ideal surface. Using the
existing holes as show in the photo to the left mark the floor
and prepare to install an anchor to be used as a location pin.
It is not necessary to bolt the machine to the floor. The
anchors will act as a locating pin and allow the vibratory
machine to rise and fall freely.
• Use high quality anchor bolts
• The machine when mounted on its machine feet
must be free to move vertically. If you tighten the
anchor bolt arrangement the natural motion of the
machine will dislodge the bolts. Note that the
bolts are used as “location pins” and not as
hard tie-downs.
If you elect to retain portability (not using location pins), use
the machine levelers to assure that the machine is level and that all four levelers are firmly in contact with the floor. After
the levelers are properly adjusted secure them by tightening the lock nuts provided firmly to the machine base through
which the leveler threaded shafts are engaged.
Walking is caused by the natural gyroscopic action created by the rotating mass of the drive system. Properly loaded and
leveled the machine should not walk. Should walking occur and not be correctable by leveling or reducing the drive
energy, bolt the machine to the floor as described above.
Floor texture, grease, oil, dust, and other materials that adversely effect the frictional coefficient of the machine feet may
aggravate and/or promote “walking”.