Wheatheart Hydrostatic Portable and Truck-Mount Super Sweep - Manual (Page 24)

4. O PERATION W HEATHEART - H YDROSTATIC B IN S WEEP
4.1. S UPERSWEEP O PERATION S TANDARD , P ORTABLE , T RUCK M OUNT , & S UPER S WEEP
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UPERSWEEP
The Supersweep is an aggressive bin sweep. When starting the sweep in an in-
bin situation, you must slowly lower the flighting down to the floor manually with
the backboard handle.
Important: If these instructions are not followed, the sweep will bury itself down to the grain,
kicking out the relief valve and shutting itself off. If this should occur, you will
have to dig the unit out with a shovel. Do not attempt to pull out manually.
1. Lay the bin sweep on grain on the left-hand side of the auger, with the auger
facing into the bin
2. Turn the bin sweep on, and let it work itself down to the floor. Grasp the bin
sweep by the handle, restraining it as it works its way to the bin floor.
3. Let the bin sweep work into the pile, cleaning up behind as you go. Adjust the
speed of travel with the relief valve or by pulling the bin sweep backward/
forward with the handle.
Figure 4.2
N OTES F OR S UPERSWEEP U SE
• The rubber kicker on each section's stationary wheel is adjustable - the fur-
ther out it is, the more it drives the sweep forward into the pile. The kicker is
adjusted by placing or removing washers between the plate and the kicker
• Adjusting the kicker too far out will cause excessive wear on the kicker and
result in rough sweep operation.
• In case of drag on bin sweep sections, check for build-up of material around
bushings (ice, mud, etc.) or misalignment of welded bushing strut.
• Some operators prefer to let the bin sweep run twice to reduce the center pile
to make it easier to clean up.
NOTICE
Pulling out a buried sweep by force could damage the
flighting or flighting alignment.