15" PLANER INSTRUCTION MANUAL - Grizzly Industrial Inc.
15" PLANER INSTRUCTION MANUAL - Grizzly Industrial Inc.
15" PLANER INSTRUCTION MANUAL - Grizzly Industrial Inc.
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To ensure optimum power transmission from the<br />
motor to the blade, the V-belts must be in good<br />
condition (free from cracks, fraying and wear).<br />
Check the V-belts at least every 3 months; more<br />
often if the planer is used daily.<br />
Make sure that the motor pulley and cutterhead<br />
pulley are aligned and the V-Belts are properly<br />
tensioned.<br />
To align the V-Belt:<br />
V-Belts<br />
Squeeze the V-Belts at their midpoints with moderate<br />
finger pressure. You should be able to<br />
deflect each V-Belt about 3/4". Belts will rarely be<br />
too tight, but will sometimes be too loose.<br />
To tension the V-Belt:<br />
1. Disconnect the machine from the power<br />
source!<br />
2. Insert a wooden lever between the motor<br />
mount and the top of the planer as shown in<br />
Figure 20.<br />
1. Disconnect the machine from the power<br />
source!<br />
2. Remove the V-Belt cover.<br />
3. Loosen the bolts that mount the motor to the<br />
motor mount bracket.<br />
4. Adjust the position of the motor until the pulleys<br />
are in line, and check the alignment with<br />
a straightedge as shown in Figure 19.<br />
Loosen These Bolts<br />
Figure 20. Tensioning Belt.<br />
3. Loosen the two bolts that hold the motor pulley<br />
assembly to the planer (Figure 19).<br />
4. Lift the motor assembly with the wooden<br />
lever until the belt is tensioned correctly.<br />
5. Hold the motor in place and secure the bolts<br />
loosened in step 3.<br />
Figure 19. Checking pulley alignment.<br />
6. Squeeze the belts to check the tension and<br />
repeat steps 2-5 if necessary.<br />
-24- G0550/G0551 15" Planer
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