Commissioning; Checks And Operating Instructions; Adjusting The Shearing Blades And The Shearing Head; Lubrication - Kerbl 18155 Mode D'emploi

3 Commissioning

3 .1 Checks and operating instructions

The improper use of electrical equipment, especially animal husbandry equipment, is associated with dangers!
Therefore please observe the following accident-preventing measures before commissioning:
• Follow the recommendations in Section 2.3.1 (connection to the drive).
• Avoid any contact with the moving shearing blades (comb & blades).
• Do not touch the shearing blades while the machine is still connected to the drive, even if the drive (shearing system) has been switched
off. Always disconnect the machine from the drive before working on the shearing blades/machine.
• Do not shear wet animals. Wet wool can penetrate the shearing handle and cause a blockage.
• Never immerse the shearing machine or shearing head in liquids such as water, soapy water, diesel, petrol, etc. This will cause considera-
ble damage to the mechanisms and motor.
• Never clamp the shearing handle housing in a vice, as the housing can deform which can lead to dangerous malfunctions.
• Never try to exchange spare parts for those of another type / brand of shearing handle.
• Only use original shearing blades. Do not use damaged shearing blades with blunt, missing or broken teeth. Only work with well-sharp-
ened shearing blades that have been sharpened according to the recommendations in these instructions.
• Check the animal's fur for foreign bodies (wire, wood, etc.) before shearing and remove them before starting the shearing process.
• Wear appropriate working clothes. Do not wear loose-fitting clothes or jewellery. These can get caught in the moving machine parts.
Wearing safety glasses and hearing protection is strongly recommended.
• Never insert an object into an opening in the machine.
• The noise of the machine can disturb animals. A kick or the body weight of the animal can cause serious injuries.
• Animals should only be sheared if children do not have access to the shearing site.
• Only shear in well-ventilated rooms (dust) and never near explosive objects or gases.
• We recommend not using the comb for more than an hour and the upper blade for more than 15 minutes.
These safety instructions must be followed in all cases .

3 .2 Adjusting the shearing blades and the shearing head

Make the setting before commissioning as follows:
Before shearing:
With the machine switched off: Make sure that the tapered pins of the pressure forks engage precisely in the position holes of the upper
blade (Figure 2, item 2). Tighten the adjusting screw until the first noticeable resistance is felt (Figure 2, item 1).
Then tighten the adjusting screw by another 1/4 turn. Now connect the shearing handle to the drive (follow the recommendations in Section
2.3.1), then start the drive motor. Loosen the adjusting screw (Figure 3) carefully until the shearing blades have almost no contact pressure
(noise level increases).
Caution! If the adjusting screw is loosened too much, the upper blade may come loose and cause injury.
Now slowly tighten the adjusting screw until the noise level becomes muffled and you feel resistance when tightening the
adjusting head. Turn the adjusting head back 1/4 turn. The pressure should now be well adjusted. Start
to shear. If the cut is not yet correct, increase the contact pressure again slightly with the adjusting screw.
During shearing:
If the shearing blades are correctly ground, the shearing system works with much less pressure, which reduces wear and tear and thus
considerably improves the service life of the shearing blades. It is therefore important to ensure that the blade pressure is not set too high.
During shearing, the blade pressure can be easily adjusted from time to time (max. 1/4 turn).
If shearing is started with an insufficiently tightened adjusting screw, hairs can accumulate between the shearing blades and impair the
further course of the shearing or even make it impossible. Should this occur, the shearing blades must be disassembled, cleaned, oiled and
reassembled.

3 .3 Lubrication

Oil the upper and lower blades every 10 minutes!
Oil every half hour:
Apply a few drops of a high-quality oil to the tip of the fork head, gears
and around the eccentric roller (through the oil hole on the tip of the
handpiece). Loosen the clamping nut and bring the handpiece into a
vertical position, then put some oil in the pressure bushing, then lift the
fork head and put some oil in the inside to oil the spherical head cover.
(see figure)
No oil should be allowed to get onto the contact surface between the
adjusting screw and the pressure bushing at the top as this will affect the
sensitivity for the correct adjustment of the shearing pressure.
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