Care and Operation of Minnetonna Home Creamery 65 



The spiral spring must be on main shaft outside of 

 sprocket wheel No. 255. If inside the gears will not 

 mesh on high speed. 



To take roll out of barrel loosen thumbscrew or 

 roll end key. The shelf lifts out of barrel by simply 

 moving wooden latch. 



SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR MINNETONNA 

 HOME CREAMERY. ALL NO. 1 STYLES. 



Be sure to oil all the bearing boxes and sprockets 

 well before starting to work the machine. Also see 

 that the pulley grease cup is filled with hard oil, so 

 that you will have no trouble with cut bearings. 



The lever on the upper shaft is used only to throw 

 the roll into motion when working the butter. 



The clutch lever on the lower shaft when thrown 

 to the left places the gearing in high speed or churn- 

 ing speed. When thrown to the right it places the 

 gearing in slow speed or working speed. 



The pulley lever when thrown to the left expands 

 the friction in the pulley and starts the churn in 

 motion. 



The friction pulley is the most practicable churn 

 pulley in use, and is the most simple to operate and 

 adjust. Each friction is adjusted before leaving the 

 factory, but as the wearing blocks wear away, it will 

 be necessary to force these blocks closer to the pulley 

 rim by screwing up the set screws in the friction arms 

 under the blocks. 



The pulley should run at 150 R. P. M. The barrel 

 will then revolve 30 times a minute with the clutch 

 thrown in churning speed, which is the proper speed 

 to give satisfactory results. The clutch thrown to 



