CHAPTER I. 



FITTING UP AND STARTING A NEW 

 SEPARATOR. 



OME separators are shipped from the factory 

 "set-up" with pulleys and all parts put on and 

 all attachments in place. Others, for com- 

 pactness, are shipped as they are stored, with 

 tailings-elevator removed and tied on the deck, 

 pulleys and other parts packed inside the ma- 

 chine, and the attachments "knock-down" 

 that is, taken apart and small parts boxed. For ocean ship- 

 ment, separators are taken apart so that all parts may be 

 boxed. 



Setting Up. In setting up a dismantled separator, care 

 should be taken to see that all nuts and keys are properly 

 tightened. The pulleys must be set in line to insure the belts 

 running properly. The cuts showing belting arrangement 

 will aid in placing the pulleys in their proper position. 

 If the box of parts contains a list of its contents, 

 the names and numbers will also help in determining 

 the position of each. The crank-shaft which drives the 

 straw-rack and conveyor should be put in with the long end 

 to the right. 



Starting a New Separator. A new machine should be 



