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spindle before replacing- it. Put on the belt driving beater 

 and crank (see Fig. 46), which will put the beater, straw 

 rack and conveyor in motion. Next oil the shoe-pitman 

 eccentrics and the bearings of the shoe shaft if there be 

 one. This shaft is driven from the fan on right side of 

 machine (see Fig. 45). The fan belt, which runs over 

 crank belt, but not under tightener (see Fig. 46), and the 

 shoe belt may be now run on. Oil the moving parts as 

 they run, occasionally screwing down the grease plugs on 

 crank- and fan-shaft boxes. The chain of the tailings 

 elevator should be adjusted so that it has slack enough to 

 turn freely, but not enough to allow it to kink or unhook. 

 After oiling the upper boxes and both bearings of the tail- 

 ings auger and the four of the tailings conveyor, run on 

 the elevator belt, which drives from the crank, crossed 

 (see Fig. 45) . Oil the bearings of the grain auger and put 

 on its belt. This belt is used on the right-hand side and 

 crossed for all grain elevators except the No. 4 bagger, 

 which may be used on either side. When this bagger is 

 used on the right-hand side, then the belt must be run 

 straight on the left-hand side. This is also true when the 

 machine has no grain-handler and only the tally-box is 

 used. 



When all parts of the separator are in motion the bear- 

 ings should be carefully watched to detect any tendency to 

 heat, and this can best be done when the machine is run- 

 ning empty, for the operator can then give it his entire 



