Mayer TM 2432 User manual

Issue date: 01/09/2021 / V1.5
Before the initial start-up, read and keep at the machine for future use.
Operating instructions
Potting machine TM 2432

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List of Contents
1 Product description
1 Intended use
2 Structure
3 Functional description
4 Technical data
5 EC Declaration of conformity
2 General safety instructions
1 Due diligence of the operating company
2 Explanation of the safety symbols used
3 Basic safety precautions
4 Machine-related safety precautions
5 Demands on operating personnel
3 Transport, handling and
storage of the machine
1 Transport
2 Handling
3 Storage
4 Installation
1 General notes
2 Installing the machine
3 Measures for the machine’s stability against
overturning
4 Disassembly and disposal of the machine
5 Initial start-up
1 Check prior to first start
2 a Starting the machine with Touchscreen
for the first time
2 b Starting the machine without Touchscreen
for the first time
3 Stopping the machine
6 Operation
1 Normal operation
2 Shutting down the machine
3 Measures prior to and after a longer shutdown
7 Malfunctions
1 Behaviour in case of malfunctions
2 Possible malfunctions and trouble shooting
8 Maintenance
1 General notes
2 Inspection and preventive maintenance
2.1 Elevator chains
2.2 Rubber conveyor belt
3 Maintenance schedule
9 Part list
10 Circuit diagrams for electric and
pneumatic system
11 Guarantee

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1 Product description
1 Intended use
The Mayer TM 2432 potting machine may be used for planting
and replanting plants with a minimum of working force and of
time.
Other means of use of the machine, besides the ones listed
here, are not permitted –and they are not the usage for
intended purpose.
If the Mayer TM 2432 potting machine is not used in
accordance with the regulations, the safe operation of the
machine is not guaranteed.
The usage for intended purpose involves reading the operating
instructions, and compliance of the regulations, specially safety
regulations stated in them. Furthermore, every inspection and
maintenance should be performed in specified time.
The manufacturer accepts no liability for damages resulting
from improper use. The operator of the Mayer TM 2432 is solely
responsible for personal injuries or property damages.

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2 Structure
Plan view 2432
back
right
left
front

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3 Functional description
a) Working without automatic pot dispenser
When there is no pot dispenser installed, then empty pots are
loaded by one person on the turntable located on the right side
of the machine when it is viewed from front side.
The turntable is driven by a worm drive mechanism and is
moved intermittently in counter-clockwise.
The pots are forwarded under the elevator.
Plates are fixed on endless chains located in the elevator
housing which take the soil from the hopper. When the plates
reach the upper turning point, the soil falls into the pot being
there.
A controlled conveyor belt is installed into the soil hopper which
forwards the soil always towards the elevator.
The turntable continues to turn and a drilling motor,
synchronously with the turning mechanism, drills a hole into the
soil in the pot by means of a replaceable drill.
One or several person(s) standing around the machine plant
plants into the pots. Plant holding trays can be located either
beside the machine or in a separate storing place or on top of
the turntable.
A pot take-off is installed to remove the planted pots from the
turntable and to push them on a conveyor belt connected to the
machine.
Warning!
When there is no automatic pot dispenser installed, special
care shall be taken on section 2 „General safety
instructions”.