An overview of maintenance practices to keep your flat chain feeding system performing optimally. Covers corner care, tensioning, and drive sprocket wear.

1. Breeder Barn
Maintenance
Flat Chain Feeders

2. Chain Tension
• Lift chain out of trough in first
section after drive wheel. It
should lift 1.5” above the top
of the trough
• Remove links and reconnect if
too loose
• Add links and reconnect if too
tight
• If at any point caterpillaring is
noticed, remove 2-3 links until
properly tensioned.
Power supply should be properly
locked-out/tagged-out before
testing tension

3. Oiling Corners
• Remove thumbscrew from corner cover
• Add a few drops of SAE 10W oil in center post
• Replace thumbscrew
Oil corners every 60 days

4. Checking Drive
Sprocket
• Compare wear on the drive side
and the back side
• If significant wear is seen on
drive side, remove wheel, turn
around, and replace

5. Gearbox Lubrication
Check oil level every 6 monthsCheck
Change oil every 12 monthsChange
Use approximately ¾ quart of 80W-90Use

6. Remember…
• Never run the system without
feed for an extended amount
of time
• During flock cleanouts, all
drive components should be
inspected for wear that
indicates misalignment

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