Sweep Wagon

[dynamite]

Just wondering if there is a way to have sweep wagon in the up position while the table is in the down position to clean or repair?
Thanks, Dynamite

[rueffdog6]

yeah use a rope or bungee cord just hold it up.

[loadtoad]

Small ratchet strap....i have some blue ones with black rubber hooks that, if i remember right, came from Lowes. I wrap them around the sweep to the walk platform and it works well.

[dynamite]

Found one at Wal-Mart, works great. Thanks for the tip!
Dynamite

[PKMech]

Would be a neat feature to have in the programming of the machine. Would make table maintenance a lot easier!

[Tablejam]

Would be a neat feature to have in the programming of the machine. Would make table maintenance a lot easier!

Except that mechanically it cannot do this without redesigning something since essentially the table holds the sweep up (through the sweep release, etc) if the table lowers, even if the sweep release is still holding the sweep, the sweep will go down too. For this to work the sweep release would have to be separate from the table.

[Presh]

Spot on Tablejam, and you don't even work on GS machines!

[Tablejam]

Spot on Tablejam, and you don't even work on GS machines!

.... no I don't but I read up a lot on them as they are very interesting machines.

One way this could work is if the sweep release was stationary in that the table still lifted it up, then handed it off to a stationary sweep release. This then would allow the table to be lowered but the sweep to remain up since the release would not be going down with the table.