I am leary about the running it with gears and chain drives exposed. That is finger/hair/clothing level crocodile teeth that i'm afraind will bite someone. If it were just me, I might, but crush day is kinda festive in the Harris garage, and as such, i will probably have neighbors and kids around. Since the whole unit is going back, I'm not as concerned about damage to the unit. Am a bit concerned about the power loss due to the rubbing.
I will be banging the on basket to stop the clanking. There seems to be one paddle that sticks out more than others, I will see if I can use some wood and a mallet to "adjust" the basket. or, i might get out the angle grinder to "adjust" the paddle.
The sheet metal has been pushed back from the rollers. and no longer rubs. But as you can see the damage was done. I will be cleaning up the scraps and pray the roller distance is right. (Actually, I may spend a bit of time making dang sure the roller distance is set right.)
I will be sending this unit back and getting the
next version up. Its a destemmer only. Any thoughts on that model?