Patent ID: 6949009

Claim:
A kiln tire grinding machine comprising, in combination: (a) a frame base member; (b) an arbor shaft journaled for rotation on the frame base member, the arbor shaft supporting a drive roller thereon; (c) a frame post member having a first end supported by the arbor shaft and pivotable thereabout; (d) an idler roller journaled for rotation about an idler shaft, the idler shaft being adjustably secured to a second end of the frame post member and with an endless abrasive belt adopted to be deployed about the drive roller and the idler roller; (e) a motor operatively coupled to the arbor shaft for rotatably driving said arbor shaft; (f) a first air actuated cylinder applying force to the frame post member to cause it to pivot the main post; and (g) a second air actuated cylinder controlling the spacing between the idler roller and the drive roller.