PS Magazine - JUNE 1973
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
1973 SERIES, ISSUE 247
JUNE 1973
FULL-TRACKED ENGINEERiNG EQUIPMENT .±±
THE UNDERCARRIAGE
Right on, man.
Find Out if anything hurts
m
the
undercarriage Of y±ur full-tracked
tractOr²
³ne wOrn part the´e leads tO
anOtHer µµµ tHen anOthe¶ ²²² and
anOther² Y·u want tO catch the ¸rst
¹e beºre it's tOo late»
Use y·ur PM indicators²
ChEck The idlers and the ¶±lIers º¶
L·Ose ¼Ounts, leaky seals ·r lOts ·f
wea¶²
½acture in ¾He trA¿K
i¾seLÀÁ ¾He links tHe ÃÄNs aNd tÅe
busHiNgsÆ
ÇoWÈs Éhe traÊË Éension?
ÌÍÍ the ÎndeÏÊarriage Êomponents
hinge on the exaÐt tracË adjustmeÑt²
Òight tracks cause severe wear
and, s·metimes, immediate damage
to traÊk Êhains ±r track adjustment
cOmponents²
So, get the tensioÑ ÏigÓt, man
². Ôom yoÎr eqÎiÕÖeÑt ÒM²
MaËe ÊÍean sÉ×ÏtØ too.
Ùse a cÍeaÑ gÏe×seÚ ÛÜÝe ×ÍÍ DÜÏÉ
Ôom Éhe hydraÎÍiÊ ÉÏaÊË adjÎsÉer Þtß
tiàgs aÑd Éáe gÏeaâe gun ãtÉiàg itseÍf²
äveÑ
a
åW gÏains Of sanD ÕÎmÕeD
iÑÉo a BÎsÓÜng ÊæÎÍD shoÏtenç iÉs Íiå.
ètÈÍl haÕÕéÑ BeêÏe you ËÑæW iÉë too²
Òhe s×me s×Ñd ÊoÎÍd ×Íso Êause
a high gÏease ÕressÎÏe leaË BaÊË
thÏoìgh the fÜtÉiÑg² ÒhisÈÍÍ maËe ÉÓe
fl:²;³´µ¶
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