PS Magazine - SEPTEMBER 1973

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

1973 SERIES, ISSUE 250

SEPTEMBER 1973

PS Magazine - SEPTEMBER 1973 - Page 36 of 43
Take the gleam out of your eyE, man.
No Hot Rodder ever made it with the
Model 40±A Road grader.
The
bRaking
system
can't
stand
tHe
gaff.
TheR²'re only 2 wheel cylindeRs to stop
the 26,500-lb baby. ³Hey´re on the middle
NEW MIDDLE TIR S
.
MIXED WITH OLD
t
REAR ONES COUlD
BE MURDER
Slamµing
on
the
bRakes
at
a
high
speed can cause failures.
So, be nice. Keep the spe²d down.
´Course, the brak²s can fail from other
bad treatm¶nt, too.
·heck especially for uneven tires on all
the tandem wheels.
New middle tires with old R²aR ones
can be murder¸¹
Braking with 'em ºLifts the reaR wheels
oFf tHe gRound, then down again.
TH²
chatteR here shocks, loosens or sHears ofF
tH² backing plat² mounting bolts»
WitH no bolts the backing plate turns
witH the wh²²l pulling tHe brake hose in
³Hat means no bRakes, man!
CAT 120 GRADER
GlVE YOR Se
Dear Editor,
Battery servicing on a Cat 120 grader is more likely to get done
when it's made easier.
a
simple seat suppoR does the
trick± It's just a 21²-in length of
O³in steel rod±
You bend it 90
degrees an inch or so from the
en´ Stick that end into the hole
already in the seat's bottom
frame± When the seat's tipped
Forward for battery servicing,
Position the rod so it keeps the
seat µrward.
·
When you're through using the prop, swing it A¶ound unde¶
the seat and let the seat back down±
But the seat should be kept propped fo¶wArd when you'¶e Not
operating· Then rain, dew And snow won't sit on it And ¶o¸ th¹
ºushion»
BEND 90° HERE
sP5 John ±und²trum
5³3d engr co
´Pµ ¶·w York ³¸154
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