PS Magazine - FEBRUARY 1978
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 303
FEBRUARY 1978
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But a sudden shock or bump can
send the cylinder smashIng against the
framE. So keep more distance between
the cylinder and tHe frame than the -
12
TM calls for± That's using your head
±±± it also Preven²s snapping off the
³ide sH´ft Cyl´ndeR and lif² cylindµr
Ca¶³·
Same th´ng goes for the hydraulic
hoses¸ They can be smashed against
the frame if you let the circle get too
close to the frame± You won't find a
Cau²´oN a¹ou² tHese Ho³es ´n tHµ
manual ¹u² kµe¶ 'em in m´nd±
Keeping a safe distance between tHe
frame and circle may mean another
pass with the blade, but it keeps tHe
grader out of the shop±
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ALL THE WaY OFf
ºeleasing the parking brake_ all the
way saves a lot of heart»Urn ¼±± and
hairy moments±
Be sure you push the handle down
and all the way bac½ against the stop¾ ¿f
you just let the handle drop by Àtself,
the brake will still be paÁtially on±
ALL THE WAY
DOWN AGAINST STOP
When you drive off, the brake drum
heats
up
and
quickÂlike
you'll
be
without a brake fOr parking, stopping
on a hill, or as a back-up for your
hydraulic brakes±
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EYEBALL THE BATtERiES
Äheck
your batteries daily± Dirt,
dust, muÅ and graveL cover 'em quickÆ
like¸ Çhis gunk comes fromÈ the rear
wheels thru a hole in each corner in
tÉe bottom of the box±
²
³
r
Êeat builds up fast and batteries
work harderËeven blow upÌwhen
²hey wear a cakedÍon dirt blanket too
long¾ Keep batteries wiped cleanÎ
and the packed-down muÏ out of the
boX¸
SPEEDOMETER
CONNECTED
OK?
Got a speedomÐJer on the fritz?
Before you haul off and replacÑ it witH
a new one, check the connections at
the transmitter and in the cab± Make
sure the lug or friction connection
ends are hooked up right±
Òne
mechanic
found
'em
wired
bassackwardsÌmaybe
because
the
metal
identÓfication
tags
a²
the
transmitter had been painted over¸
Anyhow, negative (Ô) wire 35SÕ
from the speedometer was connected
to the positive pole at !Öe transmitter
and
positive
(+)
w×´re
35SØ
was
hooÙed to the negative terminal± An
eagle eye saved the unit some kinda
heartburn±
Úsing all your knowledge, training
and physical assets makes you a real
pro operator instead of a run-oFÍtÛeÜ
milÝ driver±
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