PS Magazine - MARCH 1978
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 304
MARCH 1978
I
.
I
l -
a. neutral steer pivot with the transmissioN in Park and the brakes locked±
7"
@
\
BRAKE PRESSURE GAGE
NEVER
OVEr 900 PSI
±_
_
±
²³´µ
²³
¶·
That couLd be a reaL bummer in
cLose
quarters
or
a
slave-starting
situation²
Here's what can happen with the
tank engine running, the transmission
in ParK and the braKes locKed and pumped up:
If the steering wheeL or bar (depending on the series) is moved, a Qigh
engine idLe speed or accidentaL RPM
,±²³´µ=¶t·
boost couLd produce enough power to
Ii
oVerride the braKes² ³f the steering bar
i-
!.±
is heLd, it´ll even go into a neutral steer
turn²
PossibLe
causes
include
enGine speed too high, wrong adjustments on
transmissions and/or braKes, or braKe hydrauLiCs Losing pressure²
16
1.
"Right On± PM on t²ansmis-
sioN and b²akes, to include co²²ect
adjustmenT.
2±
D²ive²s keepin³ idle rP´
whe²e it should beµ foLlowin³ ¶10
·´ inst²uctions and
hands off
the
stee²iN³ wheN pa²ked¸
3²
·²oops keepiN³ away f²om
possible "pinch points± between
2
vehicles o² one vehicle and aNy
statioNa²y object wheN an en³ine is
²unNin³¹
•.´
JUST COVERING one
²
³r
TWO
P´µ¶ts W·¸'¹ HAcK
IT/
1¸
ºak» ¼u
¹
½h¾¿À
±==sl
ÁÂ
PRotECº
lÃÄFÅ,
LIMB
AND
pÆÇÈÉÊËYÌÍ
´60 ºaN» Fa¼ily
½¾½
Sprket
Mix
Î
thiCker
³
µS¶in final drive sprocket
(·¸·
´0µ0-00¶µ5µ·56´ 7
and P ¹·
³³6´ 7³7´)
is
in
the
suppLY sYstem²
The
thicker
sprocket
should
increase service life for itself and the end
connectors²
But the oLd sprocKetsº
³
»S¼in thick
(·¸·
´0µ0-00¸´¹8º0µµ9
and
P/·
867³59»)
wilL be issued until theY½re
alL gone²
¸o you gotta watch out¾ ¿ou can mix
the
µ
Kinds of sprockets on the same
tanK² But don´t Àix a wide and narrow
sprocket
on
the
same
final
drive
assembLy²
Ï7
DO¼'
´IX
'´
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