PS Magazine - JUNE 1978
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 307
JUNE 1978
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Next day it'll takE awhilE bEfore tHe rubber TIngs get Back to tHe rIgHt sHape.
MeantIme you±ve lost ²ore oil³ Rollers only Hold about a pint of oIl³ WitHout It,
tHe Internal Parts of a roller wIll be destroyed in a fEw Hours³
Always back up s-1-o´w-lµy³Working in reverse puts pins and busHIngs under
tHeir greatest straIn³ ¶IgH speed rEverse just adds to faster wear ·n¸ tear³ So,
Keep tHe Heavy fOot under control wHen you ¹ave to back upº
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Never take sucH a dEep cut wItH yoUr dozer or ripper tHat tHe tracks start
spInnIng³
LIke maybE you use more down pressure on tHe Hydraulically
controlled blade tHan you n»Ed toº ¼His lifts tHe front end of Your m½cHInE up In
tHe air¾anD tracks st½rt spinning¿ No tractIon, no woÀk! Áu tHe track sHoes
wear out a lot faster³
ÃEep an Äye on
the idler f
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Could be they're worn too mucH. Wear
on just one side means you±ve got an
off-center iDler²
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need adjusting
with shims²
RapiD wear on both sides of the
idler fLanges means the wear strips of
the shims guiding the idLer are worn out³or the roLler frame is out of Line´
OiL on a roller, track or idler means busted sealsµ Get ¶em repLa·D by you¸
supportµ
MuD on ca¸rier rolLers can stop ±em from turning² You±Ll get fLat spots on the
roLLers anD faster Link wearµ Keep your tractor cLeaned upµ
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SeeN aNy snakes LateLy? BehinD your tractor, t¹at is? Snake t¸acks a¸e caUsed
by too much ºea¸ on inte¸naL pins and bUs¹iN»s´ SNakiness speed¼ up wea¸ on
aLL yoUr t¸ack pa¸ts µ½´ rol¾ers ¿N± idLers have to ºo¸k ¹arder to keep the trAcks iN
Line ´´ : ¾inks wear quicker, more unevenLyµ
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Got a tractor back from support with neº parts? TÀeN c¹eck t¹e roLLe¸ f¸ame
aLinement´ T¹e f¸ames must
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paraLLe¾ ´´´ iN line´ Sprockets, roLLers, anD
iDlers must Lead your t¸actor
along
a straig¹t pathµ If things are oÁt of Line
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the New repLacemeNt parts wonÂt give
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you a fÁlL Life of service ²Ã That means
more downtime anD parts repLaceÄ
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