PS Magazine - JULY 1978
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 308
JULY 1978
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3.
Never
use
force-especially
when the temperatures are down-to
engage/ disengage The P±O (power
Take²off). Do exactly like para
21,
Part
II, Sect I says in your operaTor's
manual. In cool weather when the
pump disconnect lever (another name
for The P±O) moves like a snail, rev Up
The engine to
650-700
RPM for a few
minutes to warm the fluid. ±hen stop
the engine and you can move the lever
4±
Never Get in a hurry when you
lower The boom onto the boom cradle³
F'rinstance, when you geT the word
·
that high winds are eXpected³ Or,
you' re geTting the crane ready for
convoy or cross²country driving.
-"
=
±
"
. ·
A
fast boom letdown can smasH the
boom rest base³ ±hat´s an expensive
way to learn that this µully hyd¶A¸Lic
crane works best with some kind oµ
spEciaL
ope¶ato¶-liKE
you¹and
eagleºEyE
PM.
54
-ENol
Iµ you find a loose nUt, call your DS»
pronto³ ±hey'll to¶que each nut ¶ight¼
While you'¶e checking the nuts, see
if The weld holding the aXle µlang½ to
the aXle housing is O¾³ ¿ny broken o¶
missing weld geTs
±
ÀS» attention,
soonest³ Page
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of ±M
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NOW?
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