PS Magazine - JULY 1981
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 344
JULY 1981
When you need your M501E3
Improved HA
WK
syste± loader-
transporter (L²T),
ou need i³ now.
´eaking hydraulµcs sneak up oN you.
¶·ey se¸do± faµl ou¹rµg·³º
So what ³o
»
do?
Eyebal¸ the hyDrau¸µc pressure gage
on the ´¼T µnstrumeNt pane¸½ ¶·e
need¸e s·ould ho¸D a steady 3,000 PSI
at engµne idle speeD µf your hydraulµcs
are
OK.
A¸so, contact
¾
your
¿
ÀSP if the pressure
Á
won't
Â
hold a³ 3,000¼PSI.
Ào tha³, and not only wµll your L¼¶
be ready ÷en Needed, but you'll save
Ä
so±e
Å
headac·es durµNg t·e annual
load test by your ÆSP. ´ike, the ´ÇT
won'³ be yo¼yoing between you and
ÀSP for you to do repairs you should
have ±ade duriNg the year.
Keep towing to
a
mInimum
loads wµt· your ´¼T woR't do it any
goodÈ Heavy loads can tear up t·e
trans±µssµon, transfer case anD uɵÊ
Ëormal operatµoÌ. If t·ey break off,
youÍve got lots of pÎoblems.
So, ±akÏ a pre²operatioNs check. If
you Get aÐ chaNce, c·eck ÑurµnG
opeÒation, tooº If you fµnD a cracked
bracket, notµfy your ÀSP.
versa¸ joint, among ot·er damage.
±-²³´µ¶·
.:¸
Bes³ bet, tow if you
rEalLy
·ave toÓ
but o³hÔÕwµse,
dON'T!
15
to firs³ Disconnect t·e
Öoo± cable ×superstructure jumper
speciaØ purpose cable).
If you fOrget it, the cable will tear
ou³ at each eNd.Ù
REMEMbEr Th¹sº »hE bOOM ¼s
sTr¹cTLy f½r L¹fT¹NG M¹ss¹LEs¾
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