PS Magazine - JULY 1984
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 380
JULY 1984
2380/2385 Cranes .±²
Accept
No SubstitUte for Boom
.
Bolt±!
The boom stop anchor Bolts must Be
Grade 5 or tHey cAn fil under stress.
That'll Let tHe boom fll Back on the
cAb .
.± anD it's hapPened!
The
Bolts
hoLd
the
Boom
stoP
assEmbly to tHe Boom. THe boom stops
Prevent tHe boom From BeiNg pulLed
Back over on the cAB. IF the wrong Bolts
are instaLLed, they can sheAr.
Check the BoLts on your crane. ²F tHe
bolts don't have 3 mArks on the head,
rePlace them. You neeD
%-
By 2-in
³rade 5 BoLts, ´S_µ 5305¶00-939·9204¸
Torque tHeM to 200 lB¹ºt¸
Loader-Backhoes ²²²
Don't subSTi±ute for
these Grade
5
bolLs
´ever rePLAce them with uNmarked
BoLts. They'll let you (and the Boom)
down when you need them most»
KeeP It Low and Slow on thE Go!
When you have to move your J¼4½O or the smalL Case loader-Backhoe, keeP
Both Buckets close to the ground.
²F you can, carry aBout a V¾¿BucketÀL in the Loader anD Backhoe Buckets. That'll
reduce the chance oF tiPPing over when you drive across uneven grounD.
KeeP your sPeed down, too.
50
JUL 84
6,000³lb Forklifts ´µ±
Ti²s to KEE³ YoU Going
Áere are soÂe tÃPs to ÄaÅe ÆouR
ÇÈÉÊËÌÍÎÏÐÑ
ÒÓ TÔ6-serÃes or ÕÖT×Ó¹6 Rough terØ
rain FÙrkLiFt eAsÃer to maÃntaÃn.
ÚF
you
used
the
ÛÒÛÖ³Û´CY
STÜÝ control to stoÞ the engÃneß the
emergàncy stoP Lever has to Be reset By
hand.
³et your mechanÃc to check ár ProBâ
lems and reset Ãt FÙr youã
That's done By First PushÃng Ãn the
ÛÒÛÖ³Û´CY
STÜÝ
controlß
and
then PushÃng the lever on the leºt äront
on your ÝÜåæ Únsteadç èRn the Té
oä th engÃne toward the engÃneã
handêe counterclocÅwÃse a couPêe oä
Oil Dipstick
turns to loosen the caPß then Puêê Ãt outã
ëhen you Put Ãt BacÅ Ãnß tÃghten the
ëìen you check the engÃne oÃl êeveêß
handêeã That wÃll keeP the dÃPstÃcÅ Ãn
never yanÅ the stick out lÃÅe you wouêd
and water or dÃrt out íä the cranÅcaseã
f
±²-³e´
µ
¶
·
!
¸¹
.
Ýlagued By adjustaîLe FÙRÅs that wonït adjusð? ñould Be the guÃòe tUBeó Ãn
the ôRk carRiage aRe õêogged with dÃRt oR Rusðö
÷ead oø ProBlems By checking
ù
the guÃdes oúten. ûleAn out aüý dÃRt you äÃnþ.
ÿrĀāh oºä rustã Coat the guides with a Ăeă lÃght coAt oä ĄReaseã ¼on't use much
greaseą tho. Ćoo mĀch wilL hold dirt and dust .
.. and maÅe the PRoBlem woRse.
²n sandć AReAs Āse siliĈone gĉease¸ ´S´
91±0²00³73±´1800
Ąets Ċou a ½¹lB ċan.
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