PS Magazine - JULY 1985
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 392
JULY 1985
M977, M985 HEMTS .±±
Use Boards to KeEp Steady
Sof or sandy soil lets outrigger pads sink while you
load or unload your cargo HEMTT. This can cause
your truck to roll over When you're lifing an
MLRS rocket pod or a pallet oF am±o!
So, use a coUple oF2X12X24 inch
boards under each outrigger pad to
spread the weight.
Or use se±itrailer ground jack
boards, NS² 2510-00-741-7585.
Center t³e boards be´re lowerµ
ing the outriggers. ¶hen you're
not using the boards, stow t³em in
the cargo bed.
Pack Hub?. No!
²o matter w³at some ·¸'s say, you do not "pacK huB cavity With GAA¹
w³en you're puºling a wheel bearing service on trucks and trailers. You do
clean oºd lube oUt oF the ³ub. And you do r»b a lig³t coat oF greas¼ on the inside
oF t³e ³ub½just to KeeP the ±etal ¾o± rusting. And that's all¿
48
JUL 85
MW24C ScoOp Loaders ²²±
FilL Up on ±ew Capacities
TransmissIoN
Hydraulic
system
OE/HD0-1±
OE/HD0²1±
Quantity
2±³qt w /fiLter
18´qt w/o fiLter
7 1µ2³gaL
29³gaL for entire
system
17²gaL to fiLL tank
11 1/4³gaL
A rock caug³t between the Ànal drive housing and the sprocket on your Cat Á
can wear a hole in the ³ousing quick-ºiKe.
You lose oil ¾om the Ànal drive,
and you lose t³e tractor whiºe it's
getting Àxed.
.±²
,
C³ecK the housings be´re operaµ
tions ´r ºeaKs or anyt³ing caug³t
between the ³ousing and sprocKet.
ChecK the± more ofen when you are
workIng in roc soil.
·
Afer operations, clean out any mud
or rocks packed between the sprockeÃ
v
and
Ä
hoUsing. ÅF you don't, t³e mud
and rocKs cÆn ³arden into somethinÇ
like concrete.
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