PS Magazine - SEPTEMBER 1985
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 394
SEPTEMBER 1985
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F1500M Graders.
Check for
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MissIng
PIns
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Operators, beware! If your grader is
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missig a critical locking pin, you can h
±
ve a
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Fee-
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wHeeLMg monster on your hands! The L±ck²ng pM that hoLds tHe
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axle disconnect Lever in place can vibrate out, if it's Not secured³ The trans´
²
³
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:
mission can then disengage the axLesµLetting your grader Feewheel¶
²
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Eyeball the axLe disconnect Lever
µ
¹º
be·re You opeRat¸ ¹oUr grader again³
It's under tHe Left rear side³
ºaKe sure the Lever is aLL the way to
the rear and Locked in pLace with the
L±cki»g pin and cotter pin³
If either pin is missing, rep¼ace it³
THe L±cking pin is ½S½ 5315´00¾29¿¾
20À8³ ½SÁ 53¿5¾00Â005¾0442 gets the
cotter pin³
2380/2385 Cranes ±²±
Leaky Lube LIne LousEs
Up
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CranE
A daÃaged or Ãissing c¼utch Lube ¼ine
on ¹our 2380/2385 ÄÅ crane can mean
a "shiÆLessÇ crane³
The line carries gRease Èom a
ÉÊtting on the outside of the housÊng to
the cLutch throwout bearing co¼Lar³
Ëhe line's cLose to moving parts,
and can be rubbed thru or yanKed out³
Then, when you pump Lube in, the
grease goes Ìnto the housing instead
of the sLeeve³ Without Lube, the s¼eeve
is Damaged³
Be·re you Lube the cLutch bearing,
bad, repLÍce it³ Îf it's Ïeen pu¼¼ed
remove the cover p¼ate on the housÊng³
Loose, reconne_ct it³
Äun your hand aLoÐg the ¼ine to check
Ñake sure the ¼Ìne Ìs c¼ear so it
Òr Leaks or worn spots³ If the ¼ine's
won't rub when you engage tÓe cLutch³
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³0-Ton Latice CRaNe Boom ´´µ
BAn Bµnt Booms
When you have to Lift that Load, you
want a Lattice boom that's up to the
task³ Bent Lacings or chord angLes and
broken weLds weaken thÔ boom .³. and
it might ÕiL unÖer Load!
Bends and other damage make your
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boom u×serviceabLe³
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Any lacing has
more than a gradual
bend
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More than
.
one
third oT the lac±gs
on
a side
have
graDuaL bends
²
Any main angLe
is bent
²
²
Any weLd
1s
bRoken,
²
³HRee adjacent
laCings
aRound the
boom are bent
Check the bends UsiØg a straightedG
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a
½
d a stee¼ machinÌst's ru¼e, Like ÁS
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5210´00Â362Ù5100 Èom the ÚeneraL ÑechanicÛs tooL kit³
Üay a 24´in straightedGe across the bend³ ÅÓe bend is gradUaL if there's 19/32
inch oR Less betweeØ the LacÌng and the straightedGe³
ÝoR otÓeR stRai
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htedG¸ ¼eØGthsÞ
1
ULtÌP¼y the ¼ßGth of the stRaiGhtedGe by
à³025³ ConVeRá to âcÓeã³ Îf the gaP äs ¼ess than that åæount, the bend Ìs GraçuaL³
ÅhÌs Ìs spe¼¼¸d oUt in èaRa 2´5é of Åê 43Ù0001´41Â7 (ëct ì3) and ÅACëÑ
ÑsG íÑSÅí´Ñîê 030730Z ïec ì4³
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