PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-412
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 412
MARCH 1987
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Befre moving out, eyeball the track gUard/deFectors. They protect ±he road-
wheel arMs ²om track slap. I³ the bolts
are lOse, ±he deFeCtor can get caught iN
the track and break o´. Tell your mech
aboUt loose bolts.
I³ deµector bol
t
s are t¶ght bUt the
deFector has tAken a beat¶ng, sUspect
loose track. ·se ±he pr¸edUre ¹n Pages
3º40 through 3»¼ iN T½ 9»1450»6¾º¿0
Bolts Loose? Tell your mech!
to cheCk track tension. Àever drive your
Deflector worn? Tes± track tension!
½LRS w¶thoUt both deFectors.
Track Down Calibration Problems
I³ your Posit¶on DeteÁng System (ÂDS) won't caÃibrate, coUnt track pads
Äfre you caÃl fr the mechÅnics. SometÆÇes your ½LRS may come back Èom ±he
shop w¶th one track
=:µ¶m
pad too many. That
means no calibraÉ
tion. The r¶ght side
should have 88 pads,
the leÊ 89Ë I³ yoU
Won't calibra±e?
sÌt one too many
'
CouNt ±rack pads:
Ímove ±he exÎa pad
88
oN right,
89
oN lef±
and cal¶brate aga¶n.
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MAR 87
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Don't Be a Drag
E
e
If RP/C²S ³´ag,
reposµ±ioN LaUN¶he´
I
.
Loa³er aN³ t·
-´·
_
µ
350
agaµN
ÏUt no corners when Ðoading
RocKet Pod/ÏonѶners. I³ the ÐaUnÒ
cher/loader ¶sn't Ósit¶oned rightÔ
¿Õ3 meter ²om the RPÖ Ï's, ×ØÙe it
shows on Page 2º288 o³
±
9º1425Ú
6ÛÜ10ÝÞe boom wilÐ drag and
daßage the Rà/Ï's and hoist.
I
tHe
RP/Ï's sÑrt to drag,
S²Op!
ReposiÒ
áon âe laUãherÖläder
³
t
agåN.
´µ¶
Be sUre to UæÃatch
ç±h
latch
hdE
Äfre mov¶ng Þe
±;²³
RP/Ï's, ÐÆKe it telès
yé on Pêe 2º291 o³
T½ 9Ú¿425º6ÛÚ¿0.
I³ yoU ëss a latch,
±
.´
º»
µ
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the boom or cable
will be daMaged.
L¶:=·¸¹º»¼½¾
Remember the wìg on Page 2ºí91:
ÏonneCt the saîty restraiNt hOïs befre unÐatch¶ng the latchesÝUnÃess yoU don't
CoNNec±
mind los¶ng a îw teeth.
safe¸y
The latches
are
Under
res±rain±
great pressUre. They can
before
shoot oUt and bang yoU
UNLa±chiNg
in ±he ðce
...
i³ they're
handle
not wEr¶ng sa³e±y hOïs.
-¼½¾¿¾ÀÁÂþ½"ÄÅÆÇJ
Han·Le Han·le ProbLems
ñaòy dós it with the ô·ñL ÏõÀTRõL öÀDLñ. It has a spr¶Ng relEse bUt±on
that mUst be pUshe÷ in befre you move the handle. I³ yoU bang down on the
handle, yoU can øU¶n it. Do it жKe ¶t says on Page 2º128 o³ T½ 9º1450»6Ûº10.
½ake sUre the hand braKe is Up befre yoU lower the cab. I³ the braKe was
release÷ to sh¶Ê ±he transm¶ssion and then not pUlle÷ back Up, the cab wÆùl bend
it or break it o´. It's Step 12 on Page 2º198 o³ T½ 9º1450º6Ûú10.
¸AR 87
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