PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-414

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 414

MAY 1987

PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-414 - Page 28 of 33
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Backing an M4K fr±liF is dAngerous busIess. Ground guides aRe a
mut
to
"see² what's behind you.
³earview m´rrors mounted on the µoodLight mounting bars can heLp, too.
¶et your commaNder's approVaL befre you add the m·rrors¸
You neE two 5-ton truc± conVex wide¹angLe º·rror assemblies, »S»
2540-
±-401²8337.
Here's The fix:
³
---±-----
´µ
-±--±----
¶·
Us´ng a ¼se, ½nd tHe miRroR mount¾
ing arm ends at 45¿degree angles, in
opposite directions¸
Bend the ÀÁÂor's atTÃch·ng bracket
at a 9Ädegree angle¸
DRÅÆÆ a 1/Çin ÈoÆe I Éhe back oÊ Ëe
µOÆÅgÈÌ moÍnÎng
b, ¸ %
incheÏ Ðm
Éhe
ROPS
Ñame¸
¹º
Òold one end oÊ Ëe ÀÁÂor's mountÓ
ing
a
against the hole Ôou ÕRÖL׸
Mark Ëe lØaÙon on The loweR L×ge
oÊ The µoÚdlight mounting bar fR the
ÛÜoR's suPport bracket¸
DriLl a ÝÞin hole in the lower Ledge
at The sßt the àracket mounts¸
áse The mounÙng haRdware That comes
with the miâoR¸
i
A±ch The MiRror brackET
ThE lowER lEdgE of ThE ²O
07³/F, 08
Tractors »¼½
±²
³
ãÊ The engine in youR Cat D7 or D8 tractoR is running coLd or oVeRheat´ng, it
couLd be the Êan blades are not adjusted properly.
YouR Cat's bLades äan be set to either PuLl air in
¾
the radiatoR or to push
air out
¾
it.
Set the blådes to ºatch the season¸ æoR hot weatheR, tuç the èlades to push
air out
¾
the radiatoR and
C¿
heat away Ñom the engine¸
æor cold weatheR, réVerse The blades to pull aiR
¾
êe radiatoR and blow the
warmE air back oVer The engine¸ ëhat heLps ±eep the engIe up to operating
temìratureíwhere it runs bestî
ëo change the Êan, you'Ve got to adjust each bladeíwiTh the engine oïíli±e so:
PS´ t´µ BL¶Dµ In t·W¶¸¹ t´µ ´UB.
ºWISt t´µ BL¶¹µ t· t´µ ·p»SItµ ¶nGLµ¼
½µt t´µ BL¶¹µ Sp¸InG B¶CK ·Ut ¶n¹ L¾K In »SItI·n¿
i
a blade won't push and
tuç, stoP! æorcing it can
½nd The blade or shað¸
G
your mechanic to Ñee up
the blade¸
ãÊ you don't want to reñ
moVe the screen guards to
get to The blades, Ôou can
mòe this tool óom
%
¹in
piPe¸
T
6-À"
Áeld
/
l_
ÂÃÄ2Å15Æ
²³
ëo use it,
l
a blade uP with the access hole¸ æit the tool oVer êe end oÊ the
blade
A
push in to tuç the blade¸ ëhen line uP The next blade and rePeAô the
ProceÕure
When Ôou'Re õnisÈ×, ÀÃke suRe
ÀL
àlades
êe same waÔî öeRwise, Ôou'll
cut down aÅR ÷ow
¾
the RadiatoR. øou'll ùso get Vibration Ëat's Rough on The
Êan and ús¸
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