PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-444
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 444
NOVEMBER 1989
-where the thermometer can drop
foM ± I 0 to ²65 degrees like a one³
way yo´yo.
µF you're iN an "extreme¶ cold
weather area, here are a Few things you
caN expect:
* CUCV and H··WV alteRator/
geNerator belts snap in cold tempera¸
tures. Keep the beLts ¹om breaking By
warming them with a 400,000 ºT»
duct¼type heater be½re startiNg the en¸
giNe¾ Do Not rev the engiNe while it
warms up. Keep extra belts on han¿.
Warm up alternator/
geneRator belTs
* The boom oN a 5¼ton wrecker
"stiÀens uP¶ when the hydraulic Áuid
gets thick Change the OE to OEA
(sub¼zero LuBe) ½r cold weather operÃ
ations. Get a I¼qt can with ÄSÄ 9150Å
00¼402´4478 or a 5Ægal can with ÄSÄ
9Ç50¼00¼402¼2372.
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* Water leFt ¹om con¿ensation
causes brake systems to Èeeze solid.
An alcohol evaporator keeps Éoisture
¹oÉ ¹eezing. EyeBall the evaporator
bottle ¿aily to make sure it's at least
two¼thirds Êll oF methyl alcohoL. Get
a gallon can with ÄSÄ 6810ËÌ̼597Æ
36Ì8, a ͼgal can with ÄSÄ 68Ç0Î0̼
27ͼ6010 oÏ a Íͼgal drum with ÄSÄ
68Ð0´00´224´8353.
NOV 89
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* ÑatteÒ heatÓng pa¿s ÔÕe the BeÖt
Be× Ør ÙeepÓng a BatteÕY wÚÉ. ÛF your
ÜeÝÓÞle
has
to sit outÖide oveRight,
i¿le tÝß engine.
* Äever apply the parking brake. àt
will ¹eeze. ànstea¿, chock the wheels
oF your tráck or trailer.
* The tires on your equipMeNt
¹eeze to the ground iF you doN't move
your equipment oâten. Use dry tree
limbs, brush, or cardboard uNder tires
wheN you park. àF the tires get stuck,
be sure to use a blunt tool to chip them
outãdon't gouge your tiresÂ
NOV 89
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* SuddeN chaNges iN temperature
cäack windshieldså Help preveNt
busted wiNdshields by warming the caB
with the persoNneL heater AFter the
cab's warm, tuR the heater deæroster
oN çOWãNever throw it on FulL blast
to warm aN¿ de½g the wiNdshieldÂ
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*
èol¿¼soaked toé BaÕs, pÓns, hooÙs
an¿ pÓntles Önap on you. êuBulaÕ tow
BaÕs an¿ steel caBleÖ work a litële BetÃ
ter, But watch out Ør Öud¿en Bumps
and jerÙÖ.
CoLd-soAked tow BaRs aRe
Bri±²e aNd sNap easily
* ·973 SUSì tracks must be adÃ
justed outsi¿e where you're operatingí
àF they're adjusted where itîs warM,
the track wilL tighten up and break
when it hits the coldå
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