PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-511

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 511

JUNE 1995

PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-511 - Page 7 of 50
Track and sprocket rotation.
If
your tank uses the new
T158 tRack,
make su±e you get it ±eveRsed eve±y
yea±. The sp±ocket and hub assemblies
should also be swapped side-²o³side
each yea±. That helps keep the wea±
even and ex²end ²±ack life.
The rule on sp´ocket and hub assemµ
blies also applies to T156 t±ack¶
But
don't try to reverSe T156 traCk±
The
shoes a±e angled and should only poin²
in one di±ection·
Fire prevention²
¸hough last on ²he
l¹stº this is certainly no² ²he least impo±»
²ant tip· The±e a±e seve±al ²hings you
must do to preven² tank fi±es¼
³´
Keep ²he hulL fLoo± clean.
Clean oF ½¹±e senso¾s eve´y day· Use
lens cleaneR¿
N¶N
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and lens ²issue,
N¶N
6640³00³Ä97³674Ä,
²o pRevent scratching the senso± lens
su±faceÅ
Æeport all fuel leaks as soon as you
spo² ²hem, no matteR how small ²hey
may be.
EyeBall all elec²rical cables DZ weaR
and damage, especially where they go
thRough ²he openÈng between the Ba²»
²e±y box and engine compaR²ment, and
whe±e they'Re ±outed along ²he uppeR
side o½ ²he powe±packÉ ÆepoRt any wea´,
cha½ing, mel²ing o± damage.
¹º
PRotect all cables whe±e "pinch
poin²sÊ existÉ W±ap them in old ±adiator
hosing oR shRÈnk sleeving.
Know youR ²ankËs fiRefighting
p±ocedu±es By heaR², just in case.


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