PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-514
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 514
SEPTEMBER 1995
SPLs
I
r
the hydraulic Tank on
YoUR S-
±on
w²ecKe³ gushes oiL When you ret´act
the boom, LoWeµ the Tank's oiL ¶e
ve·.
A
bad design put the Vent on The retu¸ side of the tank¹ ºhaT means onLy so
much oiL can reTu» beFOre iT sTar±s pourIng ouT The Top oF ±he Tank¼ ½ou can s±oP
tha± mess by remoVing some oiL¾ ¿hen the oiL Is ho±À Á± onLy needs to ´each ±he
bot±om oF The fiLLer neck ºha±Ãs abouT FÁÄe Less gallons oÅ oil Than usuaLÆ WhÁch
shouLd reduce spiLÇsÈ Be sure you check ±he LeVeL When The oiL is hoTÆ oF cou´seÈ
CoLd ÉÊuId WiLL expand When hea±edË and make a bigger messÌ
He´e are ±Wo more suggesTÁons Åor sLoWÁng doWn ±he ´e±urn oÅ oil To ±he ±anÍ:
•
ÎoWe´ The boom haLFWay, ±hen WaiT beFOre b´Ánging Á± ±he rest oÅ the Way doWN¾
•
Do onLy one opera±ion aT a Time¾ ÎoWe´ ±he boom and ±hen ´e±racT ÁTË Ïor
instanceÐ
Ñhe tank desÒgn has been changedÆ but the onLy ±anks aVaiLabLe are The oÓd onesÔ
a
M¿Õ Ás in The WorksÆ TooÆ but unTiL Öt comes outÆ only you can sTop oI× sPILLsÈ
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