PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-544
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 544
MARCH 1998
130G Graer .±²
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O
erators, the RighT amounT of clean hydrauLIc fluI
wIll lub±Icate the
!JOG
g±ader's cOmpOnents aNd keep ²em operaTIng smooth³y. ´hat ISµ if the hydrAul¶c
hOses a±e In go·d shape¸
¹he g±aderºs hydraulIc hOses get bRItt»e F¼Om cOnsTant exp·sure tO the e»e-
ments½ ¹he bIggest troubLe spot Is where the hoses ¾±e ±outed THrOugh tHe
ma¿NF¼ame to The hydraulIc cOntrOl boxÀ YouÁl³ F¶nd the
bx
undeÂeath the fROnt
of The cab (roads¶de)Ã
ÄydrauLIc FluId leak¶ng fRom the contRol bOX doesnÅt neceSSARÆly mean The
ÆnTeÂaL vaLves are shotÇ Most lIke³y, The ³eak Is cOmIng
fom
the hydraulIc hoSeS
routed along the maInÈÉameÊSeveral Ëet Away fÌom the bo͸
ÎubbÏÐg aga¿nsT oTher hosesÑ Or ÒHe mA¶nÓameÔ wears on Õe hose cOVer and
wÖ×e Re¶nØ·rcemenÙ EyebaLÚ each hoseÑ especIaL³y The ones ÒucKed beh¶nd OTHer
ÛOses½ ÜOuÁ re ³O·KiNg
Fr
OƳ st¾Ýns beHiÞd or aßong tàe botÒom oá the hOsesâ
ãäk år StaÆæs a³ong The maInfRame where The hOses are mounTedç Tooè
élways wear safêty goggles when t±ackIng down a leakë PInhole ³eaks In a
hIghìpresSure syStem can penetrate both skÆn and CloThÆng¸ Use a pÆece
Of cardbOardínOt your haædítO fInd The ³eakî
ïf you f¿nd a ³eak¶ng or damaged hoSe, cAll In your mechanIcð DepñndIng On
the dòóageÑ heôl³ eITher rep³ace or reìroute the hOseè
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