PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-577
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 577
DECEMBER 2000
PS 577
26
DEC 00
MW24C Scoop Loader . . .
Air Out the Brakes
O
perators, make sure you bleed your scoop loader’s brakes when warm days
start turning into cool nights.
That’s the time of year when condensation
forms in the vehicle’s air brake system. Not
draining that condensation leads to corrosion.
Corrosion leads to brake failure.
So drain the water from the air tank before
and after the day’s run. Leave the valve open
until no more water comes out. Close the
valve tightly when you’re done.
ome operators forget to check the coolant level in the SEE’s expansion tank
because the tank is under the doghouse inside the vehicle’s cab. Out of sight, out
of mind!
When coolant gets low, the engine overheats. Eventually, it will seize up.
To keep that from happening, TM 5-2420-224-10’s PMCS says to keep the
expansion tank at least half full, but no more than three-quarters full. Problem is,
there are no markings on the tank that show half full.
So mark the tank yourself. Use a permanent marker and label the expansion
tank at one-half and three-quarters full.
Then there’s no more guesswork. Just add coolant when the tank’s below half
full.
SEE . . .
mark me
like so, then
keep the coolant
level between
the marks.
Drain water from air tank
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