PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-620

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 620

JULY 2004
PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-620 - Page 14 of 33
Clutch Pedal No-No
Using the excavator’s clutch pedal as
a footrest is a big no-no! Any bump or
pothole you hit disengages or engages
the SEE’s transmission. This yo-yo
effect puts a lot of unnecessary wear
and tear on the clutch and transmis-
sion—like wearing out the clutch disk
or the release bearing. End result—
your excavator is going nowhere!
So play it safe and keep your foot off
the clutch pedal while driving the SEE.
T
he excavator just got back from the
paint shop looking like new.
..except.
Before the vehicle heads out of the
motorpool, you mechanics have to
make sure
“40 PSI”
is stenciled on the
fenders as a reminder to your operators.
The excavator needs just 40 psi per
tire for both highway and cross-country
driving. Any more or any less air pres-
sure leads to sidewall damage.
PS 620
JUL 04
25
Tire
PSI
Reminder
PS 620
JUL 04
24
Four-Wheel Drive
Don’t engage either of the SEE’s four-
wheel drive options when a wheel is spin-
ning in sand, dirt or mud.
You’ll damage a
differential or U-joints if you do.
Instead, engage the four-wheel drive
before
getting into the soft stuff.
If you for-
get and wheels start spinning,
STOP!
Then,
switch into four-wheel drive and move out.
Also, never drive on a hard surface road with
the differential locks engaged.
That puts a
strain on differentials, U-joints and tires.
oh, yeah.
this new paint
job looks
great!
you
bet!
uh-oh!
no tire
pressure stencil!
Stencil here
STOP -- then shift to four-wheel drive
Stay
away!
Keep your foot off clutch pedal while driving
Not all SEE operators
are old hands when it
comes to driving and
operating the small
emplacement excavator
at the construction
site.
Here are some helpful
pointers to keep in mind
for new operators—and
seasoned ones, too.
They’ll help smooth
out some of those
bumps in the road.
SPC Digger Cogburn
Got 200,000 foxholes
out of his SEE with
good PM!
SGT Trencher
Patton
Dug 30 trenches in
one day with his SEE!
PVT Al Einstein
Came up with a new
way to get an AOAP
sample from a SEE!
620. 24-25 (C)
6/6/04
10:03 AM
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