PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-636
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 636
NOVEMBER 2005
PS 636
NOV 05
23
Construction
Equipment…
M
other Nature and conditions at the worksite have something in common—they
both can fool ya!
For example, mud is wet and soft during the day. But at night it can freeze and
become as hard as concrete. A vehicle left sitting in mud at the end of the day will
be frozen in its tracks the next morning.
And it doesn’t matter if you’re in the DEUCE, D5B or D7G tractors, or M9
ACE—you
can’t
rock the vehicle loose. You’ll end up with a broken track, snapped
drive sprocket teeth and a vehicle that’s still stuck.
Here’s how to prevent that problem before the sun goes down:
•
Park your vehicle on high
ground if possible. Water drains
downhill, so the mud won’t be
quite as deep.
•
Avoid parking in deep ruts
worn by other vehicles. Some are
deep enough to bottom out your
vehicle’s hull. Leave it there and
you won’t be moving until spring!
•
Use a shovel to scoop out mud
that has collected on and between
roadwheels and drive sprockets. If
there’s no mud, it can’t freeze.
•
Put a board between the ground
and any moldboard. That way the
mud can’t freeze the moldboard
in place.
PS 636
NOV 05
22
Construction
Equipment…
Any ice build-up on the rods will
scrape or cut seals when the rod is moved.
Damaged seals lead to fluid leaks, which
lead to NMC equipment. If you find any
ice, get rid of it.
Operators,
eyeball my cylinder
rods
before
the
day’s run,
especially
in cold weather.
if the equipment is going
to sit
longer
than a
month, coat the polished
cylinder rod with a light
coat of GAA.
Another rod saver, no matter what the
weather, is to exercise the cylinders weekly.
This fights rust by spreading a thin coat of
oil on the rod. Rust, like ice build-up, will
scrape and cut the rod’s seal.
Remove
ice build up
before
starting
Use shovel to
scoop out mud
Use board to
keep moldboard
off ground
This
mud sure
is
soft
and
wet
today!
Yes,
ma’am, it
surely is.
pssst…
Don’t let her
fool
ya!
Don’t Rock the Boat!
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4:30 PM
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