PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-677
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 677
APRIL 2009
47
PS 677
APR 09
Cab Floor Cleanup
The grader’s cab floor seems like a handy
area to put rags, tools, soft drink cans, water
bottles and chains during operations.
Problem is, these items can get under the
accelerator, decelerator or brake pedals and
keep them from working when you need
them.
That can lead to an accident.
So, get rid of anything on the cab floor
that gets in the way of the controls.
Use
the toolbox that’s in the front of the grader,
above the circle drive, to store items.
Behind the Seat
Most operators put their jacket behind the
seat.
Just be careful about what else you put
there.
The cab’s heater wires are exposed
in that area.
Too much junk behind the seat
breaks the wires.
Busted wires mean there’s
no heat!
Under the Floor Mat
What’s
on
and
under
the floor mat needs to be
cleaned out. Gravel and
dirt Fnd their way under
the mat—and hold in water,
too.
Gravel also accumulates
from your boots and blocks
up the access cover and the
heater fan motors. Enough
gravel to
block air flow can
cause an electrical short.
Use a vacuum or low-
pressure air to clean out
any gravel and dirt behind
the access cover. Do not
use water behind the access
cover
because
that
can
cause electrical damage.
130G Road Grader…
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perators, do not crank down on the washer fluid switch for more than a few seconds
if fluid doesn’t squirt onto the cab’s windshield.
Sure, this might sound simple. But way too
many washer fluid pumps get replaced needlessly
because of this. The pump will easily burn out when
you turn and leave the switch on—especially with
no fluid in the washer bottle.
So, eyeball the fluid level in the washer bottle
before the day’s run. Fill it up if it’s empty!
130G Grader.…
washer pump burnout
Don’t
keep
pushing
here…
…if there’s no
washer fluid
in here!
Keeping the floor
area inside the
grader’s cab
clean, counts!
Too much
clutter can
get in the way
of operations.
Be careful what you put
behind seat. Too much junk
can break cab’s heater wires.
Clean out gravel
under mat
Clean out any
gravel and dirt
behind access
cover
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