Operator's Manual

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ServicingtheTracks
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily—Check
thetracktension.
WARNING
Ifyouremovethetrack-tensiongreasevalve
foundinthehydraulic-tracktensioneror
loosenittoomuch,greasecanbereleased
andmaycauseseriousinjuryordeath.
Greaseinthehydraulictrackishighly
pressurized;ensurethatthetrack-tension
greasevalveisnotloosenedmorethan1
revolutionatatime.
TighteningtheTrackTension
Ifthetrackseemsloose,tightenthetracktensionas
follows:
1.Movethemachinetoalevelsurfaceandraise
thethrustframeandstabilizerssothatthetracks
areraised.
2.Shutofftheengineandremovethekey.
3.Removedirtanddebrisfoundaroundthe
track-tensiongreasevalve(Figure103).
Important:Ensurethattheareasurrounding
thetrack-tensiongreasevalveiscleanbefore
beginningtoadjustthetracktension.
4.Removetheretainingboltsandcoverthathouse
thetrack-tensiongreasevalve.
5.Applygreasetothettinguntilthetension
reaches22,063kPa(3,200psi)asshownin
Figure103.
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Figure103
Track-tensiongreasevalveshown
6.Removeexcessgreasefromaroundthevalve.
7.Installthecoverandretainingbolts.
8.Repeatsteps3through7totightenthetrack
tensionontheotherside.
LooseningtheTrackTension
Ifthetrackseemstight,loosenthetracktensionas
follows:
1.Movethemachinetoalevelsurfaceandraise
thethrustframeandstabilizerssothatthetracks
areraised.
2.Shutofftheengineandremovethekey.
3.Removedirtanddebrisfoundaroundthe
track-tensiongreasevalve(Figure103).
Important:Ensurethattheentirearea
surroundingthetrack-tensiongreasevalve
iscleanbeforebeginningtoadjustthetrack
tension.
4.Removetheretainingboltsandcoverthathouse
thetrack-tensiongreasevalve.
5.Turnthetrack-tensiongreasevalve
counterclockwisenomorethan1revolution
(Figure103).
Note:A1-revolutionturnreleasesgreaseand
loosensthetrack.
6.Whenthetensionreaches3,200psi,turnthe
track-tensiongreasevalveclockwisetotighten
it.
7.Removeexcessgreasefromaroundthevalve.
8.Installthecoverandretainingbolts.
9.Repeatsteps3through8toloosenthetrack
tensionontheotherside.
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