CASE CONSTRUCTION Alpha Series - Initial 10 Hours; Track Tension Check and Adjustment

7-MAINTENANCE
INITIAL10HOURS
Tracktensioncheckandadjustment
Checkthetracktensionaftertherst10honanewmachineorifnewtrackshavebeeninstalled.Aftertheinitial10h
check,thetracktensionshouldbecheckedevery50hthereafter.Forthisprocedure,thetracks,rollers,idlerwheels,
debrisguard,andnaldrivesprocketsmustbecleanofdirtanddebris.
Tracktensioncheck
1.Parkthemachineonrmlevelsurface.
2.Raise,block,andsupportmachineproperlyuntilthe
tracksareabout50mm(2.0in)offthesurface.
3.Measurefromthebottomofthecenterrollerwheel(1)
tothelowertracktopsurface(2).Theallowabletrack
sagis12–19mm(0.5–0.75in).
RAIL15SSL0356AA1
Tracktensionadjustment
1.Usea13mmtoolandremovethetrackadjustment
accesscover(1)toexposethetrackadjustmenttting.
RAIL15SSL0356AA2
Increasetracktension:
AddTUTELAMOLYGREASEGR-75greasetoin-
creasetracktensionadjustmenttting(1).
Decreasetracktension:
Usea19mmtoolandslowlyturnthetting(2)
counterclockwise.Greasewillescapefromthe
bottomofthettinganddecreasetension.
RAIL15SSL0382BA3
7-26