Case 2050M - Page 153

6-WORKINGOPERATIONS
Terrain
Changesintheterrainshiftsthemachinecenterofgravity
andincreasestheweightofthemachineondifferentparts
oftheundercarriage.
1.Workinguphillmovestheweightofthemachineback-
wardcausingincreasedwearoftherearrollersandin-
creasesforwarddrivewearofthesprocketsandbush-
ings.
Uphilllimit:45°
RCIL10CWL004AAL1
2.Workingdownhillmovesthemachineweightforward
causingincreasedwearofthefrontrollers.Dueto
thedesignofthetracksystem,workingdownhilldoes
reducethewearofthesprocketsandbushings.
Downhilllimit:45°
RCIL10CWL005AAL2
3.Workingonthesideofahillmovestheweightof
themachinetowardthedownhillsideofthemachine.
Wearisincreasedontherailsides,rollerandidler
anges,bushingendsandtrackshoeendsthatare
onthedownsideofthehill.
Sidehilllimit:35°
RCIL10CWL006AAL3
4.Workingonacrownwillcausetheinnercomponents
tocarrytheheaviestload.Thewearisincreasedon
theinnerlinks,rollertreads,idlertreadsandtrackplate
ends.Inextremesituations,theinnersprocket/bush-
ingwearisgreatlyincreased.
RCIL10CWL007AAL4
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