Case 2050M - As Required; Track Tension

7-MAINTENANCE
Asrequired
Tracktension
WARNING
Pressurizeduidcanpenetratetheskinandcausesevereinjuries.
Thegreaseinthetracktensioningmechanismisunderhighpressure.Keepfaceandbodyawayfrom
greasenipple.Neverloosenthegreasenipplemorethanonecompleteturn.
Failuretocomplycouldresultindeathorseriousinjury.
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Cleanthetracksandundercarriageasrequiredorattheendoftheworkshift.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface
topreventdistortionofthetrackseals.Ifthetemperatureiscold,parkthemachineonasurfacethatwillnotfreeze
tothetrackshoes.
Checkthetracktensionat100hourswhenthemachineisnewduringtheinitialrun-inperiodorifthetrackhasbeen
replaced.Checkthetracktensionfrequentlywhenyouoperate.Checkthetracktensionmoreoftenwhenworking
inextremeconditions.Whenmaterialpacksandcollectsontheundercarriagecomponents,thetracksmaybecome
tootight.
Correcttrackadjustmentwillhelpcontrolundercarriagewear.Maintaincorrecttracktension.
Prioroperation:
Keepallunauthorizedpersonnelclearofthearea.Parkthemachineonlevelground,inneutralwiththeparking
brakeapplied,andtheattachmentloweredtotheground.Makesurethatallresidualpressureisrelievedfromcircuits
beforebeginningmaintenance.
Tracktensioncheck
1.Inastraightpath,movethemachinebackwardthe
lengthofthetrack,andthenforwardthelengthofthe
track.Thiswillmakethebottomofthetracktight.Bring
themachineslowlytoastop.Donotusethebrakesto
stopthemachine.
2.Stopthemachinesothatapin(1)inthetrackchainis
overthefrontcarrierroller(2)—therollernearestthe
frontidler.Parkthemachineonlevelground,inneu-
tralwiththeparkingbrakeapplied,andtheattachment
loweredtotheground.Turnofftheengine,andremove
thekey.
3.Standonthetracksbetweenthefrontandrearcarrier
rollers,andthenbetweenthefrontidlerandthefront
carrierroller.
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4.Placeastraightedgeoverthetrack,andmeasurethe
trackdeection(sag)midwaybetweenthefrontcarrier
rollerandtheidlerwheel.Thenplaceastraightedge
overthetrack,andmeasurethetrackdeection(sag)
midwaybetweenthetwocarrierrollers.Averagethe
twomeasurementsandadjustthetracktoaveragebe-
tween44.50-58.00mm(1.75-2.25in).
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