Case CX490D - Track Tension

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Tracktension
WARNING
Tip-overhazard!
Onlyraisethetrackaslittleasnecessary.
Failuretocomplycouldresultindeathorseriousinjury.
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Checkthetracktensionperiodically
NOTICE:ifthetracksaretootight,theywearquickly.Iftracksarenottightenough,theywearquicklyandthelinks
cancatchonthesprocketwheelorslideofftheidlerwheelorthesprocketwheel.Cleanthetracksafterwork.
Tocheckthetrackstension,proceedasfollows:
1.Swingtheupperstructuretoastraightanglerelative
totheundercarriage.Lowertheattachmenttothe
ground,thenlowertheboomuntilthetrackisraised
offtheground.Placeablockundertheundercar-
riageandraisetheattachmentofftheground.
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2.Turntheenginespeedthrottletothemaximum
speedposition.
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3.Pressthetravelmodeselectorbutton(1)tosetthe
"Rabbit"mode.
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