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NOTICE
INADEQUATETRACKTENSIONMAYCAUSEDAMAGETOOTHERCOMPONENTS.SEENEXT
TABLESTODETERMINETHESIGNSANDCONSEQUENCESOFWRONGTRACKTENSION.
NOTE
Checkthetensionaftertherst15hoursofoperation,andthenevery250hours.
Table7.1Trackdeectiontable
FrontTrackRearTrack
TrackSystemModel
Deection
(mm/in)
Force
(kg/lb)
Deection
(mm/in)
Force
(kg/lb)
S-TECH7016
19
3/4
68
150
19
3/4
68
150
NOTE
•Thetoleranceis+/-6mmineachcase.
•Thosevalueareindicative.Donotputtoomuchtensiononthetracks.Itisbettertohaveaslightlyloosetrack.
Table7.2Consequencesofwrongtension
TENSIONSIGNSCONSEQUENCES
ToolooseRatcheting.
vibrationincrease
Prematurewearoftrack.
Lossoftraction.
Trackderailing
Tootight
Planetarydrivenoise&overheatingPrematurewearofplanetarygearbox
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