SECTION8TRACKSYSTEMMAINTENANCE
8.1REGULARMAINTENANCESCHEDULE
CAUTION
>ALLTORQUESAREASPERAPPENDIX“A”TORQUETABLEUNLESSOTHERWISESPECIFIED.
>ALWAYSUSESOUCYTRACKAPPROVEDSPAREPARTSANDLUBRICANTSWHENYOU
MAINTAINYOURTRACKSYSTEM.
>INSPECTTORQUEONALLBOLTSAFTERTHEFIRSTTWOHOURSOFUSE.OPERATING
WITHLOOSEBOLTSCANLEADTODAMAGETOCOMPONENTS,LOSSOFTRACKSYSTEM
SUB-ASSEMBLIES,ANDSEVEREINJURIESORDEATH.
•Propermaintenanceofthetracksystemwillmaximizeitsservicelifeandpreventprematurefailureofcomponents.
•Thenexttableliststheminimummaintenancerequirementsapplicabletothetracksystem.Maintenanceintervals
canbeadjustedaccordingtofactorssuchasdrivinghabitsandoperatingconditions.
Table8.1RegularMaintenanceSchedule
Frequency(hours)
FirstEveryOperation
8102550250
Greasingofeverygreasepoints
✔ ✔
✔
✔ ✔
✔
Oillevelinspectioninundercarriagewheelshub
✔ ✔
✔
✔ ✔
✔
Tensionoftracks
✔ ✔
✔
✔ ✔
✔
Tighteningofbolts/Inspection
✔ ✔
✔
✔ ✔
✔
Visualinspectionoftracks
✔ ✔
✔
Visualinspectionofwheels
✔ ✔
✔
Visualinspectionofundercarriageandattachment
✔ ✔
✔
Alignmentoftracks
✔ ✔
✔
✔ ✔
✔
•Soucytrackrecommendsreducingbyhalfthemaintenanceintervalsrecommendedbythemanufacturerforthe
planetarygearoil,hydrostaticoilandlters.
•Checkfrontwheeltoeevery25hoursandrephasesteeringsystemifneeded.
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