Soucy S-TECH 7016 - Section 9 Track System Operation; Break-In Period, New Track; Use of Talc

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SECTION9TRACKSYSTEMOPERATION

9.1BREAK-INPERIOD,NEWTRACK

CAUTION

STAYAWAYFROMARUNNINGTRACTORORANYAGRICULTURALEQUIPMENT.

NOTICE

CLOSELYMONITORTHETRACKCONDITIONNINGPROCESSFORTHEFIRST150HOURSOF

OPERATION.

•Anadequatebreak-inperiodisrequiredtoconditionanewtrack.Usetalctoconditionanewtrack.Ifyoudonothave

talchandy,water,mud,snow,softground,anddustarelubricatingagentsabletoaccomplishsuchconditioning.

•Anewtrackgeneratesmoreheatinthewheelpathandtreadprolesthanaconditionedtrack.

Thisisonemorereasontoconditionanewtrack,thuspreventingtrackfailureoroverheat.

•Aninadequatebreak-inperiodcangeneratesmokeandthesmellofburntrubberandrubberdepositsonthetrack

andtheframe.Itmayalsocausedamagetotheinnersideofthelugs,suchasscufng.

•Topreventscufng,anewrubbertrackmustbepreconditionedBEFOREusingitintheeldsorontheroad.Anew

trackshouldbepreconditionedwithdirtorsomeothernon-causticmaterial.Thisisdonebyscatteringathinlayerof

thematerialoverthesurfaceofthetrackanddrivingthesystemslowlyforashortperiod.Thedirtactsasalubricant

andenhancesthetrackconditioningprocess.Conditioningmayneedtobedonemorethanonceifthesystemis

usedontheroadforlongdistancedispatch.

•Afterinitialconditioning,thesystemshouldbeoperatedintheeldtofurtherconditionthetrack.Thetrackconditioning

processshouldbecheckedoftenfortherst150hoursofoperation.Afterusingthesystemineldconditionsfora

while,thedrivelugswillhardenandbetterresistheatandscufng.

•Ifacceleratedscufngshouldoccurwithhighheatonthedrivelugs,seeSECTION6ofthismanualforadjustment

andalignmentproceduresorcontactyourSoucyTrackdealer.

9.2USEOFTALC

•Duringthebreak-inphase,coatthetrackwithtalc.T alcactsasadrylubricant.Itpreventsoverheatingandreduces

frictionbetweenwheelandtrack.Youcanprocuretalcfromyourtractordealer(typicaluseisfortreatedseedplanting

withpneumaticplanter).Applytalcasfollows:

•Sprinkleonecupoftalcpertrack(inordertolubricatethecontactsurfacebetweenthesideofthewheelandthe

drivelugs)anddrivethetractorfor2.5km(1.5mile).

•Whentravelinglongdistance,applytalcevery30minutesoftravel.

•Usetalcasnecessarywhentravelinglongdistance.

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