Handling Rubber Crawlers
Rubber crawlers have an inherent weakness
due to their use of rubber. Be sure to heed
the prohibitions and cautions below so as to
prevent damage to the crawlers and crawler
slippage.
Prohibited Actions
Do not travel or operate the machine in the
following places:
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Traveling or slewing on broken stone,
jagged base rock, iron rods, iron scraps
or the edges of iron sheets may damage
or cut the crawlers.
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Traveling on riverbeds or places with
many soft rocks may cause the crawlers
to slip off or be damaged due to rocks
getting stuck in them.
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Do not use on the seashore. The salt may
corrode the metal cores.
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Do not let fuel, oil, salt or chemical
solvents get on the crawlers. These
substances may corrode the couplings
of the crawlers’ metal cores, resulting
in rust or peeling. If these substances
should get on the crawlers, wipe them off
immediately using water.
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Traveling on roads directly after
asphalting or on hot surfaces such as
over fires or on iron sheets under strong
sunlight may result in irregular wear or
damage of the lugs.
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Do not move earth in places where the
rubber crawlers may slip. Doing so may
speed up lug wear.
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