. OPERATION MACHINE OPERATIONS AND CONTROLS Using Road Liners and Rubber Shoes 3 - 113 Prohibited Works Do not carry out the following types of work. Carrying out operationsand steering on crushe d rock, extremely rough hard rock, steel beams, scrap iron, or near the edges of steel plates will cause damage to the road liners and rubber shoes. large numbers of large and small boulders, the stones may get In places such as river beds where there are caught and damage the road liners and rubber out when the shoes are slipping, this will redu shoes or make the shoes come off. If dozing operations are carried ce the life of the road liners and rubber shoes.
Be careful not to get oil, fuel, or chemical solve nt on the road liners and rubber shoes. If such a substance should get on the shoes, remove it immediately. Furt hermore, do not travel on road surfaces where oil has collected. When putting the machine into long-term sto protected from direct sunlight or rain. rage (3 months or more), store the machine indoors where it is Do not use the machine in high-temperature ar eas, such as areas where there is burning wood, steel plates that have been left under the hot sun, or places wh ere asphalt has been laid. Do not move the machine with the crawler on o ne side raised using the work equipment.
This will cause damage to the rubber shoes and may cause the rubbe r shoes to come off. When the rubber parts of the road liner are so worn or broken that the head of the mounting bolts are scratched, replace the shoe immediately. If the bolt head s are broken, the bolt cannot be removed. When installing road liners, always install them to all links on both sides. If they are installed to only one part of the links, their durability will be greatly reduce d. Long Life Operations out work. oncrete surfaces.
There is danger that the concrete surface will his may cause premature wear or damage to the road liners and Be careful of the following points when carrying Avoid carrying out counterrotation turns on c scrape off the rubber from the shoe. Avoid making sudden changes in direction. T rubber shoes. Avoid operating the steering when traveling ov er places where there is a big difference in height. When traveling over obstacles or places where there is a diffe to prevent the shoes from coming off. rence in height, drive the machine at right angles to the obstacle et, lower it slowly. oil when crushed (soya beans, corn, or remains of vegetables se.
adhesion of the steel core, such as salt, ammonium sulphate, lcium superphosphate; or wash the machine after use. alt, so avoid using the machine in coastal areas. If the machine has been raised using the buck Avoid doing work with materials that produce squeezed for oil); or wash the machine after u Avoid handling materials that will attack the potassium chloride, potassium sulphate, or ca The adhesion of the core will be attacked by s When handling salt, sugar, wheat, or soybeans , if there is any deep cut in the road liners and rubber shoes, these substances may get into the lugs or cut portio n of the rubber. Always repair the rubber before use. gainst walls or concrete embankments.
Do not carry out work that involves scraping a Road liners and rubber shoes slip extremely e asily on snow or frozen roads. Be careful not to slip when traveling or working on slopes. The properties of road liners and rubber sho es change when working in extremely cold places, and this will oes. reduce the life of the road liners and rubber sh Because of the properties of rubber, use the ro ad liners and rubber shoes within a range of -25°C to +65°C (-13 °F to +149°F). When carrying out bucket operations, be caref ul not to damage the road liners and rubber shoes with the bucket.