13. Operating Instructions
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13-21-4. Other precautions for using the rubber crawlers
Observe the following precautions when operating the machine:
• Never spin-turn on concrete or asphalt roads.
• Do not change course suddenly. Doing this will cause the rubber track to wear early or be damaged.
• Do not turn the machine across a large level gap while traveling. Remember that running over a level
gap at a right angle will prevent the crawler from coming off.
• Slowly lower the machine after it has been lifted above the ground with the implement.
• It is not recommended that the machine be used to handle any materials that become oily after being
crushed (e.g., soybeans, corn, rapeseed oil seeds, etc.). After unavoidably using the machine to han-
dle such materials, clean the crawlers with water.
• It is not recommended that the machine be used to handle materials such as salt, ammonium sulfate,
potassium chloride, potassium sulfate, or superbiphosphate of lime. Handling these materials may af-
fect the core metal adversely. After using the machine to handle such materials, clean the crawlers with
water.
• Do not operate the machine at the seashore. Doing this may affect the core metal adversely due to the
salt content.
• If a rubber crawler is cracked, it could be easily damaged when exposed to salt, sugar, wheat, or soy-
beans. Be sure to repair any cracks in the rubber crawler to prevent rubber chips from getting into the
materials being handled.
• Do not allow the rubber crawler to rub against a concrete wall.
• The rubber crawlers are prone to slip on snow or on a frozen road. Be careful of skidding when travel-
ing or operating on a slope in cold weather.
• Operating the machine in extremely cold weather will deteriorate the rubber crawlers, shortening their
life.
• Use the rubber crawlers between -13
°
F to +131
°
F (-25
°
C to +55
°
C) because of the physical charac-
teristics of rubber.
• Be careful not to damage the rubber crawlers with the bucket while operating the machine.
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