Grouser Products Ag 240I, Owner'S Manual & Parts Book

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Skid Shoe and Tilt Plate Adjustment
Skid Shoe Adjustment:
1. Remove the handle from the ratchet keeper by pulling the hitch clip
pin and insert it into the handle receiver on the ratchet jack.
2. Loosen the locking nut on the ratchet jack.
3. Hold the body of the ratchet jack and rotate the ratchet jack handle
to raise or lower the skid shoes.
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reverse lever on the handle (see Figure 2). Rotate the ratchet jack
handle again to move the skid shoe in the desired direction.
5. After the skid shoe is adjusted, rotate the ratchet jack handle until it
rests against the ratchet keeper. Return the removable handle to
the ratchet keeper ensuring that the ratchet jack handle is captured
by the removable handle and the ratchet keeper. Secure the
handle to the ratchet keeper with the hitch clip pin.
6. Tighten the locking nut against the ratchet jack body to keep it from
moving.
7. When skid shoes are worn up to the bolt heads, replace skid shoes.
Skid Shoe
Figure 1
Figure 2
Forward/Reverse Lever
Handle
Receiver
Handle
Receiver
Removable
Handle
Tilt Plate
Note: Do not remove all of the bolts at the same time.
1. The preferred blade position for adjusting the tilt plates is laying
face down on blocks.
2. Remove the top and bottom bolts from each tilt plate.
3. Add or remove washers as needed to adjust tilt-way clearance
to 1/16” - 1/8”.
4. Reinstall top and bottom bolts.
5. Follow Steps #2-4 for the center bolts.
6. Once the tilt-way clearance is set, torque bolts to 640 ft-lbs.
Washers
Adjustment
Track
Skid Shoe
Tilt Plate
Skid Shoe Adjustment:
1. Raise and secure blade to access skid shoe bolts and nuts.
2. Loosen nuts and set skid shoe depth by sliding the shoe up
and down.
3. Once the depth is set, torque bolts to 150 ft-lbs.
4. When skid shoes are worn down to 1/4” of wear material
remaining, replace skid shoes.
10’ Blade Skid Shoe Adjustment