SK599-AT5
Steering system
Truck
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12.
Steering system
shows how the steering system is built.
A. Steering box;
B. Steering rod;
C. Steering arms;
D. Auxiliary steering cylinders;
E. Main steering cylinder rear axle.
The rotary movement of the steering wheel is activated in the
steering box A
and transposed into the
mechanical movement of the
steering rod B
, which operates the
steering arms C
of the axles.
On the axles, there are
auxiliary steering cylinders D
mounted for power-assisted steering.
Axles 4 and 5 are not mechanically connected to axles 1 and 2, but they are hydraulically steered by
means of a valve block and a
main steering cylinder E
.
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Steering modes
The steering system of the truck has two steering modes (see
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On-the-road mode;
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Off-the-road mode.
32. Switch steering system on-the-road / off-the-road
on the control panel to switch the steering
system between
on-the-road mode
(steering wheel) and
off-the-road mode
(hand).
This may only be carried out when the vehicle is not moving.
Picture 12-1
