Taylor TX180S, Maintenance Manual

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27-1 27-1 TX / TXH / TXB 180S - 400L (Rev. 4/23/07) TX / TXH / TXB 180S - 400L (Rev. 4/23/07)
serious failure of the structural weldment. serious failure of the structural weldment.
When a crack is found, the truck must be When a crack is found, the truck must be
immediately taken out of service and repaired. immediately taken out of service and repaired.
  Under no circumstances, Under no circumstances,
without prior written approval without prior written approval from Taylor from Taylor
Machine Works, Inc. Engineering Department, Machine Works, Inc. Engineering Department,
should the should the mast assembly mast assembly be modifi be modifi ed. ed. As per As per
OSHA 29 CFR1910.178 (a) (4). OSHA 29 CFR1910.178 (a) (4).
  If the fatigue crack is allowed If the fatigue crack is allowed
to grow, catastrophic failure could occur in to grow, catastrophic failure could occur in the the
mast assembly or other welded components mast assembly or other welded components
causing serious injury to personnel and / or causing serious injury to personnel and / or
property. property.
taken apart from the outer mast. taken apart from the outer mast.
  The roller assemblies must not The roller assemblies must not
be over be over lubricated. lubricated. Excess grease Excess grease inside the inside the
mast rails may cause the rollers to slide when mast rails may cause the rollers to slide when
subjected to a subjected to a heavy load. heavy load. If this happen If this happen s, a s, a
flat spot will be worn on the rollers and the flat spot will be worn on the rollers and the
rollers will continue to slide until replaced with rollers will continue to slide until replaced with
new rollers. new rollers.
Chain Rollers Chain Rollers (Illustration 27-4) (Illustration 27-4) . . The chain rollers The chain rollers
use sealed ball beari use sealed ball beari ngs. ngs. Check the chain Check the chain rollers rollers
for looseness, cracks or flat spots. for looseness, cracks or flat spots.
Lift Chains. Lift Chains. The lift The lift chains must chains must be lubricated be lubricated
every 500 hours of operation (refer to every 500 hours of operation (refer to Leaf Chain Leaf Chain
PROCEDURE 1 PROCEDURE 1
PROCEDURE 2 PROCEDURE 2
PROCEDURE 3 PROCEDURE 3
PROCEDURE 4 PROCEDURE 4
PROCEDURE 5 PROCEDURE 5
Illustration 27-1. Illustration 27-1. Mast Slide Mast Slide Bearing Shimming Bearing Shimming Procedure Procedure
Care, Maintenance, and Replacement Care, Maintenance, and Replacement section in section in
the back the back of this of this manual). manual). Refer to Refer to the the Fuel and Fuel and
Lubricant Specifications Lubricant Specifications for the type of lubricant for the type of lubricant
to be used to lubricate the lift chains. to be used to lubricate the lift chains.
Tilt Cylinder and Mast Hanger Pins. Tilt Cylinder and Mast Hanger Pins. The The tilt tilt cyl- cyl-
inder and mast hanger pins must be greased peri- inder and mast hanger pins must be greased peri-
odically (refer to the odically (refer to the Preventive Maintenance Preventive Maintenance
install shims in the outer mast slide bearings. install shims in the outer mast slide bearings.
The carriage and inner mast should then be The carriage and inner mast should then be
secured in position by an appropriate means secured in position by an appropriate means
or they can be lowered to a height where they or they can be lowered to a height where they
can more easily be blocked in position and can more easily be blocked in position and
shimmed. shimmed. Shim the outer Shim the outer mast until mast until the clear- the clear-
ance is 1/16 to ance is 1/16 to 1/32 inch (1.6 t 1/32 inch (1.6 t o .8 mm). o .8 mm). (See (See
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