Yanmar ViO80-1A, User Operation And Maintenance Manual

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9 Rubber tracks
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9.3 Precautions for using rubber tracks
• Do not use them or pivot them on broken stones, a hard, rough rock base or around steel or
iron rods or the edges of iron plates.
• Do not use the machine on rocky ground such as a river bed as there is a risk that the tracks
will be damaged by gravel entering the runners or the tracks becoming loose. Pushing earth
by force will reduce the tracks' life span.
• Avoid the rubber becoming stained by oil, fuel or chemical solvents. If the tracks are dirty,
wipe them immediately. Do not travel across oily surfaces.
• When you do not use the machine for a period of over 3 months, avoid placing the tracks
in a place that is directly exposed to sunlight or rain.
• Never drive on heated surfaces such as fires in the open air, a steel plate exposed to the
sun or a hot asphalt road.
• Never drive on a track when the other track is held above the ground with the equipment.
This may damage the tracks or cause them to come off.
• Never turn on the spot on concrete or asphalt roads.
• Do not suddenly change the speed. You risk wearing or damaging the track.
• Never rotate on ground with a significant difference in level. Climb a step at a right angle
to avoid the tracks coming off.
• Gently lower a machine that has been raised from the ground with the equipment.
• We do not recommend that you use the machine to handle materials that become oily once
crushed (soya, wheat grains, compressed colza oil yeast, etc.). After use, clean the machine
fully with water.
• We do not recommend that you use the machine to handle materials such as salt, ammo-
nium sulphate, potassium chloride, potassium sulphate or super lime biphosphate. Transport-
ing these materials risks damage the metals' adhesion. After use, clean the machine fully with
water.
• Avoid the tracks coming into contact with concrete walls.
• The tracks tend to slip on snow or icy roads. Check that you do not slip when moving or
working on a slope in cold weather.
• Operating the machine in extremely cold weather may damage the rubber tracks and re-
duce their life span. Given the physical characteristics of rubber, observe the operating tem-
peratures specified in this manual.
• Do not damage the tracks with the bucket when using the machine.
• Do not drive on the boundary between a flat sur-
face and a slope to climb in reverse. Otherwise, re-
duce the speed.