OM 803 us – Edition 3.7 * 803b530.fm 5-25
Maintenance
5.9 Tracks
Track wear can vary according to work and ground conditions.
Checking track tension
Crushing hazard when working under the machine!
Causes serious injury or death.
• Ensure that no one is in the danger zone!
• Support the machine so as to allow the tracks to sag freely.
1 Park the machine on firm, level and horizontal ground.
2 Raise the machine evenly and horizontally by means of the boom and the stabi-
lizer blade.
3 Place the tracks so that mark B is in the middle between the drive pinion C and the
track tension roller D.
4 Stop the engine.
5 Raise the control lever base.
6 Remove the starting key and carry it with you.
7 Adjust the correct track tension if the play between the track roller and the track is
not 15 – 20 mm (0.6 – 0.8 in).
Fig. 216: Raising the machine
Fig. 217: Rubber track mark
B
B
D
C
Fig. 218: Measuring distance
15 – 20 mm
0.6 – 0.8 in
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