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9.4 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 recommend not 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 recommend not to handle materials such as salt, ammonium sulphate, potassium chlo-
ride, potassium sulphate or super lime biphosphate. Transporting 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 reduce
their life span. Given the physical characteristics of rubber, observe the operating temperatu-
res 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.
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