Front Wheel Track Formation; Front Wheel Twinning (600/65R34 + 520/70R34) - Belarus 3522.5 Operator's Manual

4.2.12 Front wheel track formation

The tractor track for front wheels can have two values – 2150 mm (diagram 1 in fig-
ure 4.2.8) and 2000 mm (diagram 2 in figure 4.2.8).
DIAGRAM 1
Figure 4.2.8 – Setting a track for tractor front wheels
The front wheel track is changed by moving the wheels from one sideboard to the other.
ATTENTION: EX-WORKS DELIVERED THE FRONT WHEELS ARE SET TO A
TRACK UNDER THE DIAGRAM 1 (FIGURE 4.2.8)!
To set the wheels for 2000 mm track (digram 2) do the following:
- detach the wheels from flanges of FDA wheel-hub drives;
- displace the wheels from one sideboard to the other one, attaching them to the
flanges of wheel-hub drives with the other side of the disk.
The nuts to secure the wheel on the flange of the FDA wheel-hub drive shall be
tightened with a torque of 700 to 750 N· m.
ATTENTION: AFTER YOU HAVE MOUNTED THE WHEELS CHECK NUTS FOR
TIGHTENING AFTER THE FIRST OPERATION HOUR, AFTER 10 OPERATION HOURS
AND EVERY 125 HOURS OF OPERATION!
ATTENTION: AFTER YOU HAVE CHANGED THE FRONT WHEEL TRACK
CARRY OUT CHECK AND ADJUSTMENT OF FRONT WHEEL TOE-IN. BEFORE
CHECKING THE TOE-IN MAKE SURE TO CHECK AND, IF NECESSARY, ADJUST
PLAY IN STEERING JOINTS!
4.2.13 Front wheel twinning
Twin the front wheels only in exceptional cases, for instance, when gripping rates
on waterlogged lands are not sufficient.
Operational restrictions as well as rules and pecularities on use of "BELARUS-
3522.5" tractors with the front wheels twinned are provided in section 5 "Coupling of im-
plements".
ATTENTION: FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH RULES ON OPERATION OF TRAC-
TORS COMPLETED WITH TWINNED FRONT WHEELS CAN RESULT IN FDA BREAK-
DOWN AND PREMATURE WEAR OF TRACTOR TIRES!
A customer can be provided with a set for front wheel twinning against order, it is
packed into a separate box.
The set for front wheel twinning includes the following items:
- mechanisms for twinning – 8 pcs.;
- special (outer) wheels – 2 pcs.;
- tube wrench – 1 pc.;
A digram for front wheel twinning is provided in figure 4.2.9;
The mechanism for front wheel twinning is presented in figure 4.2.10;
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DIAGRAM 2