Handling Rubber Crawlers - Takeuchi TB108 Operator's Manual

OPERATION

Handling Rubber Crawlers

Rubber crawlers have an inherent weakness
due to their use of rubber. Be sure to heed
the prohibitions and cautions below so as to
prevent damage to the crawlers and crawler
slippage.
Prohibited Actions
Do not travel or operate the machine in the
following places:
¡ Traveling or slewing on broken stone,
jagged base rock, iron rods, iron scraps
or the edges of iron sheets may damage
or cut the crawlers.
¡ Traveling on riverbeds or places with many
soft rocks may cause the crawlers to slip
off or be damaged due to rocks getting
stuck in them.
¡ Do not use on the seashore. The salt may
corrode the metal cores.
¡Do not let fuel, oil, salt or chemical solvents
get on the crawlers. These substances
may corrode the couplings of the crawlers'
metal cores, resulting in rust or peeling. If
these substances should get on the
crawlers, wipe them off immediately using
water.
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¡Traveling on roads directly after asphalting
or on hot surfaces such as over fires or
on iron sheets under strong sunlight may
result in irregular wear or damage of the
lugs.
¡Do not move earth in places where the
rubber crawlers may slip. Doing so may
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