Getting The Machine Moving; General - jcb JS300 Service Manual

General

Moving the Machine
1. Prepare the machine.
Refer to: Operation > Preparing for Travel (Page 57).
2. Select a general power band.
Refer to: Operation > Instruments > General (Page 64).
3. Check the area around the machine, then sound the horn to warn other personnel of a machine operation.
4. Use the track controls to move the machine in the required direction.
Refer to: Operation > Drive Controls > Track Controls (Page 61).
5. Do not change the travel speed when the machine is moving. Stop the machine, then change the travel
speed.
Refer to: Operation > Drive Controls > Travel Speed Selector (Page 62).
Stability
Pull the dig end close when you travel, to improve the stability of the machine.
Decreasing the Machine Wear
When you travel on level ground keep the drive sprockets at the rear. If the drive sprockets are at the front,
the tracks could wear prematurely.
If you travel with the track raised on one side, it increases the load on the other side of the undercarriage. If
possible to decrease the wear, travel on level ground.
If you travel while using the dig end, it increases the load on the undercarriage and increases its wear.
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