Travel Motor Maintenance; Travel Motor Gearbox Oil; Track Maintenance - Gehl RT175 Operator's Manual

Travel Motor Maintenance

Travel Motor Gearbox Oil

H
Fig. 102 – Travel Motor Gearbox Oil
Replace the travel motor gearbox oil if it becomes
contaminated, after major repairs, after the first 150
hours of use and every 1000 hours or annually
thereafter.
1. Park the machine with travel motor gearbox
drain/fill hole plug (G, Fig. 102) at the bottom.
2. Perform the "Mandatory Safety Shutdown
Procedure" on page 16.
3. Position a waste oil collection container with a 1
quart/liter (+ 0.10 quarts/liters) underneath the
drain/fill hole plug (G).
IMPORTANT:
Always dispose of hydraulic fluids
according to environmental laws or take to a recy-
cling center for proper disposal. DO NOT pour onto
the ground or down a drain.
4. Remove breather hole plug (H).
5. Remove drain/fill hole plug (G) and allow the oil
to drain completely.
Printed in U.S.A.
DRAIN
H
G
FILL
G
J
6. Rotate the travel motor gearbox 180° so the
drain/fill hole plug (G, Fig. 102) opening is at
the top.
7. Fill the travel motor gearbox with the correct
grade and type oil. Fill to level (J, Fig. 102).
NOTE:
Oil level will be visible at breather hole (H)
when correct oil level is reached.
8. Clean and replace drain/fill hole and breather
plugs (G and H). Tighten securely.
9. Test the drive system and check for leaks

Track Maintenance

Inspect the tracks daily for damage and wear.
Observe the following conditions to extend track
life:
• Avoid traveling or turning on broken stone, jag-
ged rock, metal or other material that could dam-
age or cut the tracks.
• Avoid traveling on riverbeds or areas with soft
rocks that could become stuck in the tracks,
which could cause damage to the tracks or cause
the tracks to slip off.
• Avoid using the machine on the seashore. Sea
salt can corrode the metal cores of the tracks.
• Immediately wipe any spilled fuel, oil, salt or
chemical solvents off of the tracks, as these sub-
stances can corrode the coupling in the metal
cores in the tracks, causing corrosion and peeling
• Avoid traveling on freshly paved roads or on hot
surfaces (e.g. fires, metal sheets exposed to direct
sunlight, etc.). Hot surfaces can damage the lugs
or cause irregular wear.
• Avoid moving earth in area where the tracks may
slip, which can cause excessive lug wear.
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