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Personal injury or death can result from sudden machine movement. Personnel can be injured during the steering check. To help prevent possible personal injury, keep all personnel away from the machine or in clear view of the operator when the machine is in operation during steering checks. |
| Specifications | |
| Function | Maximum Time |
| Eject | 15 seconds |
| Retract | 15 seconds |
Park the machine on a level surface. Move the parking brake control to the ENGAGED position. Ensure that the oil is at operating temperature. Refer to Testing and Adjusting, "Machine Preparation for Testing and Adjusting" for information on warming the oil.
Move the parking brake control valve to the ENGAGED position and shut off the engine once each test is complete.
- Start the engine and run the engine at high idle.
- Move the parking brake control to the DISENGAGED position.
- Fully articulate the machine into one of the stops and release the steering wheel.
- Fully articulate the machine into the other stop. Rotate the steering wheel at maximum speed. Begin timing when you start turning the steering wheel.
- Repeat this procedure several times in each direction in order to obtain an average time.
The average steering time should not exceed the following time: ... 4 ± 1 seconds when the steering wheel is rotated at 60 RPM
If the steering time does not match the above value, refer to Testing and Adjusting, "Steering System Troubleshooting".
- Start the engine and ensure that the ejector blade is fully retracted.
- With the engine at maximum speed, move the ejector control to the EJECT position. Start timing when the EJECT position is selected. Reduce the engine speed as the ejector blade approaches the rear of the body. Damage may result if the ejector blade reaches the stops at high speed.
- With the engine at maximum speed, move the ejector control to the RETRACT position. Start timing when the RETRACT position is selected. Reduce the engine speed as the ejector blade approaches the front of the body. Damage may result if the ejector blade reaches the stops at a high speed. Damage may result if the ejector contacts the body at high speed.
- Repeat the test several times in order to obtain an average time for each cycle.
Maximum time (EJECT) ... 15 seconds
Maximum time (RETRACT) ... 15 seconds
If the cycle times do not match the above values, refer to Systems Operation, Testing and Adjusting, "Ejector System Troubleshooting".