Soucy S-TECH 1000X User manual

SOUCYTRACKSYSTEMSUSERGUIDE
S-TECH1000X
A-8J1201-7-EN
Rev.A
February2020.
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Tollfree:1877474-6665
Fax:[phone]
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TABLEOFCONTENTS
TITLEPAGE
SECTION1LOAD&SPEEDRATINGANDTRACKSYSTEMSPECIFICATIONS......................1
SECTION2INTRODUCTION..............................................................7
2.1PRESENTATION...................................................................7
2.2HOWTOUSETHISGUIDE...........................................................7
2.3SYSTEMDESCRIPTION.............................................................8
2.4SERIALNUMBERANDIDENTIFICATION................................................9
SECTION3SAFETY.....................................................................11
3.1GENERAL........................................................................11
3.1.1SAFETYSIGNSUSEDINTHISGUIDE...............................................12
3.1.2SAFETYINSTRUCTIONS.........................................................12
3.1.3SAFETYLABELS................................................................16
SECTION4PARTSCATALOGOFCOMBINETRACKSYSTEMS-TECH1000X.......................17
4.1EXPLODEDVIEWOFTHETRACKSYSTEM............................................17
4.2PARTSLISTOFTHELEFTMODULE..................................................18
4.3PARTSLISTOFTHERIGHTMODULE.................................................20
4.4PARTSLISTOFTHEMAINAXLEASSEMBLY............................................22
4.5PARTSLISTOFTHEFRONTSUBFRAMEASSEMBLY....................................24
4.6PARTSLISTOFTHEREARSUBFRAMEASSEMBLY.....................................25
4.7PARTSLISTOFTHEFIBERBUSHINGASSEMBLY.......................................26
4.8PARTSLISTOFTHETENSIONERASSEMBLY...........................................27
4.9PARTSLISTOFTHEREARIDLERBOGIE..............................................28
4.10PARTSLISTOFTHEMIDROLLERBOGIE.............................................29
4.11PARTSLISTOFTHEMIDROLLERBOGIE.............................................30
4.12PARTSLISTOFTHEHYDRAULICSYSTEMASSEMBLY..................................31
4.13PARTSLISTOFTHEHYDRAULICSYSTEMASSEMBLY..................................32
SECTION5PREPARATION...............................................................33
5.1TOOLSLIST......................................................................33
5.2PREPARATION....................................................................33
SECTION6TRACKSYSTEMINSTALLATIONPROCEDURE......................................35
6.1INSTALLATIONPROCEDURE.........................................................35
6.2HYDRAULICLOADINGSEQUENCE....................................................42
6.3TRACKINGPROCEDURE............................................................44
6.4TRACKALIGNMENTSHORTPROCEDURE..............................................45
6.5TRACKALIGNMENTLONGPROCEDURE...............................................46
6.6TRACKALIGNMENTPROCEDURE....................................................47
SECTION7MAINTENANCE...............................................................49
7.1REGULARMAINTENANCETABLE.....................................................49
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7.2WHEELSOILVERIFICATION.........................................................50
7.3WHEELSOILCHANGE..............................................................51
7.4MAINAXLEOILVERIFICATION.......................................................53
7.5MAINAXLEOILCHANGE............................................................54
7.6LUBRICATINGPOINTS..............................................................57
7.7CLEANINGANDSTORAGE..........................................................57
7.8LONG-TERMSTORAGECONDITIONS.................................................58
SECTION8OPERATION..................................................................59
8.1BREAK-INPERIOD,NEWTRACK.....................................................59
8.2USEOFTALC.....................................................................59
8.3SAFEOPERATION.................................................................59
8.4TRACKROTATION.................................................................60
8.5RECOMMENDATIONWHENTRAVELLINGONROAD......................................60
SECTION9WARRANTYPOLICYANDPROCEDURE...........................................61
9.1SCOPE..........................................................................61
9.2COMMITMENT....................................................................61
9.3WARRANTYPERIOD...............................................................61
9.4EXCLUSION......................................................................62
9.5LIMITATIONS......................................................................62
9.6TERMS..........................................................................63
SECTION10REPLACEMENTPROGRAMFORRUBBERTRACKS................................65
10.1AGRICULTURALTRACK............................................................65
10.2ELIGIBILITY......................................................................65
10.3OWNERCOMMITMENT............................................................65
10.4WARRANTYPERIODFOLLOWINGTHEREPLACEMENT..................................65
10.5OTHERCONDITIONS..............................................................66
SECTION11APPENDIX..................................................................67
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SECTION1LOAD&SPEEDRATINGANDTRACKSYSTEMSPECIFICATIONS
HARVESTINGCONDITIONS,30C,86F
Speed(kph)≤14192430
Speed(mph)≤9121518.5
Frontaxleweightkg(lb)Time(h)
13500(29500)4444
14700(32500)4444
15900(35000)44413/4
17000(37500)44411/4
18200(40000)4441
18700(41500)4431/43/4
19800(43500)4411/23/4
20500(45000)4411/43/4
21600(47500)4411/2
22700(50000)443/41/2
23400(51500)431/43/41/2
Table1.1TRACKSYSTEMSPECIFICATIONS
WeightFootprint
Rightmodule6057lbs
2130kg
3411in2
2.20m2
S-TECH1000XLeftmodule6057lbs
2130kg
3411in2
2.20m2
NOTICE
•WHENDRIVINGONTHEROADOVERLONGDISTANCEORINHIGHAMBIENT
TEMPERATURE,SPRINKLEACUPOFTALCPOWDER,SANDSORDUSTSINEACHTRACK
SYSTEMTOLUBRICATETHETRACKANDWHEELS.
•REDUCESPEEDANDLOADONCROWNEDROADSTOPREVENTUNEVENTRACKWEAR.
•CLEANUPMUDANDRESIDUEBUILD-UPSONTHECHASSISONAREGULAR
BASIS.INCREASEFREQUENCYINSTICKYWETSOILS.
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NOTICE
AVOIDSHARPTURNSONHARDSURFACESWHENLOADED.
SHARPTURNSORUSINGBRAKESDURINGTURNSMAYCAUSEADDITIONALSTRESSON
MACHINECOMPONENTSANDSHOULDBEAVOIDED.
NOTE
*Maximumpayloadforroadtravelduration≤1hour.Forlongerduration,reducespeedand/orload.
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NOTICE
•DRIVINGONTHEROADWITHTRACKSCANINCREASETREADWEARUPTO15TIMES
FASTERTHANFIELDWEARRATES.INORDERTOMAXIMIZETRACKLIFE,KEEPROAD
TRAVELTOAMINIMUMANDFOLLOWTHELOADANDSPEEDGUIDELINESASSHOWN
ABOVE.
•ALWAYSREMOVEHEADERANDEMPTYGRAINTANKBEFOREDRIVINGCOMBINEONTHE
ROAD.
•WHENDRIVINGCOMBINEONTHEROADWITHTHEHEADERONORWITHTHEGRAIN
TANKFULLWILLRESULTINPREMATURETRACKFAILURE.
•TOMAXIMIZETRACKSYSTEMLIFE,AVOID:
>FULLY-LADENTRAVELOVERLONGDISTANCES.
>HIGHSPEEDROADTRAVELOVERLONGDISTANCE.
>DRIVINGCOMBINEONTHEROADUNDERHIGHAMBIENTTEMPERATURE(85F/30C)
OVERLONGDISTANCE
NOTICE
THISTABLEISINTENDEDTOSERVEASAGUIDEONLY;ALWAYSREFERTOCOMBINE
MANUFACTURER’SSPECIFICATIONSANDNEVEREXCEEDMAXIMUMAXLELOADS
SPECIFIEDBYCOMBINEMANUFACTURERANDNEVEREXCEEDTHECOMBINEMAXIMUM
OPERATINGANGLEWHILEONDOWNHILLORSIDEHILL.
NOTICE
MAKESURETHEREISENOUGHCLEARANCEBETWEENSYSTEMANDVEHICLETOAVOID
INTERFERENCES.
1.Toincreaseclearancebetweentrackandcombineharvester:
a.AxleextensionareavailablefromOEMdealer.
NOTE
•Alldimensionsareinmillimetersand(inches)
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Figure1.1S-TECH1000Xfrontviewmeasurements
ITEMDESCRIPTION
XDIMENSIONWITHOEMAXLEEXTENSION400mm(MAYVARY)
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Figure1.2S-TECH1000XSideviewmeasurements
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SECTION2INTRODUCTION
2.1PRESENTATION
•Thisguidecontainstheinformationrequiredforsafelyinstalling,operatingandmaintainingyourSoucyTracksystem
modelsS-TECH1000Xforcombineharvesters.
•Pleasereadthisguidecarefullytolearnandunderstandhowtocorrectlyinstall,operateandservicetheTracksystem.
Failuretodosocouldresultinpersonalinjuryorequipment
•Familiarizeyourselfwiththeinstructionsbeforeyouproceedwiththeinstallation,operationandmaintenanceofthe
tracksystem.
•Keepthisguidehandywhileinstalling,operating,andmaintainingyoursystem.
•Right-handandleft-handsidesaredeterminedbyfacinginthedirectionofforwardtravel.
•Thisequipmentshallbeusedforagriculturaloperationsonly.ContactSoucyTrackifyouwishtouseitforother
purposes.
•Drivingthecombineharvesteroveragrarianlandusingagriculturalrubbertracksensuresthatthesurfaceofthe
farmlandisprotectedfromsignicantdegradation.
NOTICE
THISGUIDEMAYBEREVISEDBASEDONOPERATIONALLEARNINGS,FEEDBACKFROM
USERS,ANDTRACKSYSTEMDESIGNMODIFICATIONS.
2.2HOWTOUSETHISGUIDE
NOTICE
THISGUIDEREFLECTSTHESYSTEMCONFIGURATIONATTIMEOFPRINT.PHOTOSAND
FIGURESARETYPICAL.SOUCYTRACKRESERVESTHERIGHTTOMODIFYTHESYSTEM
ATANYTIMEWITHOUTPRIORNOTICE.YOURSYSTEMMAYSLIGHTLYDIFFERFROMTHE
EQUIPMENTSHOWN.
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2.3
2.3SYSTEMDESCRIPTION
•TheTrackSystemconsistsofarubbertracksupportedbyawheeledframe(featuringtwomid-rollerbogies)and
drivenbyasprocketsecuredtothewheelhubthroughamainaxle.Movementofthetrackisensuredbythe
sprocketteethpushingontheinternaltracklugswhenthecombineharvesterismoving.
Figure2.1TrackSystemDescription
ITEMDESCRIPTION
ATRACK
BMAINFRAME
CMAINAXLE
DHALFSPROCKET
EMIDROLLERBOGIE
FFRONTSUBFRAME
GREARSUBFRAME
HIDLERWHEEL
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2.4
2.4SERIALNUMBERANDIDENTIFICATION
•Thetracksystemcomeswitharivetednameplateandserialnumberslocatedonitsside.Thetrackserialnumberis
engravedonitsinnersurface.
•DEALER:PLEASECOMPLETETHETRACKSYSTEMREGISTRATIONFORMONLASTPAGEANDRETURN
TOSOUCYTRACKTECHNICALSERVICEDEPARTMENT
Figure2.2Nameplateandserialnumbers
NOTE
Theserialnumberwith“R”and“L”indicatesonwhichside(RHorLH)thesystemmustbemounted.Themodel
numberisnowindicated.
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SECTION3SAFETY
3.1GENERAL
NOTICE
THISSECTIONAPPLIESTOALLSOUCYTRACKSYSTEMS.
CAUTION
ONLYQUALIFIEDPERSONNELAREALLOWEDTOINSTALL,USEANDMAINTAINANYSOUCY
TRACKSYSTEM.
•KeepthismanualinthecabinwhileusingtheSoucyTrackSystem.
•Alwaysremovethekeyfromtheignitionbeforeworkingonthevehicle.
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3.1.1
3.1.1SAFETYSIGNSUSEDINTHISGUIDE
•ThefollowingsignalwordsareusedthroughoutthisguideperANSIZ535.4-2007(ProductSafetySignsandLabels):
EXAMPLE
DANGER
DANGERINDICATESAHAZARDOUSSITUATIONWHICH,IFNOTAVOIDED,WILLRESULTIN
DEATHORSERIOUSINJURY;
WARNING
WARNINGINDICATESAHAZARDOUSSITUATIONWHICH,IFNOTAVOIDED,COULDRESULT
INDEATHORSERIOUSINJURY;
CAUTION
CAUTIONINDICATESAHAZARDOUSSITUATIONWHICH,IFNOTAVOIDED,COULDRESULTIN
MINORORMODERATEINJURY;
NOTICE
NOTICEINCLUDESINFORMATIONCONSIDEREDIMPORTANT,BUTNOTHAZARD-RELATED
(E.G.,MESSAGESRELATINGTOPROPERTYDAMAGE);
3.1.2SAFETYINSTRUCTIONS
•Makesurenooneisinthedangerzoneofthevehiclewhiletheengineisrunningorthevehicleismoving.
•Readyourvehicleowner’smanualbeforeyouuseitwithSoucyTrackSystems.
•Checkthatsafetylabelsareintactandvisible.Replacedamagedorillegiblelabels.
•ReadtheuserguideofyourSoucyTrackSystembeforeinstallingandoperatingyoursystem.
•MakesuretheOEMreextinguisherisreadytouse.
•Makesuretheliftingequipmenthasthecapacitytokeepthevehiclestableduringthesysteminstallation.Inadequate
liftingequipmentcanleadtoanunstablevehiclethatmaycausesevereinjuriesordeath.
•Checkthetightenessofboltsandnutsafterthersttwohoursofuse.Loosenedhardwarecanleadtodamageto
components,detrackingandsevereinjuriesordeath.
•Donotexceedthetractormaximumoperatingangle,andondownhillorsidehilloperation.
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3.1.2
Figure3.1CRUSHINGRISKZONES
CAUTION
DONOTINSTALLOROPERATETHETRACKSYSTEMWITHDAMAGEDCOMPONENTSOR
BROKENORMISSINGHARDWARE.
WARNING
HEAVYPARTSCANCAUSEINJURIES.TWOPEOPLEAREREQUIREDFORASSEMBLYAND
REMOVALOFTHESOUCYTRACKSYSTEM.USEAJACK,AFORKLIFTORAHOISTTO
HANDLETHESYSTEMANDSUB-ASSEMBLIES.
WARNING
DONOTUSETRACKSANDWHEELSATTHESAMETIMEONATRACTOR.THE
SIMULTANEOUSUSEOFTRACKSANDWHEELSCOULDSEVERELYAFFECTHANDLING
ANDLEADTOLOSSOFCONTROL,POSSIBLYRESULTINGINSERIOUSINJURIESORDEATH.
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3.1.2
WARNING
MAKESURENOONESTANDSINTHEVEHICLEDANGERZONEWHILEITISMOVING.PAY
SPECIALATTENTIONTOTHEAREABEHINDTHETRACTORASDEBRISAND/ORBROKEN
STUDSMAYCOMEOUTWITHGREATFORCEANDCAUSEMAJORINJURIES.
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3.1.2
DANGER
ALWAYSRELEASETHEPRESSUREWHENDISASSEMBLINGANYHYDRAULICCYLINDER.NOT
RELEASINGTHEPRESSUREMAYLEADTHECYLINDERTOEJECTWITHGREATFORCEAND
CAUSEMAJORINJURIESORDEATH.
Figure3.2SAMPLECYLINDERS
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3.1.3
•Checkforpossibleinterferencebetweenthetracksandvariousaccessoriesusedwithatractor,suchasimplements,
ballastweightsandothers.
•Duetothenumerousaccessoriesthatcanbeusedwithtractors,SoucyTrackcannotguaranteethattherewillbeno
interference.
3.1.3SAFETYLABELS
•Replaceanymissing,damagedorillegiblelabel.
•SoucyTrackrecommendsplacingdifferentlabelsinthecabin,inanareawheretheywon’tblocktheoutsideview:
Figure3.3SAMPLE
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