Soucy S-TECH 7016 Technical Document

INSTALLATION,OPERATIONANDMAINTENANCEGUIDE
FORSOUCYTRACKSYSTEMS:
S-TECH7016installedonthefollowingJohnDeereself-propelledsprayermodels:
R4030–R4038–4730–4830
A-8L0104-2-EN
Rev.B
May2017
5450St-RochStreet,P .O.Box400/Drummondville(Quebec)J2B6W3/CANADA
Tollfree:1877474-6665
Fax:[phone]
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Tollfree:1877474-6665
Fax:[phone]
www.soucy-track.com

TABLEOFCONTENTS
TITLEPAGE
SECTION1S-TECH7016LOADANDSPEEDRATINGANDTRACKSYSTEMSPECIFICATIONS.........1
1.1S-TECH7016TRACKSYSTEMSPECIFICATIONS........................................3
SECTION2INTRODUCTION..............................................................5
2.1PRESENTATION...................................................................5
2.2HOWTOUSETHISGUIDE...........................................................5
2.3ECDECLARATIONOFCONFORMITY..................................................5
2.4SYSTEMDESCRIPTION.............................................................5
SECTION3SAFETY.....................................................................7
3.1GENERAL........................................................................7
3.2SAFETYSIGNSUSEDINTHISGUIDE..................................................8
3.3SAFETYINSTRUCTIONS............................................................8
3.4SAFETYSTICKERS................................................................10
SECTION4GENERALINFORMATION.......................................................13
SECTION5PREPARATION...............................................................15
5.1TOOLSLIST......................................................................15
5.2PREPARATION....................................................................15
5.3PRE-INSTALLATIONRECOMMENDATIONS..............................................16
SECTION6PARTLISTANDINSTALLATIONOFSYSTEM.......................................17
6.1PARTLISTOFTRACKSYSTEM......................................................17
6.2FRONTCOMPONENTSREMOVAL....................................................34
6.3BRACKETINSTALLATION............................................................36
6.3.1BRACKETINSTALLATIONFORJDR4030..............................................36
6.3.2BRACKETINSTALLATIONFORJD4730AND4830......................................40
6.4FRAMEINSTALLATION..............................................................43
6.5SPROCKETINSTALLATION..........................................................45
6.6TRACKINSTALLATION..............................................................47
SECTION7TRACKSYSTEMROADTESTANDFINALADJUSTMENTS............................53
7.1ROADTEST......................................................................53
7.2FRONTTRACKKITPARALLELISMADJUSTMENT........................................54
7.3TRACKTENSIONADJUSTMENT......................................................56
7.4TRACKALIGNMENT...............................................................60
SECTION8TRACKSYSTEMMAINTENANCE................................................63
8.1REGULARMAINTENANCESCHEDULE.................................................63
8.2AXLEANDWHEELLUBRICATION.....................................................64
8.3CLEANINGANDSTORAGE..........................................................64
8.4LONG-TERMSTORAGECONDITIONS.................................................65
SECTION9TRACKSYSTEMOPERATION...................................................67
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9.1BREAK-INPERIOD,NEWTRACK......................................................67
9.2USEOFTALC.....................................................................67
9.3SAFEOPERATION.................................................................68
9.4TRACKROTATION.................................................................68
9.5ROADTRAVELGUIDELINES.........................................................69
SECTION10WARRANTYPOLICYANDPROCEDURE..........................................71
10.1SCOPE.........................................................................71
10.2COMMITMENT...................................................................71
10.3WARRANTYPERIOD..............................................................71
10.4EXCLUSION.....................................................................72
10.5LIMITATIONS.....................................................................72
10.6TERMS.........................................................................73
SECTION11REPLACEMENTPROGRAMFORRUBBERTRACKS.................................75
11.1AGRICULTURALTRACK............................................................75
11.2ELIGIBILITY......................................................................75
11.3OWNERCOMMITMENT............................................................75
11.4WARRANTYPERIODFOLLOWINGTHEREPLACEMENT..................................75
11.5OTHERCONDITIONS..............................................................76
SECTION12APPENDIX..................................................................77
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SECTION1S-TECH7016LOADANDSPEEDRATINGAND
TRACKSYSTEMSPECIFICATIONS
Table1.1S-TECH7016LOADANDSPEEDRATINGS
MaximumspeedFrontRear
Roadtravel25mph
40km/h
22000lb
10000kg
22000lb
10000kg
FieldWork≤13mph
≤20km/h
36000lb
16300kg
36000lb
16300kg
NOTICE
*MAXIMUMPAYLOADFORROADTRAVELDURATION≤30MINUTES.FORLONGERDURATION,
REDUCESPEEDAND/ORLOAD.TANKSMUSTBEEMPTYDURINGTRANSPORT.
Table1.2TRACKSYSTEMSPECIFICATIONS
TrackWeight/CornerFootprint
S-TECH7016Rear
16in.(406mm)
2500lbs
1135kg
1150in²
0.74m²
NOTICE
•DRIVINGONROADSWITHTRACKSCANINCREASETREADWEARUPTO15TIMESFASTER
THANFIELDWEARRATES.INORDERTOMAXIMIZETRACKLIFE,KEEPROADTRAVELTO
AMINIMUMANDFOLLOWTHELOADANDSPEEDGUIDELINESASSHOWNABOVE.
•TOMAXIMIZETRACKSYSTEMLIFE,AVOID:
>FULLY-LADENTRAVELOVERLONGDISTANCES.
>HIGHSPEEDROADTRAVELOVERLONGDISTANCE.
>FRONT-ORREAR-HEAVYSPRAYERCONFIGURATIONS
>DRIVINGONTHEROADUNDERHIGHAMBIENTTEMPERATURE(85F/30C)OVERLONG
DISTANCE
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NOTICE
•WHENDRIVINGONROADSOVERLONGDISTANCEORINHOTWEATHER,SPRINKLEACUP
OFTALCPOWDERINEACHTRACKSYSTEMTOLUBRICATETHETRACKANDWHEELS.
•REDUCESPEEDANDLOADONCROWNEDROADSTOPREVENTUNEVENTRACKWEAR.
•CLEANUPBUILD-UPSOFMUDANDRESIDUEONTHECHASSISONAREGULARBASIS.
DOITMOREFREQUENTLYINSTICKYANDWETSOILS.
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1.1S-TECH7016TRACKSYSTEMSPECIFICATIONS
Figure1.1S-TECH7016RearViewMeasurements
ITEMDESCRIPTIONVALUEMM(IN)
ACLEARANCEONTRACK1626(64)
BOVERALLWIDTH3658(144)
COVERALLHEIGHTONTRACKS4090(161)
DOVERALLHEIGHTONTRACKS(AIRBAGDEFLATED)3990(157)
EOVERALLLENGHT9220(363)
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SECTION2INTRODUCTION
2.1PRESENTATION
•Thisguidecontainstheinformationrequiredforsafelyinstalling,operatingandmaintainingyourSoucyTracksystem.
Pleasereadthisguidecarefullytolearnandunderstandhowtocorrectlyinstall,operateandservicetheTracksystem.
Failuretodosocouldresultinpersonalinjuryorequipmentfailure.
•Familiarizeyourselfwiththeinstructionsbeforeyouproceedwiththeinstallation,operationandmaintenanceofthe
tracksystem.
•Keepthisguidehandywhileinstalling,operating,andmaintainingyoursystem.
•Thisequipmentshallbeusedforagriculturaloperationsonly.ContactSoucyTrackifyouwishtouseitforother
purposes.
•Runningthesprayeroveragrarianlandusingagriculturalrubbertracksensuresthatthesurfaceofthefarmlandis
protectedfromsignicantdegradation.
NOTICE
THISGUIDEMAYBEREVISEDBASEDONOPERATIONALEXPERIENCE,FEEDBACKFROM
USERS,ANDDESIGNIMPROVEMENTSOFTHETRACKSYSTEM.
2.2HOWTOUSETHISGUIDE
NOTICE
THISGUIDEREFLECTSTHESYSTEMCONFIGURATIONATTIMEOFPRINTING.PHOTOSAND
FIGURESARETYPICAL.SOUCYTRACKRESERVESTHERIGHTTOMODIFYTHESYSTEM
ATANYTIMEWITHOUTPRIORNOTICE.YOURSYSTEMMAYSLIGHTLYDIFFERFROMTHE
EQUIPMENTSHOWN.
2.3ECDECLARATIONOFCONFORMITY
•EuropeanoperatorscanndacopyoftheECDeclarationofConformity(MachineryDirective)attheendofthisguide.
2.4SYSTEMDESCRIPTION
•Thetracksystemconsistsofarubbertracksupportedbyawheeledundercarriageanddrivenbyasprocketsecured
tothetractorwheelhub.Thepivotingframeisretainedbyapin(pivotaxle)onanattachmentsecuredtotheaxle
housing(seenextgure).Movementofthetrackisensuredbythedrivingsprocketteethpushingontheinternal
trackteethwhenthetractorismoving.
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Figure2.1TrackSystemMainAssembly
ITEM DESCRIPTION
1 ATTACHMENT
2 UNDERCARRIAGE
3 TENSIONER
4 MID ROLLERS
5 IDLERS
6 SPROCKET
7 RUBBER TRACK
6
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SECTION3SAFETY
3.1GENERAL
WARNING
ONLYQUALIFIEDPERSONNELAREALLOWEDTOINSTALL,USEANDMAINTAINTHETRACK
SYSTEM.
Figure3.1SafetyAlertSymbol
•Thesymbolabovedrawsyourattentiontoimportantinstructionsconcerningyourpersonalsafety.Readthe
accompanyingmessagecarefullytoavoidpersonalinjuryordeath.
•KeepthismanualinthecabwhileusingtheSoucyTrackSystem.
•Alwaysremovekeyfromignitionbeforeworkingonthevehicle.
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3.2SAFETYSIGNSUSEDINTHISGUIDE
•ThefollowingsignalwordsareusedthroughoutthisguideperANSIZ535.4-2007(ProductSafetySignsandLabels):
EXAMPLE
DANGER
DANGERINDICATESAHAZARDOUSSITUATIONWHICH,IFNOTAVOIDED,WILLRESULTIN
DEATHORSERIOUSINJURY;
WARNING
WARNINGINDICATESAHAZARDOUSSITUATIONWHICH,IFNOTAVOIDED,COULDRESULT
INDEATHORSERIOUSINJURY;
CAUTION
CAUTIONINDICATESAHAZARDOUSSITUATIONWHICH,IFNOTAVOIDED,COULDRESULTIN
MINORORMODERATEINJURY;
NOTICE
NOTICEINDICATESINFORMATIONCONSIDEREDIMPORTANT ,BUTNOTHAZARD-RELATED
(E.G.,MESSAGESRELATINGTOPROPERTYDAMAGE);
3.3SAFETYINSTRUCTIONS
•Twopeoplearerequiredtoinstallorremoveatracksystem.Usejacks,hoistorliftwhenmanipulatingheavyparts.
•Makesurenooneisinthedangerzoneofthevehiclewhiletheengineisrunningorthevehicleismoving.
•Readyourvehicleowner’smanualbeforeyouuseitwithSoucyTracksystems.
•Checkthatsafetystickersareintactandvisible.Replacedamagedorillegiblestickers.
•Readtheinstallation,operationandmaintenanceguideofyourSoucyTracksystembeforeinstallingandoperating
yoursystem.
•Makesuretheliftingequipmenthasthecapacitytokeepthevehiclestableduringinstallationofthesystem.
Inadequateliftingequipmentcanleadtounstablevehiclethatcancausesevereinjuriesordeath.
•Checkboltsandnutstighteningafterthersttwohoursofuse.Loosenedhardwarecanleadtodamageto
components,detrackingandsevereinjuriesordeath.
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Figure3.2CrushingRiskZones
WARNING
DONOTINSTALLOROPERATETHETRACKSYSTEMWITHDAMAGEDCOMPONENTSOR
BROKENORMISSINGHARDWARE.
WARNING
HEAVYPARTSCANCAUSEINJURIES.TWOPEOPLEAREREQUIREDFORASSEMBLYAND
REMOVALOFTHESOUCYTRACKSYSTEM.USEAJACK,AFORKLIFTORAHOISTTO
HANDLESYSTEMANDSUB-ASSEMBLIES.
•Checkforpossibleinterferencesbetweenthetracksandthevariousaccessoriesusedwithasprayer..
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3.4SAFETYSTICKERS
•Replaceanymissing,damagedorillegiblesticker.
•SoucyTrackrecommendsplacingthedifferentstickersinthecabin,inanareawheretheywon’tblocktheoutside
view:
Figure3.3SAMPLE
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SECTION4GENERALINFORMATION
SERIALNUMBERANDIDENTIFICATION
Thetracksystemcomeswithtwoindividualserialnumbers:frameandtrack.Theframeserialnumberislocatedonthe
identicationplaterivetedonitsside.Thetrackserialnumberisengravedonitsinnersurface.
DEALER:PLEASECOMPLETETHETRACKSYSTEMREGISTRATIONFORMONLASTPAGEANDRETURNTO
SOUCYTRACKTECHNICALSERVICEDEPARTMENT.
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SECTION5PREPARATION
5.1TOOLSLIST
1.Thefollowingtoolsarerequiredtoinstallthetracksystemonatractor:
•Metrictoolsbox
•Impactwrench
•Impactsockets:13,21,24,30and36mm.
•Wrench:13,21,24,30and36mm.
•Forkliftand/orcrane
•Torquewrench
•Bottlejack(18in.ofstroke)
•Jackstands(65to80in.)
•M20X2.5T ap
5.2PREPARATION
•Makesureyouhavealltherequiredpartsandtoolstodothejob.Thepartsshouldbecleanandfreeofcorrosion.
•Familiarizeyourselfwithcomponentsandtheirlocation.
•Thesystemsinstallationsequenceisfront/rearorrear/front,NOTleft/right,right/leftordiagonally.
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•Placevehicleonjacksattheendwherethetracksystemsarebeinginstalled.
NOTICE
ARRANGEJACKSTOPREVENTINTERFERENCEWITHTHEATTACHMENTS.
5.3PRE-INSTALLATIONRECOMMENDATIONS
•Paintmarkboltsforquickvisualinspection.
•Removepaintfromcontactsurfacesonvehicleaxlehousings,tracksystemattachments,andframes.Thiswill
preventhardwarelooseningthatcanresultinbrokencomponentsandinjuries.
•Useanti-seizecompoundwithboltssecuredinthetractorstructure.
•Beforeproceedingwiththeinstallationofyoursystem,arrangepartspertheirassemblysequence.
•Thesprayermaybeseatedontracksystemframes(rubbertrackremoved).
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