Soucy T7.170 User manual

SOUCYTRACKSYSTEMSUSERGUIDE
ST-600
NEWHOLLANDmodels:
T7.170-T7.185-T7.200–T7.210
T6030-T6050-T6070-T6080–T6090
CASEmodels:
PUMA115-125-130-140-145–155–160
A-8C0214-3-EN
Rev.0
January2017
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Fax:[phone]
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TABLEOFCONTENTS
TITLEPAGE
SECTION1ST-600LOAD&SPEEDRATINGANDTRACKSYSTEMSPECIFICATIONS................1
1.1ST-600LOAD&SPEEDRATINGS.....................................................1
1.2ST-600TRACKSYSTEMSPECIFICATIONS..............................................3
SECTION2INTRODUCTION..............................................................9
2.1PRESENTATION...................................................................9
2.1.1HOWTOUSETHISGUIDE........................................................9
2.1.2ECDECLARATIONOFCONFORMITY...............................................9
2.1.3SYSTEMDESCRIPTION..........................................................10
2.1.4SERIALNUMBERANDIDENTIFICATION.............................................11
SECTION3SAFETY.....................................................................13
3.1GENERAL........................................................................13
3.1.1SAFETYSIGNSUSEDINTHISGUIDE...............................................14
3.1.2SAFETYINSTRUCTIONS.........................................................14
3.1.3SAFETYLABELS................................................................16
SECTION4PARTSCATALOGOFTHETRACKSYSTEM........................................17
4.1PARTSLISTOFTHETRACKSYSTEM(DEDICATED)......................................18
4.1.1PARTSLISTOFTHEFRONTLEFTBRACKET........................................20
4.1.2PARTSLISTOFTHEFRONTRIGHTBRACKET.......................................22
4.1.3PARTSLISTOFTHEREARBRACKET..............................................24
4.1.4PARTSLISTOFTHEREARBRACKET..............................................26
4.1.5PARTSLISTOFTHESPROCKETADAPTORS........................................28
4.2PARTSCATALOGOFTHESTANDARDTRACKSYSTEM/ST-600............................30
4.2.1EXPLODEDVIEWOFTHESTANDARDTRACKSYSTEM...............................30
4.2.2PARTSLISTOFTHEREARPIVOT..................................................32
4.2.3PARTSLISTOFTHEFRONTPIVOT................................................34
4.2.4PARTSLISTOFTHEFRONTFRAME...............................................37
4.2.5PARTSLISTOFTHEREARFRAME................................................39
4.2.6PARTSLISTOFTHESPROCKET..................................................40
4.2.7PARTSLISTOFTHEWHEELSANDAXLE...........................................41
SECTION5PREPARATION...............................................................45
5.1TOOLSLIST......................................................................45
5.2PREPARATION....................................................................45
5.3PRE-INSTALLATIONRECOMMENDATIONS..............................................46
SECTION6INSTALLATIONOFTHETRACKSYSTEM..........................................49
6.1FRONTCOMPONENTSREMOVALANDBRACKETINSTALLATION...........................49
6.1.1FRONTCOMPONENTSREMOVAL..................................................50
6.1.2FRONTBRACKETINSTALLATION..................................................51
6.2INSTALLATIONOFTHEFRONTPIVOTSUPPORT........................................60
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6.3INSTALLATIONOFTHEFRONTFRAME................................................63
6.4INSTALLATIONOFTHEFRONTSPROCKET............................................64
6.5INSTALLATIONOFTHEFRONTTRACKANDREMAININGSPROCKET.......................67
6.6REARCOMPONENTSREMOVAL......................................................72
6.7INSTALLATIONOFTHEREARBRACKET...............................................75
6.8INSTALLATIONOFTHEREARPIVOTSUPPORT.........................................103
6.9INSTALLATIONOFTHEREARFRAME.................................................107
6.10INSTALLATIONOFTHEREARSPROCKET.............................................108
6.11INSTALLATIONOFTHEREARTRACKANDREMAININGSPROCKET.......................114
SECTION7ROADTESTANDFINALADJUSTMENTS...........................................119
7.1ROADTESTPROCEDURE...........................................................119
7.2FRAMEANDSPROCKETALIGNMENTPROCEDURE......................................121
7.3FRONTFRAMESPARALLELISMADJUSTMENTPROCEDURE..............................122
7.4TRACKTENSIONADJUSTMENTPROCEDURE..........................................124
7.5INADEQUATETRACKTENSION.......................................................126
7.6TRACKALIGNMENTPROCEDURE....................................................127
7.7STEERINGLIMITERADJUSTMENTPROCEDURE........................................129
SECTION8MAINTENANCE..............................................................131
8.1REGULARMAINTENANCESCHEDULE.................................................131
8.2AXLEANDWHEELLUBRICATION.....................................................132
8.3CLEANINGANDSTORAGE..........................................................133
8.4LONG-TERMSTORAGECONDITIONS.................................................133
SECTION9OPERATION..................................................................135
9.1BREAK-INPERIOD,NEWTRACK......................................................135
9.2USEOFTALC.....................................................................135
9.3SAFEOPERATION.................................................................136
9.4TRACKROTATION.................................................................136
9.5ROADTRAVELGUIDELINES.........................................................137
SECTION10WARRANTYPOLICYANDPROCEDURE..........................................139
10.1SCOPE.........................................................................139
10.2COMMITMENT...................................................................139
10.3WARRANTYPERIOD..............................................................139
10.4EXCLUSION.....................................................................140
10.5LIMITATIONS.....................................................................140
10.6TERMS.........................................................................141
SECTION11REPLACEMENTPROGRAMFORRUBBERTRACKS.................................143
11.1AGRICULTURALTRACK............................................................143
11.2ELIGIBILITY......................................................................143
11.3OWNERCOMMITMENT............................................................143
11.4WARRANTYPERIODFOLLOWINGTHEREPLACEMENT..................................143
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11.5OTHERCONDITIONS..............................................................144
SECTION12APPENDIX..................................................................145
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1
SECTION1ST-600LOAD&SPEEDRATINGAND
TRACKSYSTEMSPECIFICATIONS
1.1ST-600LOAD&SPEEDRATINGS
Table1.1ST-600LOAD&SPEEDRATINGS
MaximumAxleLoadMaximumspeedFrontRear
Roadtravel14mph
22km/h
9300lb
4200kg
20000lb
9000kg
FieldWork≤6.5mph
≤10km/h
10500lb
4800kg
23500lb
10700kg
NOTE
*Maximumpayloadforroadtravelduration≤1hour.Forlongerduration,reducespeedand/orload.Onlylightfront
mountedimplementsareauthorizedduringtransport.Allfrontmountedtanksmustbeemptyduringtransport.Allrear
loadscalculatedat3-pointhitchhooks;frontloadscalculatedatfront3-pointhitchhooks.Figurespresentedinthistable
indicatemaximumloadcombinations;iffrontloadisreduced,rearloadmustbereducedaccordingly.
Table1.2TRACKSYSTEMSPECIFICATIONS
WeightFootprint
Front
20in.(500mm)
3030lbs
1377kg
2546in²
1.64m²
ST-600(20/25)Rear
25in.(639mm)
4660lbs
2118kg
3384in²
2.18m²
Front
25in.(639mm)
3215lbs
1461kg
3166in²
2.04m²
ST-600+(25/25)Rear
25in.(639mm)
4660lbs
2118kg
3384in²
2.18m²
Front
20in.(500mm)
3030lbs
1377kg
2546in²
1.64m²
ST-600+(20/32)Rear
32in.(813mm)
4930lbs
2241kg
4350in²
2.81m²
Front
25in.(639mm)
3215lbs
1461kg
3166in²
2.04m²
ST-600WT(25/32)Rear
32in.(813mm)
4930lbs
2241kg
4350in²
2.81m²
BLADESYSTEM2000lbs
907.2kg
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1.1
NOTICE
•WHENDRIVINGONTHEROADOVERLONGDISTANCEORINHIGHAMBIENT
TEMPERATURE,SPRINKLEACUPOFTALCPOWDERINEACHTRACKSYSTEMTO
LUBRICATETHETRACKANDWHEELS.
•REDUCESPEEDANDLOADONCROWNEDROADSTOPREVENTUNEVENTRACKWEAR.
•CLEANUPSNOW,ICE,MUDANDRESIDUEBUILD-UPSONTHECHASSISONAREGULAR
BASIS.INCREASEFREQUENCYINSTICKYWETSOILS.
•USELITTLETONOBALLASTONTHETRACTOR:THEADDEDWEIGHTOFTHETRACK
SYSTEMSHOULDBESUFFICIENTFORMOSTAPPLICATIONS.USEBALLASTONLYTO
MAINTAINAMINIMUMOF25%OFTRACTORWEIGHTONTHEFRONTAXLEDURING
TRANSPORTANDDURINGHIGHWEIGHTTRANSFERAPPLICATIONS(DEEPRIPPING,
LANDLEVELING,ETC.).
•ADJUSTTRACTORLOADSTOACHIEVEA~40%FRONT/60%REARWEIGHT
DISTRIBUTION;THISWILLREDUCETRACKWEARINTRANSPORT .USINGAPROPER
VEHICLEWEIGHTDISTRIBUTIONISESSENTIALTOCARRYHEAVYLOADS.
•AVOIDOPERATINGATCONTINUOUSFULL-POWERLOAD(I.E.MAXIMUMTRACTION)AT
SPEEDSBELOW6.4KM/H.
•AVOIDDRIVINGTRACTORONTHEROADWITHSTUDDEDTRACKS.
NOTICE
•DRIVINGONTHEROADWITHTRACKSCANINCREASETREADWEARUPTO15TIMES
FASTERTHANFIELDWEARRATES.INORDERTOMAXIMIZETRACKLIFE,KEEPROAD
TRAVELTOAMINIMUMANDFOLLOWTHELOADANDSPEEDGUIDELINESASSHOWN
ABOVE.
•TOMAXIMIZETRACKSYSTEMLIFE,AVOID:
>FULLY-LADENTRAVELOVERLONGDISTANCES.
>HIGHSPEEDROADTRAVELOVERLONGDISTANCE.
>FRONT-ORREAR-HEAVYTRACTORCONFIGURATIONS
>DRIVINGONTHEROADUNDERHIGHAMBIENTTEMPERATURE(85F/30C)OVERLONG
DISTANCE
NOTICE
THISTABLEISINTENDEDTOSERVEASAGUIDEONLY;ALWAYSREFERTOTRACTOR
MANUFACTURER’SSPECIFICATIONSANDNEVEREXCEEDMAXIMUMAXLELOADS
SPECIFIEDBYTRACTORMANUFACTURER.
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1.2
1.2ST-600TRACKSYSTEMSPECIFICATIONS
Figure1.1ST-600WTFRONTVIEWMEASUREMENTS
25 in
[ 639 mm ]
32 in
[ 813 mm ]
109 in
[ 2775 mm ]
19 in
[ 479 mm ]
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1.2
Figure1.2ST-600FRONTVIEWMEASUREMENTS
20 in
[ 500 mm ]
98 in
[ 2482 mm ]
19 in
[ 479 mm ]
25 in
[ 645 mm ]
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1.2
Figure1.3ST-600WT&ST–600SIDEVIEWMEASUREMENTS
29 in
[ 724 mm]
46 in
[ 1166 mm]
45 in
[ 1145 mm]
69 in
[ 1749 mm]
52 in
[ 1327 mm]
76 in
[ 1930 mm]
36 in
[ 907 mm]
58 in
[ 1477 mm]
* 112 in
[ 2853 mm]
177 in
[ 4504 mm]
Ø17 in
[ 432 mm]
Ø10 in
[ 254 mm]
40 in
[ 1008 mm]
Ø17 in
[ 432 mm]
Ø10 in
[ 254 mm]
36 in
[ 915 mm]
NOTE
*:Heightmayvarydependingtractormodels.
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1.2
Figure1.4ST-600BLADEFRONTVIEWMEASUREMENTS
122 1/4 in
[
3103 mm
]
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1.2
Figure1.5ST-600BLADESIDEVIEWMEASUREMENTS
232 1/2 in
[ 5908 mm ]
112 1/2 in *
[ 2861 mm ]
NOTE
*:Heightmayvarydependingtractormodels.
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2
SECTION2INTRODUCTION
2.1PRESENTATION
•Thisguidecontainstheinformationrequiredforsafelyinstalling,operatingandmaintainingyourSoucyTracksystem.
Pleasereadthisguidecarefullytolearnandunderstandhowtocorrectlyinstall,operateandservicetheTracksystem.
Failuretodosocouldresultinpersonalinjuryorequipmentfailure.
•Familiarizeyourselfwiththeinstructionsbeforeyouproceedwiththeinstallation,operationandmaintenanceofthe
tracksystem.
•Keepthisguidehandywhileinstalling,operating,andmaintainingyoursystem.
•Thisequipmentshallbeusedforagriculturaloperationsandrecreationalvehicleswintertrailgroomingonly.Contact
SoucyTrackifyouwishtouseitforotherpurposes.
•Runningthetractoroveragrarianlandusingagriculturalrubbertracksensuresthatthesurfaceofthefarmlandis
protectedfromsignicantdegradation.
NOTICE
THISGUIDEMAYBEREVISEDBASEDONOPERATIONALLEARNINGS,FEEDBACKFROM
USERS,ANDTRACKSYSTEMDESIGNIMPROVEMENTS.
2.1.1HOWTOUSETHISGUIDE
NOTICE
THISGUIDEREFLECTSTHESYSTEMCONFIGURATIONATTIMEOFPRINT .PHOTOSAND
FIGURESARETYPICAL.SOUCYTRACKRESERVESTHERIGHTTOMODIFYTHESYSTEM
ATANYTIMEWITHOUTPRIORNOTICE.YOURSYSTEMMAYSLIGHTLYDIFFERFROMTHE
EQUIPMENTSHOWN.
2.1.2ECDECLARATIONOFCONFORMITY
•EuropeanoperatorscanndacopyoftheECDeclarationofConformity(MachineryDirective)attheendofthisguide.
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2.1.3
2.1.3SYSTEMDESCRIPTION
•Thetracksystemconsistsofarubbertracksupportedbyawheeledframeanddrivenbyasprocketsecuredtothe
tractorwheelhub.Thepivotingframeisretainedbyapin(pivotaxle)onanattachmentsecuredtotheaxlehousing
(seenextgure).Movementofthetrackisensuredbythedrivingsprocketteethpushingontheinternaltrackteeth
whenthetractorismoving.
Figure2.1TRACKSYSTEMMAINASSEMBLY(SAMPLE)
ITEMDESCRIPTION
AFRAME
BSPROCKET
CTRACK
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2.1.4
2.1.4SERIALNUMBERANDIDENTIFICATION
•Thetracksystemcomeswithtwoindividualserialnumbers:frameandtrack.Theframeserialnumberislocatedon
theidenticationplaterivetedonitsside.Thetrackserialnumberisengravedonitsinnersurface.
NOTICE
DEALER:PLEASECOMPLETETHETRACKSYSTEMREGISTRATIONFORMONLASTPAGE
ANDRETURNTOSOUCYTRACKTECHNICALSERVICEDEPARTMENT.
Figure2.2SERIALNUMBERANDIDENTIFICATION(SAMPLE)
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3
SECTION3SAFETY
3.1GENERAL
CAUTION
ONLYQUALIFIEDPERSONNELAREALLOWEDTOINSTALL,USEANDMAINTAINTHETRACK
SYSTEM.
Figure3.1SAFETYALERTSYMBOL
•Thesymbolabovedrawsyourattentiontoimportantinstructionsconcerningyourpersonalsafety.Readthe
accompanyingmessagecarefullytoavoidpersonalinjuryordeath.
•KeepthismanualinthecabwhileusingtheSoucyTrackSystem.
•Alwaysremovekeyfromignitionbeforeworkingonthevehicle.
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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
NOTICEINDICATESINFORMATIONCONSIDEREDIMPORTANT ,BUTNOTHAZARD-RELATED
(E.G.,MESSAGESRELATINGTOPROPERTYDAMAGE);
3.1.2SAFETYINSTRUCTIONS
•Twopeoplearerequiredtoinstallorremoveatracksystem.Usejacks,hoistorliftwhenmanipulatingheavyparts.
•Makesurenooneisinthedangerzoneofthevehiclewhiletheengineisrunningorthevehicleismoving.
•Readyourvehicleowner’smanualbeforeyouuseitwithSoucyTracksystems.
•Checkthatsafetylabelsareintactandvisible.Replacedamagedorillegiblelabels.
•Readtheinstallation,operationandmaintenanceguideofyourSoucyTracksystembeforeinstallingandoperating
yoursystem.
•Makesuretheliftingequipmenthasthecapacitytokeepthevehiclestableduringinstallationofthesystem.
Inadequateliftingequipmentcanleadtounstablevehiclethatcancausesevereinjuriesordeath.
•Checkboltsandnutstighteningafterthersttwohoursofuse.Loosenedhardwarecanleadtodamageto
components,detrackingandsevereinjuriesordeath.
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