Service Training Manual CM 765/785

Tramming circuits

The tramming system on the CM 765/785 consists of right and left-

hand track drive units. These are planetarys driven by hydraulic
piston motors. The tram valves are pilot operated valves and are
controlled by a single lever joystick in the operator s cab. See
chapter 4 for information on the pilot circuit.

Each tram motor is equipped with a dual counterbalance valve that

provides dynamic braking while tramming. The counterbalance
valves on this unit are spool type CB valves. Earlier machine models
used poppet style valves. The spool type valves allow for smoother
starting and stopping of the machine. Each final drive has a brake.
The brake is a spring set-hydraulic release unit and serves as a
parking brake. This prevents movement of the machine while it is set
up for drilling.

As the tram valve is shifted the fluid it supplies is directed to the

motor through the inlet check valve which is found in the
counterbalance valve manifold. Pressure begins to build at the motor
inlet port but the motor cannot rotate because the brake is still in the
set position. As stated in the previous paragraph the brake is a
spring set-hydraulically released static unit. At the same time fluid
cannot leave the motor because the outlet of the motor is blocked by
the counterbalance valve spool. When the pressure builds high
enough the brake will release. The motor still cannot rotate until pilot
pressure in the counterbalance valve increases to shift the spool to
an open position. It is important to know that the brake release
pressure is always lower than the counterbalance valve setting. The
brake releases, the counterbalance valve spool shifts to the open
position and the machine will begin to move.

NOTE: simply stated, pressure building at the inlet of the motor

is used to open the outlet of the motor. The counterbalance
valve accomplishes this task.

The machine is equipped with a drill/tram selector switch. The tram

control is a single joystick control. The control joystick is a variable
pressure pilot controller. Full speed control of the units is assured by
feathering the control lever.

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There is button located in the upper portion of the control lever that
operates the horn. When the selector switch is placed in the tram
position, pilot pressure at 400 PSI (27 Bar) is supplied to the tram
joystick located in the cab.

Turning the unit while tramming is accomplished by moving the

joystick control either right or left while tramming. Moving the lever
forward and to the left will cause the machine to move forward while
executing a left turn. Moving the lever forward and to the right will
cause the machine to move forward while executing a right turn.
Moving the joystick directly to the left or right position will cause the
unit to counter rotate in that direction. If the joystick is moved to the
rear for reverse tramming and at the same time moved to the side to
execute a turn it is important to note that the unit will turn the opposite
direction in which the lever is moved.

Adjustments: No adjustments should be required to this circuit.

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Pa A B A
Flow from Left-hand Pump
Left Tram

B Left tram motor

Backup
Alarm
Final drive Tram Motors
Switch
74.3:1 reduction 5.05 in.3 /rev.
Pb
83.6 cc/rev.
Tram Valves-42 GPM (158 LPM) Maximum flow

B Pa A B A
Right Tram

Tram pilot valve

Pilot pressure fom

drill/tram selector B Right tram motor
400 PSI (27 Bar)
NOTE: The left-hand tram valve
Flow from Right-hand Pump is one section of a two-valve stack
Pb
that includes the feed valve.
The right-hand tram valve is one
section of a two-stack valve that
includes the rotation valve

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Notes:

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