A crawler track tension adjusting device is provided in which a driving
unit having a closed structure carries out automatic tension adjustment
in response to a control signal to create optimum tension on a crawler
belt. The crawler track tension adjusting device includes a tension
adjusting cylinder which is operable to control the tension and is
actuated by a hydraulic pump that is driven by a motor. An
electromagnetic direction selector valve is disposed in an oil pipeline
for connecting the hydraulic pump to the tension adjusting cylinder, and
a hydraulic sensor for detecting the operating condition of the tension
adjusting cylinder is disposed in the hydraulic circuit in which the
tension adjusting cylinder, the hydraulic pump and the selector valve are
provided. The hydraulic sensor is connected to a controller to operate
the hydraulic pump and the direction selector valve so as to control the
tension adjusting cylinder.