TM 5-3810-289-12
A. HOISTING AND CROWDING
STEP 1.
RAISE DIPPER BY PUSHING HOIST CLUTCH LEVER FORWARD.
HOLD CROWD BRAKE. CROWD AS NECESSARY.
STEP 2.
HOIST DIPPER UNTIL CLEAR OF OBSTRUCTIONS. DISENGAGE
HOIST AND CLUTCH AND ENGAGE HOIST AND CROWD
BRAKES.
STEP 3.
SWING MACHINE (FIGURE 2-42) TO DIGGING
AREA.
STEP4.
DIG BY RELEASING HOIST BRAKEAND PUSHING
HOIST CLUTCH LEVER FORWARD. AT THE SAME TIME
RELEASE THE CROWD BRAKE AND LET DIPPER RUN OUT.
USE CROWD CLUTCH TO REGULATE DEPTH OF CUT.
ME 3810-289-12/2-48(1)
Figure 2-48. Operating the shovel (sheet 1 of 2).
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