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e. Alternately work lever from the FULL ON
ON THE LEADS. (See Figure 28).
position to the SYNCHRONOUS POSITION
to allow any trapped air in the Double Relief
Valve and Lower Reservoir to work out of the
system.
f. Release the transmitter lever. The spring
loaded lever should return.
g. Remove the bleed plug located at the top of
the Receiver Reservoir Cylinder. (See Figure
NOTE
The final step to bleed the system of air requires
that the receiver bleeder plug, be replaced and
tightened, each time, prior to moving the lever to
the SYNCHRONOUS POSITION.
h. Replace and tighten the Receiver Reservoir
Bleeder plug and move the lever back from
FULL ON position to the SYNCHRONOUS
a. Attach two pile lifting slings around lead
POSITION.
guide brackets for the hammer.
i. Release spring loaded lever and allow to
b. Attach other end of sling to the pile using
return to OFF position. Remove plug, replace
timber hitch found in FM 5-125. Ensure the
and tighten plug and once again move lever to
sling is at least five feet from the bottom of the
the SYNCHRONOUS POSITION.
Driving Head and Adapter.
j. Keep repeating this procedure until trapped
c. Lift hammer in lead sections to proper height
air is purged which is when the fuel rack
using main hoist to allow the pile to be placed
opens with the lever moved to the SYN-
under the hammer Driving Head.
CHRONOUS POSITION.
d. Reel in auxiliary hoist simultaneously,
keeping the slack out of the cable.
(4). FUELING THE SYSTEM.
a. Add diesel fuel to the Hammer Fuel Tank.
WARNING
See Figure 27.
To avoid serious injury, do not use hands or
fingers to guide piling into place on leads. Use
guide lines to keep safe distance from piling.
f. Position pile under Hammer Driving Head
and the point where pile is to be driven. Tie
guide line near the top of the pile using timber
hitch. This is used to help align piling into lead
sections.
g. Lower Hammer to top of pile.
CAUTION
It is important that the entire weight of the
hammer is on the pile. This places the Adapter
and Hammer Driving Head In its UP POSITION
which allows latching the rope of the starting
device.
(5) HOISTING THE PILE (POST) INTO PLACE
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