Bradco 511 - SPECIAL APPLICATIONS

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
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OPERATING TECHNIQUES
ATTACHMENT TYPE BACKHOES
BASIC DIGGING TECHNIQUES (CONTINUED)
 Oncethesidesarecleanedup,nishgradingthebottomoftheexcavation.Thisis
donebymakingtheremainingcutslongandshallow,concentratingonmakingthemleveland
smooth.Removeanyremainingspoil.Checktheexcavationbottomfordepthandlevelness,
makinganyadjustingcutsasneeded.
Thebasicstepsjustlistedatthesameregardlessoftheexcavation.Allotherdigging
jobsaresimplyvariationsofthisbasicprocedure.Remembertomakeyourcutsinsmooth
cycles.Thiswillreduceoperatorfatigueandmachinewearwhileincreasingproductivityand
efciency.
SPECIAL APPLICATIONS
TRENCHING BETWEEN A BUILDING AND AN OPEN EXCAVATION
Startthetrenchatthebuildingandtrenchtowardtheopenexcavation.Digtowardthe
openexcavationuntilthereisjustenoughroomtomovetheunitoutfrombetweenthetrench
andopenexcavation.
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