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6-WORKINGOPERATIONS
Operatingtips
Theoperatingtipsgiveninthissectiondonotincludeall
possibleconditions.Thisisbasicinformationthatcan
helpyoumovemorematerialinlesstime.
Ifyouareanewoperator,alwaysoperatethemachine
inanopenareaatdecreasedspeeduntilyouknowthe
functionofeachcontrol.
Enginespeed
Runtheengineatfullthrottlewhensafe.Theground
conditionandtypeofjobwillcontrolthetrackspeedand
rangepositionthatyouuse.
Bladepitch
Rearwardpositionadvantages
1.Bladeisabletopushlargerload.
2.Bladewillstayontopinsoftground.
3.Bladewillnotdigintoground.
4.Bladebestusedfornegrading.
Forwardpositionadvantages
1.Loadslidesoffthebladeasthecrawlertravelsinre-
verse.
2.Bladewilldigintohardground.
3.Lessloadspillageovertopofblade.
NOTE:Seepage6-3forthebladepitchadjustment
procedure.
RCIL10CWL018AAL1
1.Rearwardposition(50degreepitch)
2.Forwardpitch(60degreepitch)
Bladelifteye
Donotpull,tow,orliftthemachineusingthebladelifteye.
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