Eagle TT-10 - Tips for All Weather Traction

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TIPSFORINCREASEDALLWEATHERTRACTIONDURINGAIRCRAFTPUSHBACK

1. Reduceairpressureinpneumatictiresfrom60PSItoaslowas25PSI.(**restoreairpressureto60psiassoonas

weatheremergencyends).

2. WhenpushingwithAllWheelDrivetractors,makesurethetowbarisleve

lorslightlydownhilltowardtractor.

3. WhentowingwithRearWheelDrive‐raisehitchheight.

4. WhenpushingwithRearWheelDrive‐lowerhitchheight.

Note:Thesestrategies(2,3and4)maximizeallweathertraction.

5. WhenpushingaircraftoniceoricysnowwithAllWheelDrive,awheelma

yloosetraction(wheelspin).Tostop

frontwheelspin,applysomeservicebrakegraduallywithleftfootuntilwheelspinstopsandhold,whilecontinu‐

ingthepushback.Coordinatetheleftfootservicebrakepressureandtherightfootaccelerator,tomaintainasmooth

pushback.Tostoprearwheelspin,ap

plyparkingbrakewithleveruntilitstopswhilecontinuingthepushback.

6. Oniceorsnowusechainsorcables.Iftheuseofchainsisprohibited,therearetractioncablesthatservethesame

functionaschainsbutaremucheasiertomountandareverykindintermsofabra

siontoallsurfaces.

7. Keepfueltankfull,asmuchaspossible.

8. ConsultwithEagleTugsfactoryforadditionalassistance.

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