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For maximum material movement, the truck operator must help the loading
machine operator keep loading time to a minimum. The shorter the distance the
loading unit bucket must travel between the cut, or stockpile and the truck body,
the more passes it can make in a given period of time and the quicker the truck
can be loaded.
The fewer manoeuvres the truck must make to get into the loading position, the
sooner loading can start. In restricted areas it may be necessary to turn and
reverse the truck into the loading position.
If the required space is available the truck can travel round without the need to
reverse. Waiting machines should stay about two truck-lengths behind the one
being loaded to avoid any spillage from the loading machine bucket or truck
body. The operator of the waiting truck is also able to judge the best spot for his
truck when it is his turn to be loaded.
On some jobs, the loading machine might work most efficiently when trucks are
positioned on both sides of the loader. Thus, while one truck is being loaded,
another can move into position on the opposite side of the loader and the
loading machine can swing over to load the next truck with a minimum of lost
time. Since the truck is usually backed into the loading position with this method,
the operator must be alert and careful while backing.
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Manoeuvring In Restricted Areas
Semicircular Loading
Loading Both Sides
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