BA 901/1101 en – Edition 2.1 * 91101b340.fm 3-67
Operation
☞ Perform forward machine travel 1
Once the bucket has penetrated the soil:
☞ Set the digging angle slightly flatter 2
• Layer being removed is as even as possible and
• Wheel spin is reduced
☞ Proceed as for loading loose material
Removing material/digging in hard soil
☞ Place the bucket horizontally on the ground 1
☞ Set a slightly flatter digging angle 2 than for digging in soft soil
☞ Perform forward machine travel 3 and
☞ Press the bucket slightly downward
Once the bucket has penetrated the soil:
☞ Set the digging angle slightly flatter 1
• Layer being removed is as even as possible and
• Wheel spin is reduced
☞ Proceed as for loading material hard to penetrate
Fig. 81: Removing an even layer
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Fig. 82: Removing hard soil
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1
3
Fig. 83: Adjusting the digging angle flatter
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