TM 5-3800-205-10-1
AIR TRANSPORT BY C-130 AIRCRAFT - CONTINUED
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RETURN MACHINE TO OPERATIONAL CONFIGURATION - CONTINUED
b.
Adjust length of each turnbuckle as required. Install to lug on load transfer axle, hand tighten turnbuckle, and
secure with pin and cotter pin.
c.
Start engine and operate hydraulics to retract lift cylinders and raise cutting edge wheels and load transfer axles off
ground.
PIN AND
COTTER PIN
PIN AND
TURNBUCKLE
COTTER
PIN
LOAD
TRANSFER
AXLE
WARNING
If operating machine without ROPS/FOPS, drive with extreme caution, at low idle, and in 1st gear or reverse
ONLY. Machine has not rollover protection without ROPS/FOPS. Failure to follow this warning may cause
injury or death to personnel or damage to equipment.
CAUTION
Turning radius and overall steering capacity are reduced due to installation of steering locks. Steering too
sharply may damage machine. Tractor tires may also contact load transfer axles.
7.
Drive machine to staging area off tarmac, where machine is to be returned to operational configuration.
8.
Remove turnbuckles and set aside for stowage in ISU-60 container:
a.
Place transmission in N (Neutral) and lock. Apply parking brake.
b.
Shut down engine.
c.
Operate hydraulics to lower load transfer axles and cutting edge wheels to the ground.
d.
Remove cotter pin and pin from each load transfer axle and turnbuckle.
e.
Remove cotter pin and pin from other end and remove each turnbuckle from scraper bowl.
f.
Block tractor and scraper wheels.
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