Bearcat BC-2016/CRC, Инструкция по эксплуатации

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2016
Wires, wires, wires.
Wires can be deadly. Always keep a look out for wires. Take a good look
at the road ahead of you before you tip the bed up. The entire crew
should keep a look out for wires. Some of the best dump truck drivers
watch and lower and raise their bed automatically.
Conveyor Belts & Augers
Belts carry the material from the rear hopper to the left and right front
hoppers. The belts are controlled by an ultra-sonic sensor at the front
that maintains the aggregate level with belt speed as well as starting and
stopping. The augers pull material from under the belts to the end of
the hopper and are controlled on and off by a diaphragm switch. On the
Console each belt has a control switch labeled Auto, MSTR and Off. Auto
will keep the front hoppers full at all times. Some times while waiting for
dump trucks you may turn off the belts because they are continuously
running empty. This can set you up to run out of aggregate and drive
into the oil by forgetting to turn them back on when a dump truck shows
up and you hook up and go. By turning them to MSTR has the same
function as AUTO except when you turn the Master Off at the end of the
chip seal the belts and augers stop until you turn the Master back on at
the start of the next run.
To the right of the belt and auger controls is a manual control for belts
and augers. The manual switch will operate at anytime and override
Auto and MSTR controls. By leaving the belts on MSTR and using the
manual override you can move material out of the rear hopper to
unhook a dump truck without changing the settings of your belt and
auger controls. Remember that when you are manually moving material
you may be over filling the front hopper.
On long runs you should develop a sense of timing of the belts turning
on and off intermittently. Pay attention to the level of material on the
belts. This can be done at a quick glance or by sound and peripheral
vision. Empty belts have a different sound than loaded belts and can tell
you to raise the dump bed or you are empty without looking back.
Visibility and Mirrors
Comfort and visibility are paramount while operating the chipper.
Position yourself to see the edge you are following, opposite side
through the rear mirror, rear hopper, and the aggregate level in the front
hopper through the front mirrors. Keep your mirrors clean and adjusted.
If you cant see what you are doing, then you don’t know what you are