TM 5-3805-261-10
ADVANCED OPERATION AND OPERATOR TIPS - CONTINUED
0006 00
TRAVELING AND EARTH MOVING OPERATIONS - CONTINUED
Flat Bottom Ditching
1.
If no "V" ditch exists, build a "V" ditch to the desired
depth of the flat bottom ditch.
NOTE
The shoulder slope should be flatter than
normal, ending at the finished shoulder
line.
2.
Tip the blade forward.
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3.
Move the centershift lock pin to the right-center posi-
tion. Move the centershift lock pin lever to the INDEX
and RUN position.
4.
Have the right front tire in the bottom of the "V" ditch.
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5.
Set the blade so the toe is inside the right front tire at
the desired width of the flat bottom ditch.
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