3.3. Operation Operation Planing Planing operations are required for levelling the ground. For this purpose, a straight bucket without claws is suitable. Planing includes two operation steps - filling up and taking off ground. Filling up It may be necessary to fill up the uneven ground in front of the machine with soil. Proceed as follows: NOTE For fill-up operations, lower the bucket max. by 15° to the front. Fill the bucket with soil. Drive slowly forward with the machine and distribute the soil little by little from the bucket.
If you must fill up particularly large uneven surfaces, you should place additional soil in front of the bucket, which will be distributed when the machine is driving forward. Taking off soil If the surface is filled up, you may level the ground. Danger of accidents! Careless reverse driving may lead to severe accidents! Before you drive backwards, make sure that nobody is behind the machine. Warn persons who are in your way by sounding the horn. Dump the bucket slightly down. Drive backwards and draw the bucket over the ground. In order to receive a particularly even surface, you must lower the boom to its floating position.
Drive slowly backwards and draw the bucket with its plane underside over the ground. Prospecting Prospecting is a special type of planing. It is used to wear off the top layer of soil. The bucket teeth and bucket are damaged if you mine with the bucket in dumping position! For prospecting operations, align the underside of the bucket until it is in parallel to the ground surface. Always drive in the lower speed range while performing prospect ing operations. 3-62 WA90-5 – VEAM270100 WARNING WARNING CAUTION CAUTION