12. OPERATION 12.10.5 SMOOTHING NOTICE Avoid smoothing on rocky or stony ground. It can damage the blade. When finishing the ground surface to a smooth finish after digging or filling operations, keep a full load of soil in the blade and operate the blade up or down in small movements while traveling forward. When leveling windrows or ruts left by the tracks, set the blade to the FLOAT position, travel at low speed in reverse and drag the blade over the ground surface. 2-64