OPERATION 3. When the material is in a stockpile, keep the cutting edge of the bucket horizontal; when loading blasted rock, have the bucket tilted slightly down. Be careful not to get blasted rock under the bucket, or the front tires will come off the ground and slip. Try to keep the load in the center of the bucket, or the load will become unbalanced. 4. While thrusting the bucket into the material, raise the lift arm to prevent the bucket from going in too far. Raising the lift arm provides ample traction for the front tires. 5. Check that there is enough material loaded into the bucket, then operate the bucket control lever to tilt the bucket up.
REMARKS Moving the bucket edge up and down while pushing it in and digging could cause the front tires wheels to raise up and slip. 6. If too much material is loaded in the bucket, tilt and dump the bucket quickly to remove the excess load. This action prevents the load from spilling while hauling. WA450-3MC 2-64