TM 5-3800-205-10-2
EXTERNAL AIR TRANSPORT BY CH-47 HELICOPTER - CONTINUED
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MACHINE DISASSEMBLY AND SECTIONALIZATION - CONTINUED
WARNING
Use extreme caution when driving sectionalized tractor with stability skids and no ROPS/FOPS. Use
first gear forward and low idle ONLY. Failure to follow this warning may result in injury or death to
personnel.
Ground guide or ground safety officer assistance is required to monitor path in front of front stability
skid, to avoid obstacles and direct tractor operation. Failure to follow this warning may result in injury
or death to personnel.
NOTE
Do NOT use differential lock in skid steer mode.
Once sectionalized, conventional steering will not function.
35.
Using low idle and first gear ONLY, drive tractor forward and separate from water distributor:
a.
Steer using skid steer control: push control to right to turn right. Pull control to left to turn left.
b.
Drive tractor forward a minimum of 50 ft (15.3 m), to separate tractor from water distributor and to allow suffi-
cient clearance for CH-47 lift.
SKID STEER
CONTROL
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36.
Reinstall draft arm pins and hardware in water distributor.
NOTE
The following step requires three personnel.
37.
Raise tank lift cylinders and secure:
a.
Simultaneously lift both cylinders and secure using one ratchet strap for each cylinder as shown in the illustration.
b.
Secure hoses with two straps.
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