TM 5-3800-205-10-2
EXTERNAL AIR TRANSPORT BY CH-47 HELICOPTER - CONTINUED
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MACHINE ASSEMBLY - CONTINUED
9.
Start tractor engine.
WARNING
Use extreme caution when driving sectionalized tractor with stability skids and no ROPS/FOPS. Use
first gear forward or reverse 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.
Conventional steering is not functional.
10.
Using low idle ONLY and first gear or reverse, position tractor directly in front of and in line with water distributor.
Steer using skid steer control: push control right to turn right, pull control left to turn left.
SKID STEER
CONTROL
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11.
Remove two bolts, washers, retainer bar, and draft arm pin from each side of water distributor.
12.
With ground guide assistance, slowly back tractor up into position in front of water distributor:
a. Maintain draft arms of tractor an equal distance from attachment point on each side of water distributor. Keep trac-
tor centered on water distributor.
NOTE
Center of gravity of tractor is over tractor wheels. Draft arms can be manually lifted, as required, to facilitate
positioning at water distributor.
b.
Have an assistant maneuver each draft arm into its respective slot on water distributor, as tractor backs up.
NOTE
Clean and lubricate pins with antiseize compound (Item 5, WP 0025 00) before they are installed.
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