Equipment

A ten-part series, on three tapes, to prepare drivers for testing required for the CDL. Tapes designed to be used without instructor but in conjunction with the CDL manual.

What dust is, and the problems it can create. How liquid calcium chloride controls dust. How to repair and improve an unpaved road by blading.

Proper procedures for smoothing and reshaping gravel roads. Techniques for intersections, railroad crossings, driveways, bridges, hilltops and valleys, and superelevation in curves.

The Rock Rake can aid motor graders by making the last few required passes over a road, raking off large rocks and distributing the remaining fine material. In many cases, the Rock Rake can be substituted for the motor grader.

Daily preventive maintenance check.

Five phases of operating an asphalt distributor: 1) heating the asphalt; 2) hook-up to truck; 3) adjustingdistributor for shooting; 4) shooting operation; 5) cleaning distributor.

Daily preventive maintenance procedures for light vehicles such as pick-ups and station wagons, and whythese procedures are necessary.

Step-by-step daily dump truck maintenance, including pre-start, warm-up, operating, and shutdown checks.

The four preventive maintenance checks for distributors: pre-start, warm-up, operating, and shutdown. Alsocleanup procedures.

All required daily maintenance activities on rollers, from pre-start check to shut-down activities.