Equipment

Step-by-step hook-up procedure.

Start-up operation, and shut-down procedures for ten-wheel dump trucks. Transmission, gearing and shiftinginstructions. Emphasis on proper shut-down procedures.

A three-part series to start new operators learning the operation of any type of motor grader. Topics include: grading unpaved roads, spreading material, laying asphalt, pulling ditches, and backsloping and grading shoulders.

The tape should help new operators understand the important features of an equipment management preventive maintenance program, the capabilities of the loader, operations of the equipment, and the need for daily maintenance.

Basic explanation of frost heave. A technical method for estimating when, and how much, load restrictions should be applied due to spring thaws.