TM 5-3895-383-10
Safety Section
4-14
Equipment Lowering with Engine Stopped
Equipment Lowering with Engine
Stopped
SMCS Code: 7000
Make sure that all personnel are clear of the machine
before lowering the blade.
Illustration 9
Move the control for the leveling blade forward to the
LOWER position. Hold the control in the LOWER
position until the blade is on the ground.
Sound Information and Vibration
Information
SMCS Code: 7000
The operator sound exposure Leq (equivalent sound
pressure level) measured according to the work cycle
procedures specified in "ANSI/SAE J1166May90" is
89.8 dB(A).
The operator sound pressure level measured
according to the procedures specified in “SAE
J919Apr95" is 89.6 dB(A), with the machine in middle
gear range and moving.
The exterior sound pressure level for the standard
machine measured at a distance of 15 m (49.2 ft)
according to the test procedures specified in "SAE
J88Apr95", middle gear range, moving and the
vibratory system is set to high amplitude, is 76.3 dB(A).
The operator sound pressure level is 86 dB(A)
measured according to the static test procedures and
conditions specified in "ISO 6394-1985E".
The exterior sound power level is 102 dB(A) measured
according to the static test procedures and conditions
specified in "ISO 6393-1985E".
Vibration Level
The hands and arms exposed to a weighted root mean
square acceleration that is less than 2.5 m/sec2.
The whole body is exposed to a weighted root mean
square acceleration that is less than 0.572 m/s2.
Measurements are obtained on a representative
machine using the procedures in the following
standards:
"ISO 2631/1”
"ISO 5349"
"SAE J1166"
Steering Frame Lock
SMCS Code: 7000; 7506
No clearance for person in this area when machine
turns. Severe injury or death from crushing could
occur.
Install the steering frame lock pin between the front
frame and the rear frame before you lift the machine
and before you transport the machine on another
vehicle. Also install the steering frame lock pin before
you perform maintenance near the center of the
machine.
In order to install the steering frame lock pin, the
machine must be in the straight ahead position.
1. Apply the parking brake.
2. Turn the engine start switch to the OFF position.
