Chapter 3. REPAIR OF EARTH MOVING EQUIPMENT

CHAPTER

REPAIR

EARTH

MOVING

EQUIPMENT

AND

WINCH

Section I. BULLDOZER

3-1.

General

t h o r o u g h l y with hot water. Rem ove oily deposits

with cleaning solvent (Fed. Spec. P-D-680).

T h e bulldozer group includes the bulldozer blade

c. I n s p e c t i o n .

assembly, braces, push arm assembly and trun-

(1) I n s p e c t m o l d b o a r d f o r b r o k e n w e l d m e n t s ,

n i o n s . The bulldozer blade assembly includes the

cracks, wear and distortion. Weld minor cracks

m o l d board, cutting edge, and end bits. Scarifies

(TM 9-237) or replace an excessively damaged

a r e mounted on the back of the mold board. The

moldboard (blade) assembly.

bulldozer hydraulic system (chapter 4) furnishes

( 2 ) Inspect the attaching hardware for breaks

l i f t and tilt control for the bulldozer.

or dam aged threads. Replace all defective hard-

3-2. Moldboard (Blade) Assembly (fig. 3-1)

ware.

a. Removal. Refer to TM 5-2410-233-20 and

d . Installation. R e f e r t o T M 5 - 2 4 1 0 - 2 3 3 - 2 0 a n d

r e m o v e the mold board (blade) assembly.

install the mold board (blade) assembly on the

h. Cleaning. Scrape, wash and clean moldboard

bulldozer.

Figure 3-1. Bulldozer blade assembly.