LEVER A 0877333 - Caterpillar

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Place a wood block at each side of the screed. Place the wood blocks directly under the thickness control of the screed. The blocks should be long enough to extend from the front of the screed to the rear of the screed. Note: The blocks should be 25% thicker than the desired thickness of the compacted mat. The blocks should be approximately 600 mm (2 ft) long for a fixed width screed. The blocks should be approximately 1200 mm (4 ft) long for a hydraulically extendable screed.
Lower the screed so that the screed is resting on the blocks. Pull the machine forward until the slack is out of the area near the tow point.
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Turn the thickness control cranks until the cranks are in the unloaded position or the slack position. When the cranks are in the unloaded position, the cranks can be turned with little resistance or no resistance.
Turn the thickness control crank clockwise for 360 degrees. Turning the thickness control crank for 360 degrees creates an initial screed attack angle of approximately 2 mm (0.10 inch).
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Turn the cranks for the screed end plate in order to match the shoes for the end plate to the grade.
When the paver moves forward, the screed will leave a mat that starts at a thickness of the block.