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3.3.7 Fuel Spray Washdown System Operation. The
spray washdown system should be used at the end of
each paving operation. The paving machine should be
washed down if the machine will be sitting idle for long
enough to allow hot paving material to cool and harden.
Use the following procedures for operating the spray
washdown system.
Consult
your
installation
environmental control officer for your
installation’s proper procedures for
disposing, or reclaiming, sprayed
diesel fuel before washing down
paving machine.
a.
Park the paving machine on level ground, and
leave the machine running.
b.
Place control handles (1) in neutral.
c.
Place the paving machine in the following
configuration prior to starting spray washdown.
(1)
Place travel switch (2) in the down, neutral
"N" position.
(2)
Raise the screed by holding the screed lift
switch (3) to the up LIFT position.
(3)Move left extension screed control switch (4) to the
left and the right switch to the right to fully extend both
extension screeds.
The screed can fall rapidly. Do not
lower the screed if anyone is near or
under the screed. Falling screed can
cause severe injury or death.
(4)
Lower the screed to the ground by holding
screed lift switch (3) in the down, FLOAT
position.
(5)
Lower hopper wings by holding both
hopper wing switches (5) in the down,
LOWER position.
(6)
Lower flow gates by holding the flow gate
switches (6) in the down, CLOSE position.
d.
Perform paving machine shutdown procedure
per paragraph 2.11.
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