TM 5-3895-373-10
Fuel is very flammable and can
explode easily.
To avoid serious injury or death:
Always wear safety glasses/goggles
at all times.
Never operate the spray washdown
system
with
the
screed
burners
operating.
Keep fuel away from open flame or
any spark (ignition source).
Keep at least a B-C fire extinguisher
within easy reach when working with
fuel or on a fuel system.
Post signs that read "NO SMOKING
WITHIN 50 FEET" when working with
open fuel lines or fuel tanks.
Always
wear
personal
protective
equipment such as a face shield,
protective clothing, and gloves.
CAUTION
Do not spray fuel on hot screed
plates. Allow screed plates to cool 30
minutes, minimum, prior to spraying.
Spraying hot screed plates with fuel
can cause permanent damage to the
screed plates.
(3)
Spray a light coat of fuel on push rollers
(14), hopper wings (15), conveyors (16),
and flow gates (17). Use enough fuel to
dissolve
hardened
paving
material.
Manually scrape off deposits that do not
wash off easily.
(4)
Open all three hinged access doors (18) at
the front of the hopper. Spray a light coat
of fuel on exposed conveyor chains (19),
conveyor rollers (20), and bearing units
(21).
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