TM 5-3895-373-10
CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION II
Page
SECTION I
GENERAL INFORMATION ................................................................................1-1
1.1
Scope .....................................................................................................1-1
1.2
Maintenance Forms and Procedures ....................................................1-2
1.3
Corrosion Prevention and Control (CPC) ..............................................1-2
1.4
Destruction of Army Materiel to Prevent Enemy Use.............................1-2
1.5
Reporting Equipment Improvement Recommendations (EIR) ...............1-2
1.6
Warranty Information..............................................................................1-2
1.7
Reference Information............................................................................1-2
1.8
Use of Metric Units .................................................................................1-3
SECTION II
EQUIPMENT DESCRIPTION ................................................................1-3
1.9
Equipment Characteristics, Capabilities, and Features .........................1-3
1.10
Location and Description of Major Components ....................................1-4
1.11
Equipment Data .....................................................................................1-6
SECTION III
PRINCIPLES OF OPERATION..............................................................1-7
1.12
Paving Machine .....................................................................................1-7
1.13
Tractor ...................................................................................................1-7
1.14
Screed ...................................................................................................1-8
SECTION I. GENERAL INFORMATION
1.1
SCOPE.
a.
Type of Manual. This operator’s manual gives c
crew members the information needed to operate the
paving machine under usual and unusual conditions.
The manual also contains the data needed to check the
paving machine for proper operation and to keep it
serviceable. Special information for the moveable
operator station, two fixed screed crew stations, and bolt-
on screed accessories are included.
b.
Model Number and Equipment Name. Ingersoll-
Rand Company Model 780T Crawler Mounted, Diesel
Engine Driven, Bituminous Material Paving Machine,
NSN 3895-01-379-1102.
c.
Purpose of Equipment. The Paving Machine is
used to repair and maintain damaged or worn landing
pads, airfields, taxiways, roads, and parking areas in
combat-related facilities as well as in new road
construction. The paving machine may be used to
construct extensions to existing facilities such as roads,
airfields, and taxiways.
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