TM 5-3895-385-10
OPERATOR MAINTENANCE
BITUMINOUS MATERIAL PAVING MACHINE (BMPM)
PREPARATION FOR USE
INITIAL SETUP:
Personnel Required
References
12V (1)
PREPARATION FOR USE PAVING AREA 6 TO 7 FEET WIDE
1. Unpack cutoff shoes and end gates (WP 0023).
2. Install cutoff shoes (WP 0016).
3. Install end gates (WP 0014).
4. Perform Before PMCS (WP 0013).
5. Install sonic auger sensors (if required for mission) (WP 0006).
6. Raise screed fully (WP 0006).
7. Drive BMPM into position (WP 0006).
8. Turn on electric screed heater and allow screed to heat for approximately 15 minutes (WP 0006).
9. Extend screed extension to appropriate width (WP 0006).
10. Place starter blocks under screed and lower screed onto starter blocks.
11. Adjust tow point cylinders to zero (WP 0006).
12. Adjust flight screw to the null position then turn one complete turn counterclockwise (thicker) (WP 0006).
13. Adjust screed crown to appropriate level (WP 0006).
14. Open cutoffs fully (WP 0006).
15. Attach truck to BMPM using truck hitch (WP 0006).
16. Turn on augers/conveyors and select manual or automatic setting (sonic augers are required for automatic
setting) (WP 0006).
17. Adjust pile height (for automatic auger/conveyor settings) or auger/conveyor speed (for manual
auger/conveyor settings) to appropriate settings (WP 0006).
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