
TM 5-3805-261-10
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TRAVELING AND EARTH MOVING OPERATIONS - CONTINUED
Flat Bottom Ditching
1. If no “V” ditch exists, build a “V” ditch to the desired
depth of the flat bottom ditch.
The shoulder slope should be flatter than
normal, ending at the finished shoulder
line.
2. Tip the blade forward.
3. Move the centershift lock pin to the right-center posi-
tion. Move the centershift lock pin lever to the INDEX
and RUN position.
4. Have the right front tire in the bottom of the “V” ditch.
5. Set the blade so the toe is inside the right front tire at
the desired width of the flat bottom ditch.
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