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Equipment Operator Basic - Beginning construction equipment operators manual
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gooseneck then widens into a very massive crossbeam becoming a pair of side arms extending backward to the trunnion fastenings on the sides of the scraper bowl. The gooseneck carries the steering cylinders, the lift cylinder and lever arm for the apron, and a pair of hoist cylinders for the bowl. Scraper nomenclature is shown in figure 10-35. A scraper has three basic operating parts: the bowl, the apron, and the ejector. Bowl The bowl (fig. 10-36, view A) is a box with rigid sides, with the apron as a movable front, and the ejector as a movable back. The forward edge of the bowl is fitted with cutting edges. The cutting edges are made of wear-resistant  steel  and  are  bolted  to  the  bottom  of  the bowl.  The  three  main  cutting  edges  areas  follows: 1. The straight cutting edge is the most efficient for smooth finish grading. 2. The curved cutting edge penetrates more than the  straight  edge. 3.  The  three-piece  cutting  edge  has  the  center piece  positioned  ahead  of  the  two  side  pieces  for  deeper penetration.  The  center  piece  is  referred  to  as  the stinger (fig. 10-37). The bottom front sides of the bowl usually have bolted-on  wear  plates  called  side  cutters.  The  side cutters normally receive less wear than the cutting edges. NOTE: Cutting edges that are worn or damaged should be replaced to prevent wear of the scraper bowl. Apron The apron (fig. 10-36, view B) forms the forward section and a variable amount of the bottom of the bowl assembly. When closed it rests at the cutting edges. The apron is hydraulically controlled by a lever in the operator’s cab. When the apron is lifted, it moves upward and forward far enough to leave the whole front of the bowl open. Ejector The ejector is the rear wall of the bowl (fig. 10-36, view  C).  The  most  common  ejector  is  hydraulically controlled and moves forward horizontally, forcing the load out of the bowl. It is supported by rollers riding on the floor and on tracks welded to the sides of the bowl. Figure 10-37.-Scraper cutting edges. 10-19







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