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Technique 1: Maintain Flat Bucket Edge

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To prevent contaminating processed material with dirt and to maximize bucket fill, ensure the bucket's cutting edge is kept flat on the ground when approaching the material pile. This can be aided by an electronic bucket level, or by observing a mechanical reference point on the bucket itself (such as the flat top edge of the bucket's side plate, which is parallel to the cutting edge).

Goal: Prevent material contamination and maximize bucket fill

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  • Volvo L120H Wheel Loader Volvo — The primary equipment being operated

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sure we're always going into the pile flat. So, we have the cutting edge flat on the ground. Um, if it's tipped too far forward, then we're gouging into the ground. And basically, if you have processed material, the customer basically wants that material. They don't want anything else um contamination, anything like that. So, I'm going to show you how to use your bucket level. Uh, most machines have either a mechanical bucket level or an electronic. Um, some if you see some that don't, you want to pick a reference on the bucket somewhere. So in our case with these machines, this part of the bucket, if this is flat, this flat part here, that's parallel to your cutting edge. So you can kind of look from the cab and see that if this part looks flat, then pretty much your the bottom's flat, too. So you won't be gouging into the ground. the guys coming in. Even if your machine has a electronic bucket level, it's not a bad idea to try to figure out a mechanical cheat system as

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