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TM 5-2420-232-10
MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS
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CYLINDER SUPPORT STRUTS INSTALLATION
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General, Strut Identification, Front Bucket Crowd Cylinder Strut Installation, Front Bucket Crowd
Cylinder Strut Removal, Front Loader Arm Cylinder Travel Strut Installation, Front Loader Arm Cylinder
Travel Strut Removal, Front Loader Arm Cylinder Maintenance Strut Installation, Front Loader Arm
Cylinder Maintenance Strut Removal, Backhoe Bucket Crowd Cylinder Strut Installation, Backhoe
Bucket Crowd Cylinder Strut Removal
INITIAL SETUP
References
Tools and Special Tools
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Struts (Items 17 thru 20, Table 1, WP 0031)
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Equipment Conditions
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Engine running (WP 0005)
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GENERAL
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There are four types of support struts (total five in quantity) supplied with your machine. They are stowed on the spare wheel
carrier. Their purpose is to lock the cylinders into a pre-determined position. One is deployed to set the position of the front
bucket in relation to the ground. A second type (set of two) is deployed to set the position of the loader arms to give the correct
clearance between the bucket and the ground while traveling on the highway. A third type is deployed to hold the loader arms
in an elevated position to allow access to the front of the machine for maintenance. The fourth type is deployed with the back-
hoe bucket crowd cylinder. This is to prevent the bucket from opening out (dumping) when traveling.
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