TM 5-2420-231-10
0012
BACKHOE OPERATING PROCEDURES - Continued
1. Fill backhoe bucket by manipulating dipper and boom.
2. Keep bottom of backhoe bucket parallel with cut (Figure 4).
3. Let backhoe bucket teeth and cutting edge cut through ground like a knife blade. Type of material that is
being excavated determines depth of cut.
Figure 4. Backhoe Digging.