TM 9-2320-361-10 2-32. OPERATION OF EARTH BORING AND POLESETTING MAINTENANCE TRUCKS (Contd) Do not let personnel stand near auger while boring or spinning soil off auger. Injury to personnel may result from flying material. CAUTION • Do not use position 2, table 2-4 for boring. It may overload and damage equipment. • Do not make sudden starts (impact loads). When starting to bore, and do not load auger above bumper spring, or damage to equipment may result. NOTE Inexperienced operators should hold feed control in neutral while pushing drive control forward (position 3, table 2-4). (5) Push drive control lever (2) forward while pulling back on feed control lever (1) (position 2, table 2-4) to lower auger (3) to ground. Table 2-5. Gear, Speed Settings for Soil Conditions 2-170 WARNING