B SET VOLUME 1

Normally on equipment and vehicles, what determines the type of checklist you use for an operator's inspection?

When heavy equipment is placed in storage, how often must it be inspected for serviceablility?

Which of the following is not normally an equipment or vehicle operator's responsibility?
Replacing burn out bulbs
Filling the battery with fluid
Filling the crankcase with oil
Changing the transmission fluid

Failure to lubricate a piece of equipment or vehicle properly when required constitutes __ ?

When operating a dump truck with an automatic transmission, the power take-off is engaged with the _____?

When performing an operator's inspection before operating a dump truck, you should ___ ?

If you choose to spread materials in layers, you should stop the truck where you want to start the spread, position the dump control levers, and ___

Before you begin loading a vehicle, you must first determine the vehicle's ___

You are tasked to haul a large number of heavy grader blades and lightweight broom bristles. How should these items be loaded on the vehicle?

What determines the method of securing cargo?

You are using a forklift to load bundles of 12 feet by two feet by two feet airfield landing mats onto a trailer. To do this properly, you must pay close attention to the ___

When hauling construction materials, you should use load binders to ___

What is the best reason for hauling a dozer to a construction site?

Normally, if there is no loading ramp availabel to load a dozer, you should ___?

To prevent the simitrailer from moving while you back the tractor under it, you should ___

which is the correct order for connecting a tractor to a semi trailer?

How do breakaway trailers differ from cargo trailers?

What is the proper order for disconnecting a tractor from a breakaway trailer?

when you are making a turn with a tractor and trailer, you must keep in mind the trailer has tendency to ___

What term is given to a condition where the tractor and trailer become jammed together at an acute angle?

What is the best way to position a tractor trailer for unloading at a warehouse dock?

What action should be taken to regain control of a tractor trailer in a skid?

Where does the bitumeter gage on the asphalt distributor receive its power?

The first task in operating a water truck is to ___

why should you use caution if you fill the water truck with a fire hose from a hydrant?

the ballast plates inside the tank of a water truck are designed to ___

what is the most important factor in determining how well soil can be compacted?

who has the ultimate responsibility for inspecting airfield pavements for foreign objects?

whom must you check with first before you begin any flightline sweeping operations?

what is the best way to perform an airfield sweeping and inspection operation?

what should you do during sweeping operations if you come across a large rock that the sweeper will not pick up

what is the most important factor in the operation of the air sweeper?

the air sweeper is best described as what type of machine?

on the air sweeper, how is fine dust removed from the air stream before it returns to the blower?

when using the air sweeper to sweep over wet pavement, you must frequently

When using the handheld suction hose on the air sweeper, you should never __

for best results and prolonged sweeper parts life, how should you wash the air sweeper hopper?

what will happen if you fail to keep the air sweeper pickup head spring suspension system in proper adjustment?

when should you change the air sweeper gutter broom bristles

on a traction powered towed sweeper, the turning of the rear wheels is used to

which of the following is not a contributing factor when determining the number of sweepers that an industrial tractor can tow?

depending on conditions, how many mph can a front mounted broom sweeping unit remove light debris from paved surfaces?

what drives the sweeping unit on a front mounted broom sweeper ?

which is not a factor in controlling the brush life on the front mounted broom?
ground speed
broom moisture
brush down pressure
keeping the broom level

who is directly responsible to the support group commander for snow and ice control activities?

which individual is responsible for directing runway condition readings?

all snow and ice control equipment must be mechanically sound and operational by the first of which month ?

which of the following is a priority one snow removal area?

dining facility
base motor pool
access road to special weapons
main streets through base housing

the snow and ice control center should be equipped with

if the clutch is engaged to quickly, what safety device is used to prevent damage to the drive shaft, blower assembly, or other parts of the snowblower?

when operating a rollover snowplow, at what speed will you get the best rolling action of the end blade?

what is an advantage of using a front mounted snow broom?

when sweeping ice, what type of bristle is best for flipping snow?

what items are of special importance and must be marked before the first snowfall?

normally what type of snow equipment would you use to begin runway snow removal?

what piece of snow equipment is used throughout the duration of the snowfall to maintain the center portion of the runway down to bare pavement conditions?

during snow removal, which of the following issues will determine your actual clearing pattern?

all snow removal equipment operating in the area of aircraft movement must maintain radio contact with the __?

when the windrows of snow get too heavy for the sweeping operation, what should you use to displace the snow?

when crosswinds are combined with a heavy snowfall, where must you concentrate snow removal operations?

when possible, you should clear snow from airfield in - pavement lights with a snow broom or ___

ant-icing and deicing chemicals used on airfield pavement must be previously approved by the __

what can you use along with snow brooms, to reduce ice thickness?

what is the runway ice detection system designed to minmize?

which reading is not collected by the central proccessing unit of the runway ice detection system?

ice thickness
relative humidity
subsurface temperature
wind speed and direction

which chemicals are highly corrosive to metals and should never be used near aircraft movement areas?

which of the following reductions is not a reason for storing chemicals in enclosed?

pilferage
degradation
moisture absorption
chemicals from freezing

what type of inspection is made before, during, and after rigging equipment?

which of the following is considered a frequent inspection category?

daily
annually
quarterly
semiannually

specifically, chain size is determined by the __

to indicate that a chain has been overloaded, what will noramlly fail first?

if you inspect a chain and find several links are badly worn and stretched, you should __?

which factor has the greatest effect in shortening the useful life of nylon rope?

before use, to what rate of capacity should all nylon rope slings be proof tested?

wire rope is classified by all of the following except __

its diameter
the strand construction
the number of strands in its makeup
the number of wires it has per strand

generally, what is the strongest type of wire rope used?

the lay of wire rope refers to the __

when lifting, for what are fiber rope slings used?

what are the three types of slings that can be used to lift loads

normally when moving a heavy load, how many rollers are considered enough?

for cribbing operations, which jack style should be used?

in a simple tackle system, the leading block is an additional block used to __

what will help you determine the mechanical advantage of a simple tackle system?

which tackle system uses two or more blocks?

why should wire clips on a dead man guyline be placed above the ground?

why is the stationary cab on a hydraulic crane considered a disadvantage?

when operating a crane, why should the crane operator and helper not use personally developed hand signals?

the minimum clearance required between power lines and any part of the hydraulic crane or its load is ____

when making a lift with a crane without the use of outriggers is known as ___

before lifting a load with a crane, what must you check first?

what is the major cause of accidents involving hydraulic cranes?

while operating a crane, what must you do if you lose sight of the load or signalsman?

when moving the hydraulic crane within the job site, you swing the boom to the front and

what would you use to clean grease from the brake drums and brake linings of a crane?

when winding wire rope onto the hydraulic crane hoist drum, which hammer should not be used to tap the rope?

after assembling the clamshell for use on a hydraulic crane, what line should carry the entire load between the clamshell and the reel?

if a crane equipped with a clamshell needs to travel a long distance, what should you do with the clamshell?

when using a working platform attached to a hydraulic crane, where is the additional leveling switch located?

when you are inside the working platform on a hydraulic crane, where should you fasten you seatbelt?

when attached to a hydraulic crane, what will impact the self leveling mode of the working platform?