DIGGING A TRENCH WITH A 2% SLOPE USING A ROTARY LASER
Method 1: knowing the height of the laser relative to a point.
Activate slope mode.
Enter 2%, then, confirm.
Align your boom with the trench.
Activate slope mode.
Click on « Define laser height ».
Enter “4.71m” and confirm.
Catch the laser beam.
The entered laser height (4.71 m) is displayed, and in this example, the calculation shows that the bucket is 3.55 m from the bottom of the trench.
Method 2: without knowing the height of the laser.
Activate Slope mode.
Enter 2% and confirm.
Align your boom with the trench.
Activate laser mode.
Click on « depth».
Place the bucket tip on the benchmark, then enter “2.5 m” and confirm.
Catch the laser.
In this example, the calculation shows that the laser is 4.71 m from the bottom of the trench, and the bucket is 2.50 m from the bottom.
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