TM  5-3895-360-13 Section Il. EQUIPMENT DESCRIPTION AND DATA Paragraph Page Number NUMBER 1-6. Equipment Characteristics, Capabilities, and Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7. Location of Major Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8. Equipment Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6.  EQUIPMENT  CHARACTERISTICS,  CAPABILITIES,  AND  FEATURES. a. The VR11C and VR11 tampers are intended for use in (2) construction missions where compacting of con- fined  areas  such  as  footings,  abutments,  trenches, and concrete slab bases is required. The tampers (3) are designed to compact a variety of soil sub- stances such as clay lumps, silt, loam, and all granu- (4) Iar materials. b. The VR11C is equipped with: (5) (1) A 4 in. (10 cm) and a 6 in. (15 cm) accessory tamper shoe with 14 in. (36 cm) extensions for use  in  tamping  shallow  trenches. (2)  A  carrying  case  for  storage  of  the  tamper  and accessory  tamper  shoes. c. The VR11C and VR11 are equipped with: (1)  An  11  in.  (28  cm)  general  purpose  tamper  shoe that is used for any type surface large enough to accommodate the tamper shoe dimension. A throttle control used to engine rpm. . . . . . . 1-3 . . . . . . 1-4 . . . . . . 1-6 manually control A  hand-operated,  automatic  rewind  starter. A two-cycle engine which consists of a cylin- der,  piston,  rod,  crankshaft,  and  crankcase. A  shorting  switch  mounted  on  the  fan  housing which, when pushed, shorts out the ignition system and stops the engine from running. NOTE Refer to Figure 1-1, Locating Major Compo- nents (VR11C), for Iocation of major compo- nents. Refer to Figure 1-2, Locating Major Compo- nents (VR11), for Iocation of major compo- nents. 1-3