. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS FOR OPERATION 2 - 27 PRECAUTIONS WHEN TRAVELING Never turn the key in the starting swit ch to the OFF position. It is dangerous if the engine stop s when the machine is traveling, because the steering b ecomes heavy. There is danger that this will cause misoperation of the steering wheel and may lead to seri ous personal injury or death. If the engine stops, depress the brake pedal erations, always keep a safe distance from people, structures, or other act with them. ep the work equipment at om the ground. If the work from the ground, there is ill contact the ground and e work equipment control ontrol levers have to be n operate the levers. n possible.
If the machine the work equipment close d. There is more danger of or right than tipping over to r obstacles which make the ht sides. vel at low speed and do not is danger that the machine may hit the ground surface alance, or may damage the ess the brake pedal immediately to stop the machine. When traveling or carrying out op machines to avoid coming into cont When traveling on level ground, ke height (A) 40 to 50 cm (16 to 20 in) fr equipment is not sufficiently raised danger that the work equipment w cause the machine to tip over. When traveling, do not operate th levers.
If the work equipment c operated, stop the machine first, the Avoid traveling over obstacles whe has to travel over an obstacle, keep to the ground and travel at low spee the machine tipping over to the left the front or rear, so do not travel ove machine tilt strongly to the left or rig When traveling on rough ground, tra operate the steering suddenly. There may turn over. The work equipment and cause the machine to lose its b machine or structures in the area. When using the machine, to prevent personal injury caused by damage to the work equipme nt or by the machine overturning due to overloading, do not exceed the permitted performance of the machine or the maximum e machine.
permitted load for the structure of th When passing over bridges or struct ures, check first that the structure is strong enough to s upport the weight of the machine. When operating in tunnels, under bri dges, under electric wires, or other places where the heig ht is limited, operate slowly and be extremely careful not to let the machine body or work equipment hit anything . If you drive the machine at high spee d continuously for a long time, the tires will overheat and t he internal pressure will become abnormally high. This may cause the tires to burst. If a tire bursts, it produces a large destructive jury or death. ly, please consult your Komatsu distributor.
at ground or down a slope, NEVER set the directional lever to the Neutral sion speed range. force, and this may cause serious in If you are going to travel continuous When the machine is traveling on fl position. Always set it to a transmis If the transmission is at neutral, th this creates a dangerous situatio It may also cause damage to the personal injury or death. position. Always set it to a transmis If the transmission is at neutral, th e engine brakes will not work and the steering wheel wi ll become heavy, so n. It may also cause damage to the transmission or other parts of the power train, and this may lead to serious