. FOREWORD INTRODUCTION FRONT/REAR, LEFT/RIGHT DIRECTIONS OF MACHINE BREAKING IN THE MACHINE CAUTION 1 - 7 INTRODUCTI Th is Komat su machin e is designed to be used mainly for the following Dozing Cutting in to hard or frozen groun Felling tre es, remo Pushing Ripping Fo r further d etails, se e "WORK PO SSIBLE USING BUL LDOZER (PAGE 3-118 In t his manu al, the ter ms front, rear, left, and right refer to the travel directio n as s een from the operator's seat when the operator 's seat is facing the fro nt and the sprocket is at the rear of the machine. Yo ur Komatsu machine has been thorou ghly adjusted and tested before shipment.
H oweve r, operating th e machine under s evere conditions at the beginn ing can advers ely affect the performanc e and shorten the machin e life. Be sure to br eak-in the machine for the initial 100 hours (as indi cated by the service mete During break- in operatio ns, follow the p recautions described in Run the e ngine at i dle for 15 sec onds after starting it. During this time, do no t operate the control levers o r fuel control di al. ngine for 5 minutes after starting it up. eration with heavy loads or at high speeds.
Idle the e ngine for 5 minutes aft Avoid op eration wit h heavy load Immediat ely after s tarting the en gine, avoid sudden sta rts, sudden acceleratio n, unnecessary sudden stops , and sudden c hanges in direction.