. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS FOR OPERATION 2 - 24 PRECAUTIONS WHEN TRAVELING Never turn the key in the starting switch to the OF F position. It is dangerous if the engine stops when the machine is traveling, because the steering becomes he steering wheel and may lead to serious person immediately to stop the machine. When traveling or carrying out operations, al avy. There is danger that this will cause misoperation of the al injury or death. If the engine stops, depress the brake pedal ways keep a safe distance from people, structures, or other m. stacles.
If that is unavoidable, let the machine do that at a low machines to avoid coming into contact with the Try to avoid having the machine climb over ob speed. Nonetheless avoid a big obstacle that gr the machine can easily overturn sideways. When traveling on rough ground, travel at low machine from turning over. eatly tilts the machine to the right or left, because in such a case speed and avoid sudden changes in direction to prevent the m payload. The brakes will lose their effect. t FLOAT position, then travel.
Do not load the dump body above the maximu Lower the dump body, setting the dump lever a When passing over bridges or structures, check first that the structure is strong enough to support the weight of the machine. When operating in tunnels, under bridges, under electric wires, or other places where the height is limited, operate slowly and be extremely careful not to let the m achine body or work equipment hit anything. If you drive the machine at high speed continuou sly for a long time, the tires will overheat and the internal pressure will become abnormally high.
This may cause t force, and this may cause serious injury or deat If you are going to travel continuously, please c he tires to burst. If a tire bursts, it produces a large destructive h. onsult your Komatsu distributor. When travelling, and particularly when travellin g downhill, never set the gear shift lever to the Neutral position. . Always keep it in a speed range when travelling If the gear shift lever is at Neutral, it will be im will become heavier. In addition, there will be will result in overheating, which will lead to d The transmission and other parts of the pow to serious injury or death.
possible to use the braking force of the engine and the steering insufficient cooling oil for the retarder, so there is danger that this efective operation of the brakes. er train may be damaged, and there is danger that this will lead TRAVELING ON SLOPES ng to the side, always do as follows. to reduce speed. Do not turn the steering wheel suddenly. To prevent the machine from tipping over or slippi When traveling downhill, use the retarder brake Travel on grass, fallen leaves, or wet steel plate s with low speed. Even with slight slopes there is a hazard that the machine may slip.
If the engine should stop on a slope, apply the b rakes fully and apply the parking brake also to stop the machine. Do not shift gear while traveling downhill or trav el downhill with the transmission in neutral. It is dangerous if the engine has no braking eff to travel downhill. ect. Always set the transmission to a lower gear before starting PRECAUTIONS WHEN OPERATING When using the machine, to prevent personal in jury caused by damage to the work equipment or by the machine overturning due to overloading, do not excee permitted load for the structure of the machine.
d the permitted performance of the machine or the maximum r electric wires, or in other places where the height is limited, et the dump body contact anything. When operating in tunnels, or under bridges o operate slowly and be extremely careful not to l To prevent accidents caused by hitting other o bjects, always operate the machine at a speed which is safe for operation, particular in confined spaces, indoor s, and in places where there are other machines.