Komatsu — CONTENTS

FOREWORD CONTENTS OPERATION GENERAL VIEW .................................................................................................................................................. 3-2 GENERAL VIEW OF MACHINE................................................................................................................. 3-2 GENERAL VIEW CONTROLS AND GAUGES........................................................................................... 3-3 EXPLANATION OF COMPONENTS ....................................................................................................................

3-4 MACHINE MONITOR ................................................................................................................................. 3-4 SWITCHES................................................................................................................................................. 3-9 CONTROL LEVERS, PEDALS................................................................................................................. 3-11 VARIABLE BLADE....................................................................................................................................

3-16 ENGINE HOOD ........................................................................................................................................ 3-17 FUSE ........................................................................................................................................................ 3-18 COVER WITH LOCK ................................................................................................................................ 3-19 OPERATION MANUAL STORAGE ..........................................................................................................

3-19 TIPPING OPERATOR'S SEAT................................................................................................................. 3-20 MACHINE OPERATIONS AND CONTROLS ..................................................................................................... 3-21 BEFORE STARTING ENGINE ................................................................................................................. 3-21 STARTING ENGINE.................................................................................................................................

3-31 AFTER STARTING ENGINE .................................................................................................................... 3-34 STOPPING THE ENGINE ........................................................................................................................ 3-37 CHECK AFTER SHUT OFF ENGINE....................................................................................................... 3-37 MACHINE OPERATION ...........................................................................................................................

3-38 STEERING THE MACHINE...................................................................................................................... 3-42 SWINGING ............................................................................................................................................... 3-44 WORK EQUIPMENT CONTROLS AND OPERATIONS .......................................................................... 3-45 PROHIBITED OPERATIONS ................................................................................................................... 3-47 GENERAL OPERATION INFORMATION ................................................................................................

3-50 TRAVELING ON SLOPES........................................................................................................................ 3-51 ESCAPE FROM MUD............................................................................................................................... 3-53 RECOMMENDED APPLICATIONS.......................................................................................................... 3-54 REPLACEMENT AND INVERSION OF BUCKET....................................................................................

3-56 PARKING MACHINE ................................................................................................................................ 3-58 CHECK AFTER FINISHING WORK ......................................................................................................... 3-59 LOCKING.................................................................................................................................................. 3-59 RUBBER SHOES .....................................................................................................................................

3-60 TRANSPORTATION ........................................................................................................................................... 3-64 TRANSPORTATION PROCEDURE......................................................................................................... 3-64 LOADING AND UNLOADING WITH TRAILER ........................................................................................ 3-65 LIFTING MACHINE...................................................................................................................................

3-69 COLD WEATHER OPERATION ........................................................................................................................ 3-71 COLD WEATHER OPERATION INFORMATION..................................................................................... 3-71 AFTER DAILY WORK COMPLETION...................................................................................................... 3-73 AFTER COLD WEATHER SEASON ........................................................................................................ 3-74 1-11