7. PRECAUTIONS DURING OPERATION ¤ WARNING: Failure to follow these safety precautions may lead to a serious accident. 7.5 TOWING 1-19 FIT WIRE TO HOOK WHEN TOWING ‡ Injury or death could result if a disabled machine is towed incorrectly. ‡ If your machine is towed by another machine, ALWAYS use a wire rope with a sufficient towing capacity. ‡ If your machine is towed by another machine, stop the engine and release the brake. Please contact your Komatsu distributor to have the brake released. ‡ NEVER allow a disabled machine to be towed on a slope. ‡ Do not use a kinked or frayed wire rope. ‡ Do not straddle the towing cable or wire rope.
‡ When connecting up a towing machine, do not let anyone enter the area between the towing machine and the equipment being towed. ‡ Set the towing machine and the towing connection of the equipment being towed in a straight line when connecting it. ‡ Take up the slack in the wire rope and tow the machine. ‡ When lifting the machine up, use the towing hook. ‡ If the machine is stuck in sandy soil, dig out the soil around the towing hook, then use the towing hook to pull the machine out. Permissible load for towing hook: 48500 kg (475623 N)