Komatsu — CONTENTS

CONTENTS OPERATIONAL PRECAUTIONS ............... PERMISSIBLE WATER DEPTH ............. IF WHEEL BRAKES DO NOT WORK. ........ WHEN TRAVELING UP OR DOWN SLOPES . . Lower Center of Gravity When Turning ...... Braking on Downhill Slopes ............... If Engine Stops ......................... POSSIBLE WORK USING LOADER ............. EXCAVATI 0 N ........................... LEVELING .............................. LOAD AND CARRY OPERATIONS .......... LOADING .............................. Cross Drive Loading .................... V-Shape Loading ....................... PARKING MACHINE ......................... STOPPING ENGINE ......................... OPERATIONS AFTER STOPPING ENGINE ...... . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-52 . 2-52 2-52 . 2-52 . 2-52 . 2-52 . 2-53 . 2-54 . 2-54 . 2-56 . 2-57 . 2-57 . 2-57 . 2-58 . 2-58 . 2-59 2-59 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ADJUSTMENT OF WORK EQUIPMENT. ..................................................... 2-60 ADJUSTING BOOM KICKOUT .......................................................... 2-60 ADJUSTING BUCKET POSITIONER ..................................................... 2-61 BUCKET LEVEL INDICATOR ........................................................... 2-61 HANDLING TIRES .................................... PRECAUTIONS WHEN HANDLING TIRES .............

PRECAUTIONS WHEN DRIVING MACHINE ............ NORMAL OPERATING INFLATION PRESSURE ......... INFLATING TIRES ............................. PROPER BUCKET AND TIRE SELECTION TABLE ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-62 2-62 2-62 2-63 2-63 2-65 TOWING ............................................ ........ TOWING THE MACHINE ........................... ........ WHEN ENGINE CAN BE USED ................... ........ WHEN ENGINE CANNOT BE USED ............... ........ RELEASING PARKING BRAKE ...................... ........ . . . . .................... 2-66 . .

. . .................... 2-66 . . . . .................... 2-66 . . . .................... 2-66 . . . .................... 2-66 TRANSPORTATION . . . .._...._..........................._......._.........._........__. 2-67 COLD WEATHER OPERATION ............................................................ 2-68 PREPARATION FOR LOW TEMPERATURE ............................................... 2-68 FUEL AND LUBRICANTS ........................................................... 2-68 COOLANT. ...................................................................... 2-68 BATTERY .......................................................................

2-68 CAUTIONS AFTER COMPLETION OF WORK ............................................. 2-69 AFTER COLD WEATHER .............................................................. 2-69 LONG TERM STORAGE ..................................... BEFORE STORAGE ..................................... DURING STORAGE ..................................... AFTER STORAGE. ...................................... . . . . . . . .................... 2-70 . . . .................... 2-70 . . . . .................... 2-70 . . . . .................... 2-70 HANDLINGOFBATTERY .................................................................

2-71 PRECAUTIONS FOR CHARGING BATTERY .............................................. 2-71 REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION OF BATTERY ............................................ 2-71 STARTING ENGINE WITH BOOSTER CABLES ............................................ 2-72 o-9