. FOREWORD INTRODUCTION DIRECTIONS OF MACHINE BREAKING-IN THE NEW MACHINE the 1 - 5 INTRODUCT ION hine is designed to be used mainly for the following work: ECOMMENDED APPLICATIONS (PAGE 3-126)" for further details. This K omatsu mac hine is designed to be used mainly for the Dig ging work eling work hing work ding work Lev Ditc Loa De molition work See th e section "R 3-126)" for further details. In this manual, the terms front, r ear, lef t, and right refer to the t ravel direction as seen from the operator's sea t when the op erator's seat is facing the front a nd the sprocket is at th e rear of the machine.
NOTIC Your K horoug machin e under full lo ad before breaking th e machine in can adversel y affect the performance and shorten the machine l ife. Be sur e to break in th e machine for the init ial 100 hours (as indicated However, Make sure that you fully understand the content of this manual, and pay careful attention t o the following points when breaki ng in the ma chine. Ru n the engine at idle for 15 secon ds after starting it. Duri ng this time, do not operate the control levers or fuel con trol dial. or 5 minutes after starting it up. with heavy loads or at high speeds.
Idle the engine f or 5 minutes after s Avo id operation with heavy lo ads o Im mediately afte r starting the engin e, avoid sudden starts, s udden acceleration, unnecessary sudden stops, and sud den changes in direction.