Komatsu — CONTROL LEVERS AND PEDALS

. OPERATION EXPLANATION OF COMPONENTS RETARDER CONTROL LEVER CAUTION becomes. When the retarder is operated, the retarder operation lamp lights up. DUMP LEVER LOCK KNOB WARNING 3 - 45 The re tarder must not be used as a parking brake. Use t his lever (5) to o perate the retarder wh en traveling do wnhill. The braking Whe n leaving the ope rator's seat, always ap ply the parkin g brake. LEFT AND RIGHT DIFFERENTIAL LOCK PED AL This pedal (6) is used to actuate the left and right differenti al lock. Whe n the pedal is de pressed, the left and ri ght differential lock is actuated according to the position of the lef t and right diff erential lock switch.

When the pedal is released, the left and right celed. differential lock is can When carrying out inspe ction of the machine with the dump body raised, alway s set the dump lev er to the HOLD position, l ock with the dum p lever lock k nob, then use the body pivot pin. This device (7) is use d to lock the dump leve To se t to the FREE po sition, pull the lock kno b up unti l it stop s, then turn i t to lock it in posi tion. osition, pull the lock knob up, then turn it to To se t to the LOCK p then tu relea se the lock. The knob will be pushed in by th e force of the sprin g, and the lock wi ll be applied. After doi ng this, check t hat the dump lever is locked.