Komatsu — Komatsu Excavator Manual (EN)

. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS FOR OPERATION falling 2 - 30 TRAVELING ON SNOW-COVERED OR FROZEN SURFA CES Snow-covered o r frozen surfaces are sli ppery, so be extremel y careful when traveling or operating the machine, and do not oper ate the levers suddenly. may careful when w orking on slopes. With frozen grou nd surfaces, the groun machine to tip ov er or make it impossibl e for the ma chine to e If the machine en ters deep snow, there i s a hazard t hat it may tip over or become buried in the snow. Be careful not to leave the r oad shoulder or t o get t rapped in a snow drift . When clearing sn ow, the road shoulder a nd objects placed beside the road are buried in the snow and cannot be seen.

There is a carefully. hazard of the machine tipping over or hitting covered objects, so always carry out operations tipping ove PARKING MACHINE e on firm, level ground. here there is no hazard of landsli g. Park the machin Select a place w rocks, or floodin Lower the work e quipment completely to the ground When leaving th e machine, set lock lever (1) to the LOC position (L), then stop the engine. Always close the operator's cab door, an d use the ke y to lock a the equipment in order to prevent a ny un authorized p erson fro moving the mac hine. Always remove th e key, take it with you and leave it in th e specified place.

If it is necessary to park the machine on a slope, al ways do a follows. Set the work e ground. In addition, machine from follows. Set the work e quipment on the downh ill side and d ig it into th put blocks under the tracks to prevent th moving.