. FOREWORD INTRODUCTION DIRECTIONS OF MACHINE BREAKING-IN THE NEW MACHINE the 1 - 7 INTRODUCT This K omatsu mac hine is designed to be used mai nly for th e following wo Dig ging work eling work hing work ding work Lev Ditc Loa De molition work See th e section "R ECOMMENDED A PPLICATION S (PAG E 3-93)" for fur In this manual, the terms front, rear, lef t, and right re fer to the travel directio n as seen from the operator's sea t when the op erator's seat is facing th e front a nd the sproc ket is at the rear of the machine.
NOTIC Your K thoroug However, operating machin e under full lo ad before bre aking th e machine in c an advers ely affect the pe rformance an d shorten the machine l ife. Be sur e to break in th e machine fo r the init ial 100 hours ( as indicat ed on the servic Make sure that you fully understand the content of th is manua l, and pay car eful attention to the following points when breaki ng in the ma chine. Ru n the engine a t idling for 1 5 seco nds after star ting it. D uring 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 l oads o r at high spee Im mediately afte r starting the engin e, avoid sudd en starts, sudden accel eration, unnecessary sudden stops, and sud den changes in direction .