Komatsu — 5. CONTENTS

12. Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-34 12. 1. Check before starting engine ............................................................. 2-34 12. 3. Operations and checks after starting engine ............................................ 2-48 12. 2. Starting engine ............................................................................ 2-44 12. 4. Moving machine ........................................................................... 2-49 12. 5.

Shifting gear ............................................................................... 2-50 12. 6. Shifting between forward and reverse .................................................. 2-51 12. 7. Steering machine .......................................................................... 2-52 12. 8. Stopping machine ......................................................................... 2-54 12. 9. Precautions for operation ................................................................. 2-55 12.10. Work possible using bulldozer ........................................................... 2-57 12.11.

Effective method of operation for dual tilt dozer ....................................... 2-58 12.12. Operating ripper ........................................................................... 2-63 12.13. Adjusting of work equipment ............................................................ 2-66 12.14. Parking machine ........................................................................... 2-69 12.15. Check after finishing work ................................................................ 2-70 12.16. Stopping engine ........................................................................... 2-71 12.17.

Check after stopping engine .............................................................. 2-72 12.18. Locking ..................................................................................... 2-72 12.19. Tips for longer undercarriage life ........................................................ 2-73 13. Handling accumulator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-75 14. Cold weather operation .......................................................................... 2-76 14.2. After completion of work ................................................................. 2-78 14.1.

Precautions for low temperature ......................................................... 2-76 14.3. After cold weather ........................................................................ 2-78 15. Long-term storage (more than one month) ................................................... 2-79 15.2. During storage ............................................................................. 2-80 15.1. Before storage ............................................................................. 2-79 15.3. After storage ............................................................................... 2-80 16.

Troubleshooting .................................................................................. 2-81 16.1. After running out of fuel .................................................................. 2-81 16.2. If battery is discharged .................................................................... 2-81 16.3. Other trouble .............................................................................. 2-85 O-6