Komatsu — CONTENTS

CONTENTS GENERAL OPERATION INFORMATION ................................................................................................ 3-74 TRAVELING ON SLOPES........................................................................................................................ 3-76 ESCAPE FROM MUD............................................................................................................................... 3-78 Stuck One Side of Track..................................................................................................................

3-78 Stuck Both Sides of Tracks.............................................................................................................. 3-78 WORK POSSIBLE USING COMPACT HYDRAULIC EXCAVATOR........................................................ 3-79 Backhoe work .................................................................................................................................. 3-79 Ditching work ................................................................................................................................... 3-79 Loading work ...................................................................................................................................

3-79 Smoothing work ............................................................................................................................... 3-80 BUCKET REPLACEMENT ....................................................................................................................... 3-81 Side ditching work............................................................................................................................ 3-80 PARKING MACHINE ................................................................................................................................

3-82 MACHINE INSPECTION AFTER DAILY WORK ...................................................................................... 3-83 Before stop engine........................................................................................................................... 3-83 After stop engine.............................................................................................................................. 3-83 LOCKING..................................................................................................................................................

3-84 RUBBER SHOES AND ROAD LINERS ................................................................................................... 3-85 Rubber Shoes and Road Liners Information ................................................................................... 3-85 Warranty for Rubber Shoes and Road Liners.................................................................................. 3-85 Using Rubber Shoes and Road Liners ............................................................................................ 3-86 Long Life Operations .......................................................................................................................

3-87 TRANSPORTATION ........................................................................................................................................... 3-91 TRANSPORTATION PROCEDURE......................................................................................................... 3-91 LOADING AND UNLOADING WITH TRAILER ........................................................................................ 3-92 Loading ............................................................................................................................................

3-93 Securing Machine ............................................................................................................................ 3-95 Unloading......................................................................................................................................... 3-96 LIFTING MACHINE................................................................................................................................... 3-98 COLD WEATHER OPERATION ......................................................................................................................

3-101 COLD WEATHER OPERATION INFORMATION................................................................................... 3-101 Fuel and Lubricants ....................................................................................................................... 3-101 Cooling System Coolant ................................................................................................................ 3-101 Battery ...........................................................................................................................................

3-102 CAB HEATER IN COLD WEATHER ...................................................................................................... 3-102 AFTER DAILY WORK COMPLETION.................................................................................................... 3-103 AFTER COLD WEATHER SEASON ...................................................................................................... 3-103 LONG TERM STORAGE ..................................................................................................................................

3-104 BEFORE STORAGE............................................................................................................................... 3-104 DURING STORAGE ............................................................................................................................... 3-105 AFTER STORAGE.................................................................................................................................. 3-105 TROUBLES AND ACTIONS ............................................................................................................................

3-106 RUNNING OUT OF FUEL ...................................................................................................................... 3-106 PHENOMENA THAT ARE NOT FAILURES........................................................................................... 3-106 TOWING THE MACHINE ....................................................................................................................... 3-107 1-1 2