Komatsu — 12.6 CHANGING DIRECTION

12. OPERATION F R Control for change of travel direction 0 5 10 12 13 15 16 18 Above 20 Travel speed (km/h) : Gear speed is changed as operated : Gear speed is changed as operated + Caution : Gear speed is not changed as operated + Caution (Controller controls gear speed according to travel speed) 12.6.2 CONTROL FOR SHIFTING GEAR DOWN AT HIGH TRAVEL SPEED Shifting the gear down at high travel speed will be lowered the durability of the torque converter.

If you shift down the gear at high travel speed, the warning buzzer sounds for 3 seconds (quick intermittent sound) and the controller controls the gear shifting down operation to maintain the durability of the torque converter according to the following table. Be careful that the deceleration of the machine is lowered in this case.

0 5 10 12 15 17 Above 20 Travel speed (km/h) 7 2-55 Gear speed (Position of lever) a dt ir c eh cta ion nge of travel Engine speed Gear speed (Position of lever) at change of travel direction (Command from controller) Engine speed 3rd 1800 1600 1 3rd 23rd &Caution 2nd 1800 1600 1 2nd 22nd 33rd &Caution &Caution 1st 1800 1600 11st 21st 32nd 33rd &Caution &Caution Operation of gear shift Engine lever speed Command from controller Engine speed 3rd 2100 1200 3rd 3rd©2nd 2100 1200 3rd 2nd &Caution 3rd©1st 2100 1200 1st 2nd 3rd &Caution &Caution 2nd©1st 2100 1200 1st 2nd &Caution Kick-down from F2nd 2100 1200 Shifted to 1st Kept at 2nd