Komatsu — PRECAUTIONS WHEN OPERATING

. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS FOR OPERATION PROHIBITED OPERATIONS It is dangerous to excavate the bottom of a rock face. Never do this. It is dangerous to use the bucket or lift arm for crane operations, so do not carry out such operations. Do not pass the bucket over the head of other workers or over the operator's seat of dump trucks or other hauling equipment. The load may spill or the bucket may hit the dump truck and cause serious injury or property damage. When the bucket is fully loaded, never start, turn, or stop the machine suddenly. There is danger of the machine turning over.

2 - 25 PRECAUTIONS WHEN OPERATING When using t he machine, to prevent the machine fr om overturning due to overloading and t o avoid damage to the work equipm ent, do not exceed the maximum per mitted loa d or performance of the mach ine. If the engine c annot be started agai n after it has st opped, immediately operate the work eq uipment control levers to lower the w ork equipment to the ground. (After the engin e stops, the accumulator allow s the work equipment to be operate d for a limited time.) se to the edge of cliffs. When making embankments or landfills, or when pile, then use the next pile of soil to push the first pile.

Be careful no t to approach too clo dropping soil over a cliff, dump one pile, then use the next p ile of soil to push the first pile The load sud denly becomes lighter when the soil is pushed over a cliff or when the machi ne reaches the top of a slope. Whe n this happens, there is danger that the travel speed will suddenly increase, so be sure to reduce the speed.