12. OPERATION CHECK FOR NORMAL ACTUATION OF FOOT BRAKE Check when starting operations, and if the braking effect is poor, check and adjust. For details, see “24.5.3 CHECK WEAR OF FRONT DISC BRAKE PADS”. CHECK BRAKING CAPACITY OF FOOT BRAKE Check the braking capacity of the foot brake as follows. 1. Set the air pressure to the maximum with the machine on flat ground, and depress foot brake 1 . 2. Set shift lever 2 to the D position, gradually raise the engine speed, and check that the machine does not move even when the engine speed reaches 1850 rpm. CHECK FOR NORMAL ACTUATION OF RETARDER BRAKE Check when starting operations, and if the braking effect is poor, check and adjust.
For details, see “24.6.5 CHECK WEAR OF REAR BRAKE DISC”. CHECK BRAKING CAPACITY OF RETARDER BRAKE Check the braking capacity of the retarder brake as follows. 1. Set the air pressure to the maximum with the machine on flat ground, and pull retarder lever 1 fully. 2. Set shift lever 2 to the D position, gradually raise the engine speed, and check that the machine does not move even when the engine speed reaches 1320 rpm. CHECK FOR NORMAL ACTUATION OF PARKING BRAKE Check when starting operations, and if the braking effect is poor, adjust the parking brake. For details, see “24.2.10 ADJUSTMENT OF PARKING BRAKE”.
CHECK BRAKING CAPACITY OF PARKING BRAKE Check the braking capacity of the parking brake as follows. 1. Set the air pressure to the maximum with the machine on flat ground, and set parking brake lever 1 to the PARKING position. 2. Set shift lever 2 to the D position, gradually raise the engine speed, and check that the machine does not move even when the engine speed reaches 1430 rpm. 2-57