Komatsu — OPERATION METHOD OF JOYSTICK STEERING SYSTEM

. ATTACHMENTS, OPTIONS HANDLING JOYSTICK STEERING SYSTEM ATTACHMENTS, OPTIONS HANDLING JOYSTICK STEERING SYSTEM If the position of the directional lever and the FNR switch are different, the joystick pilot lamp flashes, the warning lamp lights up, and the alarm buzzer sounds. In this condition, the machine will travel in the direction set by the directional lever, so set the directional lever to N. 8. To change the speed range, use shift up switch (1) or shift down switch (2) on the joystick. 6 - 44 3. Operate the joystick in dire ction (b) to turn the machine to the right; operate it in direction The greater the angle of o speed becomes. (a) to turn the machine to the left.

peration, the faster the articulating 4. It is possible to switch the articulating speed with the HI/LOW selector switch. Select the speed to match the operation. 5. When the machine has art iculated to the desired angle, return the joystick to the N positi The joystick will return aut on. omatically to the N position. 6. To return the direction of tr avel of the machine so that it travels in a straight line, operate t from the N position (for articulated to the right, ope he joystick in the opposite direction example, when the machine is rate the joystick to the left). e top of the joystick lever to set the on of travel. is 7. Use the FNR switch at th transmission to the directi N position:

NEUTRAL F position: FORWARD R position: REVERSE REMARK The joystick steering is unstab le and dangerous to operate at high speeds, so it is set so that the machine cannot travel in 4th. When joystick operation is sele cted, if the gearshift lever is moved t o 4th, or the joystick ON/O FF switch is turned ON when the gearshift lever is at 4th, the ce ntral warning lamp lights up and the alarm buzzer sounds. he range from 1st to 3rd.

eration is selected, for machines rter lock up (option), the system is Set the gearshift lever within t I n addition, when joystick op equipped with a torque conve is designed so that the machine does not travel at high speed even if the torque converter lock up switch is turned ON.