Komatsu — OPERATION

CONTENTS STARTING ENGINE ................................................................................................................................. 3-72 NORMAL STARTING ...................................................................................................................... 3-72 AMBIENT TEMPERATURE RANGE FOR OPERATION ........................................................................ 6.-76 STARTING ENGINE IN COLD WEATHER ..................................................................................... 3-74 AFTER STARTING ENGINE ....................................................................................................................

3-76 WARMING-UP OPERATION........................................................................................................... 3-76 STOPPING THE ENGINE ........................................................................................................................ 3-83 IN COLD WEATHER AREAS .......................................................................................................... 3-79 MACHINE OPERATION ........................................................................................................................... 3-84 PREPARATIONS FOR MOVING THE MACHINE OFF...................................................................

3-84 MOVING MACHINE FORWARD ..................................................................................................... 3-85 MOVING MACHINE BACKWARD................................................................................................... 3-86 STOPPING MACHINE..................................................................................................................... 3-87 STEERING THE MACHINE...................................................................................................................... 3-88 SWINGING ...............................................................................................................................................

3-90 STEERING ...................................................................................................................................... 3-88 WORK EQUIPMENT CONTROLS AND OPERATIONS .......................................................................... 3-91 WORKING MODE..................................................................................................................................... 3-93 PROHIBITED OPERATIONS ................................................................................................................... 3-94 GENERAL OPERATION INFORMATION ................................................................................................

3-96 TRAVELING ON SLOPES........................................................................................................................ 3-97 ESCAPE FROM MUD............................................................................................................................... 3-99 STUCK BOTH SIDES OF TRACKS ................................................................................................ 3-99 STUCK ONE SIDE OF TRACK ....................................................................................................... 3-99 RECOMMENDED APPLICATIONS........................................................................................................

3-100 BACKHOE WORK ......................................................................................................................... 3-100 SHOVEL WORK ............................................................................................................................ 3-100 DITCHING WORK ......................................................................................................................... 3-100 LOADING WORK .......................................................................................................................... 3-101 BUCKET REPLACEMENT AND INVERSION ........................................................................................

3-102 INVERSION ................................................................................................................................... 3-103 REPLACEMENT............................................................................................................................ 3-102 PARKING MACHINE .............................................................................................................................. 3-104 CHECK AFTER SHUT OFF ENGINE..................................................................................................... 3-105 MACHINE INSPECTION AFTER DAILY WORK ....................................................................................

3-106 LOCKING................................................................................................................................................ 3-106 OVERLOAD WARNING DEVICE ........................................................................................................... 3-106 TRANSPORTATION ......................................................................................................................................... 3-107 TRANSPORTATION PROCEDURE.......................................................................................................

3-107 LOADING AND UNLOADING WITH TRAILER ...................................................................................... 3-108 SECURING MACHINE .................................................................................................................. 3-111 LOADING....................................................................................................................................... 3-109 UNLOADING .................................................................................................................................

3-114 LIFTING MACHINE................................................................................................................................. 3-116 COLD WEATHER OPERATION ...................................................................................................................... 3-117 COLD WEATHER OPERATION INFORMATION................................................................................... 3-117 1-14