¤ WARNING: For reasons of safety, always follow these safety precautions. 7. PRECAUTIONS DURING OPERATION AN113000 1-16 TRAVELING ON SLOPE S ‡ Never jump on to a machine that is running away in order to stop it. There is danger of serious injury. ‡ Traveling on slopes could result in the machine tipping over or slipping. ‡ On hills, banks or slopes, carry the bucket approximately 20 to 30 cm (8 – 12 in) above the ground. In case of emergency, quickly lower the bucket to the ground to help stop the machine. ‡ Do not turn on slopes or travel across slopes. Always go down to a flat place to perform these operations.
Method of traveling on slopes © See “12.13 PRECAUTIONS WHEN TRAVELING UP OR DOWN HILLS”. ‡ Do not travel on grass, fallen leaves, or wet steel plates. Even slight slopes may cause the machine to slip to the side, so travel at low speed and make sure that the machine is always traveling directly up or down the slope. ‡ When traveling downhill, travel slowly at low speed. If necessary, use the brakes (shift the travel lever to neutral) and use the braking force of the engine. ‡ If the engine stops on a slope, shift the travel lever to the neutral position and start the engine again. CORRECT INCORRECT PROHIBITED OPERATIO NS ‡ Do not dig the work face under an overhang.
This may cause the overhang to collapse and fall on top of the machine. ‡ Do not carry out deep digging under the front of the machine. The ground under the machine may collapse and cause the machine to fall. To make it easier to escape if there is any problem, set the crawlers at right angles to the road shoulder with the travel motor at the rear when carrying out digging operations. If the ground under the machine collapses and there is no time to drive out in reverse, do not panic and raise the arm and boom. It may actually be safer to lower the arm and boom. ‡ Do not swing the upper structure to the side when it is carrying a heavy load.
Generally speaking, the machine is more liable to overturn when the work equipment is at the side than when it is at the front or rear. For details © See “12.12 PRECAUTIONS FOR OPERATION”. ‡ Limit of use When using the machine, to prevent accidents caused by damage to the work equipment and overturning because of excessive load, do not use the machine in excess of its ability (in terms of the maximum load and stability determined by the structure of the machine). INCORRECT INCORRECT AN113010 AN113020