¤ WARNING: Failure to follow these safety precautions may lead to a serious accident. 7. PRECAUTIONS DURING OPERATION 1-19 PARKING MACHINE ‡ Park on level ground where there is no danger of falling rocks or landslides. When parking on low ground, park in a place where there is no problem of flooding. When parking the machine, lower the work equipment to the ground. ‡ If the machine must be parked on a slope, block the tracks, lower the work equipment and thrust the bucket into the ground. ‡ After stopping the engine, operate the right work equipment control lever to the RAISE and LOWER positions 2 or 3 times to release the pressure remaining in the hydraulic circuit.
‡ When parking on public roads, provide fences, signs, flags, or lights, and put up any other necessary signs to ensure that passing traffic can see the machine clearly, and park the machine so that the machine, flags, and fences do not obstruct traffic. Parking procedure © See “12.17 PARKING MACHINE”. ‡ When leaving the machine, lower the work equipment completely to the ground, set safety lock lever 1 to the LOCK position, then stop the engine and use the key to lock all the equipment. Always remove the key and take it with you. Work equipment posture © See “12.17 PARKING MACHINE”. Locks © See “12.21 LOCKING”. ‡ Always close the door of the operator’s compartment.
CORRECT 120° Block Thrust the bucket AN113060