¤ WARNING: Failure to follow these safety precautions may lead to a serious accident. 7. PRECAUTIONS DURING OPERATION 7.5 TOWING 1-25 PRECAUTIONS WHEN TOWING If any mistake is made in the method of selecting or inspecting the towing wire or in the method of towing, it may lead to serious personal injury. Always do as follows. ‡ Always use the method of towing given in this Operation and Maintenance Manual. Do not use any other method. Method of towing © See “16.2 METHOD OF TOWING MACHINE”. ‡ Use leather gloves when handling the wire rope. ‡ When carrying out the preparation work for towing with two or more workers, determine the signals to use and follow these signals correctly.
‡ Always fit the towing rope to the left and right hooks and secure in position. ‡ If the engine on the problem machine will not start or there is a failure in the brake system, always contact your Komatsu distributor. ‡ Never go between the towing machine and the towed machine during the towing operation. ‡ It is dangerous to carry out towing on slopes, so select a place where the slope is gradual. If there is no place where the slope is gradual, carry out operations to reduce the angle of the slope before starting the towing operation. ‡ When towing a problem machine, always use a wire rope with a sufficient towing capacity.
‡ Do not use a frayed A, kinked B rope or a rope with any loss of diameter C. ‡ Do not use the light-weight towing hook for towing another machine.