Komatsu Utility PC26MR-3, Operation & Maintenance Manual

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MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES
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4.9.7 MAINTENANCE EVERY 2000 HOURS OF OPERATION
Carry out these operations together with those to be performed every 500 HOURS and every 1000 HOURS.
4.9.7.a CHANGING THE OIL IN THE HYDRAULIC TANK AND CLEANING THE FILTER
WARNING
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To carry out this maintenance operation it is necessary to tilt the cab floor. Carefully follow the instruc-
tions given in paragraph "3.2.9 TILTING THE CAB FLOOR" or have this operation carried out by your Ko-
matsu Dealer.
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Retract the arm and bucket cylinders completely, rest the bucket teeth on the ground and, after stopping
the engine, eliminate the residual pressures from the equipment (by shifting the controls more than
once) and from the tank (by slowly loosening the filler cap).
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Soon after the machine has been stopped, the hydraulic oil is very hot and may cause burns; let it cool
down to 40÷45° C before carrying out this maintenance operation.
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Immediately clean any area dirty with oil.
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Oils, filters, the coolant and the battery are considered special waste and must be collected and dis-
posed of according to the regulations in force.
CAUTION
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On machines containing synthetic biodegradable hydraulic
oil type HEES, this must be changed after the first 500
hours of operation and successively every 2000 hours, and
in any case at least once a year.
1. Turn the turret so that the lower part of the hydraulic oil tank
is not covered by the tracks.
2. Retract the arm and bucket cylinders completely and lower
the boom until the bucket teeth rest on the ground.
3. Lower the blade to the ground.
4. Stop the engine and eliminate the residual pressure from the
work equipment (by shifting the controls more than once).
5. Shift the safety lever to the “locked” position (L).
NOTE
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On machines with cab, there is a single safety lever located to
the left of the Operator.
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