Komatsu D375A-8, Operation & Maintenance Manual

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When traveling downhill, if you feel that the travel speed is too
fast, turn on the reverse slow mode.
Reverse travel speed becomes slow.
RECOMMENDED WORKING MODES
Select the mode according to the type of work and requirements by referring to the following table.
Type of work
Soil condi-
tions
Operating con-
ditions
Gear shift mode Operating mode
Reverse
slow mode
Automatic
shift
mode
Manual
shift
mode
Shoe slip
control
P mode E mode
Digging, car-
rying
Normal soil
Heavy-duty
operations,
high productiv-
ity obtained
○ ○
Sand, soft
soil
Light-duty op-
erations, fre-
quent shoe
slip
○ ○
Uneven
ground,
soft rock
Load changes
easily
○ ○ ○
○ ○ ○
Pushing up Uphill slope ○ ○
Pushing down Downhill slope ○ ○
Leveling,
spreading
Uneven
ground,
soft rock
Light-duty op-
erations
○ ○
○ ○
Ripping
Uneven
ground,
soft rock
Rock which is
easy to break
(○) ○ (○) ○
Rock which is
hard to break
(○) ○ (○) ○
Removing stumps, side cutting ○ ○ ○
(○): If dozing is performed when the gear shift mode is set to the shoe slip control mode, the manual shift mode
is set for the gear shift mode. Operating mode can be set only when dozing operation is performed.
PRECAUTIONS FOR OPERATION
WATCH GAUGES
If the power train oil temperature caution lamp lights up during operation, reduce the load and wait for the tem-
perature to go down.
OPERATION MACHINE OPERATIONS AND CONTROLS
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