Komatsu PC118MR-8, Operation And Maintenance Manual

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USE OF THE MACHINE AND RELATED CONTROLS
FUNCTIONING
3-150
STEERING THE MACHINE 3
Steering (changing direction) 3
WARNING
q
Before operating the travel control levers, check the position of the sprocket. If the sprocket is at the
front, the operation of the travel levers is inverted.
q
Avoid abrupt changes of direction as much as possible. Carry out counter rotations with the machine
at rest.
q
Due to the strong friction generated by changes of direction, do not use the travel speed increase
control.
Use the travel levers to change direction.
If possible, avoid changing direction suddenly. In particular,
when carrying out a counter-rotation, stop the machine before
steering.
Operate the two travel levers (1) as follows.
Changing direction with the machine at rest
When steering to the left:
Push the right travel lever forward to steer to the left if the
machine must travel forward; pull the lever backward to steer to
the left if the machine must travel in reverse.
(A) Forward left
(B) Back left
REMARK
To steer to the right, operate the left travel lever in the same
way.
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