Komatsu PC18MR-3, Operation & Maintenance Manual

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INSTRUMENTS AND CONTROLS
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6. Travel levers
WARNING
q
Before carrying out any manoeuvre with these levers, the
operator must seat in the work position and fasten the seat
belt.
q
Before moving the machine, make sure that the sprocket
(A) is positioned at the rear of the machine and that the
safety locks are engaged; if the revolving frame is rotated
by 180°, the controls are inverted (see "3.3.4 HOW TO
MOVE THE MACHINE" e "3.3.5 STEERING THE MACHINE").
q
Non-compliance with these rules may lead to serious acci-
dents.
These levers are used to operate the travel motors (right and left)
and control the forward and reverse travel according to the move-
ments indicated.
(a) FORWARD: levers pushed forward
(b) REVERSE: levers pulled towards the operator
N (Neutral): machine at rest.
IMPORTANT
q
When the safety lever is in the “locked” position, all the
movements are inhibited (see "3.2.3 pos: 1. Safety lever
(control locking lever)").