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COLD WEATHER OPERATION
PRECAUTIONS AFTER DAILY WORK COMPLETION
Performing idling of the tracks is dangerous, stay well away from the tracks.
To prevent mud, water, or the undercarriage from freezing and making it impossible for the machine to move on
the following morning, observe the following precautions.
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Remove all the mud and water from the machine body. In particular, wipe the hydraulic cylinder rods clean
to prevent damage to the seal caused by mud, dirt, or drops of water on the rod from getting inside the seal.
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Place the machine on a firm, dry ground.
If this is impossible, park the machine on boards.
The boards prevent the tracks from freezing to the ground, and allow the machine to move the next morn-
ing.
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Open the drain valve and drain any water collected in the fuel system to prevent it from freezing.
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Fill up the fuel tank. This minimizes moisture condensation in the tank when the temperature drops.
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In cold weather condition, add AdBLue/DEF to the defined level strictly. If adding more than the defined lev-
el, it may expand to break the devices in the tank when it freeze.
If AdBlue/DEF tank level is lower than the defined level for the cold weather, AdBlue/DEF may freeze easily
to damage the parts in AdBlue/DEF system. If the filler cap freeze, de freeze and open.
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After operation in water or mud, remove water from undercarriage as described below to extend undercar-
riage service life.
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Do not leave the machine running idle for a long time. The inside of KCCV and blowby piping may freeze
solid and block the piping.
To prevent freeze, stop the engine or, if it is necessary to run the engine at idle, apply the load from time to
time.
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Do not continue low-load operation . If continuous low-load operation is performed, operate the machine
with load (warm-up operation) before stop the engine.
AFTER COLD WEATHER SEASON
When the season changes and the weather becomes warmer, do as follows.
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Replace the fuel and oil for all equipment with the ones of the specified viscosity. For details, see "RECOM-
MENDED FUEL, COOLANT, AND LUBRICANT (7-6)".
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If the machine is parked for long time in the cold weather condition, quality of AdBlue/DEF may be affected
by repeated freeze, ask your Komatsu distributor to inspect.
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