Adjustment Of The Dozer Width; Driving - Kubota KX 016-4 Operator's Manual

20 EXCAVATOR OPERATION
BAdjustment of the Dozer Width
In order to change from standard width to narrow width:
1. Pull out the locking pin (2) and rotate the extension
dozer (1).
2. Set per the illustration below and insert locking pin (2).
3. Perform for both sides.
(1) Extension dozer
(2) Fixing pin

DRIVING

To avoid personal injury or death:
A Before starting the engine, make sure that no
one is near the excavator.
A Before operating the excavator, check the track
direction. (Front idler and dozer blade to the
front of the excavator).
(1) Dozer blade
A Use extra caution when traveling across a
slope or working sideways on a slope.
A Take precautions against tipping over. Stay
away from steep slopes and embankments. Do
not swing the bucket downhill. Lower the dozer
blade when digging. Keep the bucket as low as
possible while driving uphill.
Turn slowly on slopes (at reduced speed). Do
not place the excavator near the edges of
trenches and banks, as the earth can give away
due to the weight of the excavator.
ALLOWABLE CLIMBING ANGLE : 36 % (20
deg.)
ALLOWABLE ANGLE CROSS : 27 % (15 deg.)
(A) Direction of operation of
drive levers
(B) Direction of travel