Towing - Komatsu PW130ES-6K Operation & Maintenance Manual

PRECAUTION DURING OPERATION
WARNING: For reasons of safety, always follow these safety precautions.
When removing or installing, check which is the positive (+)
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terminal and negative (-) terminal.
Tighten the battery cap securely.
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Tighten the battery terminals securely. Loosened terminals
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can generate sparks and lead to an explosion.
When removing battery cap wear rubber groves to prevent
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electrolyte contact with skin.
STARTING WITH BOOSTER CABLES
ALWAYS wear safety glasses or goggles when starting the
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machine with booster cables.
When starting from another machine, do not allow the two
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machines to touch.
Be sure to connect the positive (+) cable first when installing
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the booster cables. Disconnect the ground or negative (-)
cable first when removing them.
If any tool touches between the positive (+) terminal and the
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chassis, it will cause sparks. This is dangerous, so be sure to
work carefully.
Connect the batteries in parallel: positive to positive and neg-
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ative to negative.
When connecting the ground cable to the frame of the
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machine to be started, be sure to connect it as far as possible
from the battery.
Starting with booster cables, see "IF BATTERY IS DIS-
CHARGED" on page 157.

TOWING

WHEN TOWING, ATTACH WIRE TO FRAME
Injury or death could result if a disabled machine is towed
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incorrectly.
If you machine is towed by another machine, ALWAYS use a
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wire rope with a sufficient towing capacity.
NEVER allow a disabled machine to be towed on a slope.
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Do not use a chinked or frayed wire rope.
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Do not straddle the towing cable or wire rope.
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When connecting up a towing machine, do not let anyone
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enter the area between the towing machine and the equip-
ment being towed.
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INCORRECT
Towing holes
SAFETY
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Undercarriage