Parking The Machine On Slopes; Parking The Machine - Hitachi EX1900-5 Operator's Manual

PARKING THE MACHINE ON SLOPES

CAUTION: Avoid parking machine on slopes. The
machine may tip over, possibly resulting in per-
sonal injury.
If parking the machine on a slope is unavoidable:
• Thrust the bucket teeth into the ground.
• Return the control levers to neutral and pull the pilot
control shut-off lever to the LOCK position.
• Block both tracks.

PARKING THE MACHINE

1. Park the machine on a level surface.
2. Lower the bucket to the ground.
3. Turn the auto-idle switch off.
IMPORTANT: Turbocharger may be damaged if the en-
gine is not properly shut down.
4. Move engine speed control lever (1) to the slow idle
position.
Run the engine approximately 5 minutes to cool the
engine.
5. Turn key switch (2) to OFF. Remove the key from the
key switch.
6. Pull pilot control shut-off lever (3) to the LOCK posi-
tion.
IMPORTANT: Protect cab electrical components from
bad weather. Always close windows,
roof vent and cab door when parking the
machine.
7. Close windows, roof vent, and cab door.
8. Lock all access doors and compartments.
DRIVING THE MACHINE
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Block
3
M145-05-006
1
M18C-01-022
2
M117-01-093
M117-05-002