Komatsu PC400LC-5 Operation & Maintenance Manual page 98

Operate right and left travel levers @ or right and left travel
pedals @ as follows.
When the sprocket is at the rear of the machine
Push levers @ forward slowly or depress the front part of pedals
@ slowly to move the machine off.
When the sprocket is at the front of the machine
Pull levers @ backward slowly or depress the rear part of pedals
@ slowly to move the machine off.
REMARK
Each time the travel levers are operated on machines equipped
with the travel alarm, the alarm sounds to warn people in the
machine vicinity.
12.4.2
MOVING MACHINE BACKWARD
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WARNING
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Before operating the travel levers, check the direction of the
track frame. If the sprocket is at the front, the operation of the
travel levers is reversed.
When moving off, check that the area around the machine is
safe, and sound the horn before moving.
Clear all personnel from the machine and the area.
Clear all obstacles from the path of the machine.
Use extreme care when reversing the machine. Note there is
an blind spot behind the machine.
If the lever is moved inside the deceleration range, engine
speed will suddenly rise. Operate the levers carefully.
Avoid abruptly operating the traveling and steering levers
with the fuel control lever fully open, as this will cause the
machine to move off suddenly.
Always set the travel speed selector switch to LO (low) when
high resistance to traveling causes the engine speed to drop
- for example, when climbing slopes or traveling over rough.
ground.
1. Set swing lock switch @ to the ON (actuated) position and
confirm that swing lock monitor lamp @ lights up.
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Sprocket AE097730
Forward of
the machine
CJ
ON
AE097710
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