Control Levers And Pedals - Komatsu D61EX-24 Operation & Maintenance Manual

EXPLANATION OF COMPONENTS

CONTROL LEVERS AND PEDALS

(1) Work equipment lock lever
(2) Parking brake lever
(3) Joystick (steering, directional and gear shift lever)
BLADE CONTROL LEVER
The blade control lever is used for lifting, tilting and angling of the blade.
Lifting operation
(A) RAISE
Blade rises.
(B) HOLD
Blade is stopped and held in this position.
(C) LOWER
Blade lowers.
(D) FLOAT button
The blade moves freely under external force.
REMARK
• The blade is not set in FLOAT mode until the lever is
moved to LOWER stroke end.
To set the blade in FLOAT mode, move the lever to LOW-
ER stroke end while pressing FLOAT button (D).
• When FLOAT mode is set, the electronic sound of beep
notifies that FLOAT mode is set.
After that, if you release the blade control lever, it returns
to HOLD position (B), but FLOAT mode is kept.
• FLOAT mode is canceled when the blade control lever is
moved to RAISE or LOWER side from HOLD position (B).
When FLOAT mode is canceled, electronic sound of beep
is heard.
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(4) Decelerator/brake pedal
(5) Blade control lever
OPERATION