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OPERATION OF THE MACHINE
2. Insert the fixture of the seat belt into the socket at
the left side of the operator's seat until the fixture
clicks deep into position.
Releasing the seat belt
1. Press the red button of the socket to release the
seat belt.
The seat belt reels itself and gets retracted to the
right side.
TRAVELING WITH MACHINE
1. Starting to travel with machine
WARNING
To avoid personal injury or death:
• Fasten the seat belt before operating the
machine.
• When transporting a load, keep the loader
bucket as low as possible to avoid tip over.
Be extra careful when working on inclines.
• Before operating, check the operating area.
Make sure that no bystanders are near the
machine. Sound the horn before moving.
• To start the machine on a slope, press the
accelerator pedal gradually while releasing the
inching pedal so that the machine does not
move backwards.
• After starting the machine, immediately check
that the brake and the steering wheel work
normally.
• If a tire has blown, the machine may slip or
turnover. To avoid turnover, do not brake or
steer hard, brake slowly to stop the machine
gradually.
1. Pull the control-lever-lock-knob for releasing the
control lever.
2. Move the control lever to lift the bucket as follows
and set it in the proper position for travel.
Bucket
About 40 cm above the ground
3. Press the parking-brake-switch for releasing the
parking brake.
When the parking brake is released, the light on the
parking switch comes off.
4. Pull
the
shuttle-change-lever-lock-knob
releasing the shuttle-change-lever-lock.
5. Set the shuttle-change-lever to the desired position.
6. Gradually increase the engine rpm by pressing the
accelerator pedal.
The machine will move.
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2. Accelerator pedal
Accelerator pedal controls the engine rpm.
The more the accelerator pedal is pressed, the greater
the engine rpm.
(1) Accelerator pedal
NOTE :
• When the accelerator pedal is released, the
engine speed will drop.
• Suitable engine rpm for traveling with the
machine on a plain ground is as follows, though
depending on the situations, that is, ground
condition, weather, and so on. Press the
accelerator pedal gradually when starting the
machine.
Engine rpm
3. Inching and brake pedal and brake
pedal
Press either inching-and-brake-pedal or brake pedal
down slightly, then the load-sensing-transmission (LST)
pump comes in neutral and cuts off the engine power
on the way of the transmission, that is so-called
"dynamic brake", unique to LST.
When pressing the pedal which you press further, the
disc brake acts together to obtain the strong braking
effect.
For
the
details
Operating the inching and brake pedal on page 52
and Using the inching and brake pedal according to the
for
job on page 53.
TRAVELING WITH MACHINE
About 1050 rpm to 1250 rpm
of
inching-and-brake-pedal,
see
R430
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