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EXCAVATOR OPERATION
DRIVING
To avoid personal injury or death:
A Before starting the engine, make sure that no
one is near the excavator.
A Before operating the excavator, check the track
direction. (Front idler and dozer blade to the
front of the excavator).
A Use extra caution when traveling across a
slope or working sideways on a slope.
(A) "Front of the excavator"
A Recommended technique for working on a
slope.
1. Adjust the engine speed from idling to an intermediate
speed.
2. Unlock the pilot control lock lever and pull in the bucket
and hold the bucket about 20 to 40 cm (8 to 16 in.)
above the ground.
(1) Pilot control lock lever
(A) "Unlock"
(B) "Locked"
(A) 20 to 40 cm (8 to 16 in.)
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