Raising The Cab - Komatsu SK818-5 Operation & Maintenance Manual

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GUARDS AND DRIVER'S SEAT
3.5.3.1

RAISING THE CAB

Raise the cab only with the machine parked on a firm
q
and level surface and with arm lowered to the ground
complete with bucket or any other optional equipment.
Make sure that the surface on which the machine is
parked is not slippery.
Before raising the cab, make sure that the engine hood
q
is open.
The cab must be raised or lowered by two persons, one
q
per side, and it is important to make sure that the han-
dles and hold points are not dirty with oil or grease.
After raising the cab, always engage the safety split pin
q
of the cab overturning protection lock.
Do not carry out any operation on the machine if the
q
safety split pin of the cab overturning protection lock is
not engaged.
Always tighten the cab fastening screws with the torque
q
indicated in "4.4.2 SPECIFIC DRIVING TORQUES".
To carry out some maintenance or routine operations it is nec-
essary to raise the cab, an operation that must be carried out
by two persons according to the prescribed procedure.
1 - Stop the machine on firm and level ground.
2 - Lower the equipment to the ground.
3 - Apply the parking brake and lock the controls by lifting the
safety bars.
4 - Stop the engine as indicated in "3.8 STOPPING THE EN-
GINE".
5 - Open the engine hood (see "3.5.1 ENGINE HOOD") and
remove the rear screws (1) that fasten the cab.
Use a 19 mm hexagon spanner.
6 - With the help of another person, raise the rear part of the
cab using the appropriate handles and overturn it forwar-
ds until it stops.
7 - Engage the safety split pin (2) of the cab overturning pro-
tection lock (3).
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WARNING
1
RWAA13310
3
2
RWAA13300
RWAB0010

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