Komatsu PC138US-11 Operation & Maintenance Manual page 166

EXPLANATION OF COMPONENTS
TRAVEL LEVER
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• If you perform operations with your foot on the pedal,
the machine may suddenly start if you depress the
pedal by mistake, and this may lead to serious person-
al injury or death. Be extremely careful when using the
pedal for travel and steering operations, and do not
put your foot on the pedal when it is not necessary.
• When the track frame is facing the rear, the direction
of operation of the steering lever is the opposite to the
direction of movement of the machine (forward/
reverse, right/left turn).
When operating the travel lever, always check if the
track frame is facing the front or the rear. (When the
sprocket (A) is at the rear, the track frame is facing the
front.)
The travel lever is used to change the direction of travel be-
tween forward and reverse. ( ) shows the pedal operation.
(a) FORWARD
The lever is pushed forward
(Depress the front side of pedal.)
(b) REVERSE
The lever is pulled back
(Depress the rear side of pedal.)
(N) NEUTRAL
The machine stops.
REMARK
If the lever is shifted to FORWARD or REVERSE position from
NEUTRAL position, the alarm sounds to warn that the machine
is starting to move.
BLADE CONTROL LEVER
(Machine with blade)
The blade control lever is used to control the blade.
(a) Blade LOWER
The blade control lever is pushed forward.
(b) Blade RAISE
The blade control lever is pulled back.
(N) NEUTRAL
Blade is held at current position.
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