Avoid Injury From Rollaway Acci- Dents - Hitachi ZAXIS 160LC-3 Technical Manual

AVOID INJURY FROM ROLLAWAY ACCI-
DENTS
Death or serious injury may result if you attempt to
mount or stop a moving machine.
To avoid rollaways:
•
Select level ground when possible to park ma-
chine.
•
Do not park the machine on a grade.
•
Lower the bucket and/or other work tools to the
ground.
•
Turn the auto-idle switch and the H/P mode
switch off.
•
Run the engine at slow idle speed without load for
5 minutes to cool down the engine.
•
Stop the engine and remove the key from the key
switch.
•
Pull the pilot control shut-off lever to LOCK posi-
tion.
•
Block both tracks and lower the bucket to the
ground. Thrust the bucket teeth into the ground if
you must park on a grade.
•
Position the machine to prevent rolling.
•
Park a reasonable distance from other machines.
SAFETY
020-E02A-0493
SA-16
SA-391
SA-392