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7.5 TOWING
WHEN TOWING
‡ Injury or death could result if a disabled machine is towed incorrectly or if there is a mistake in
the selection of the wire rope, so always do as follows.
‡ Do not tow in a different way from the method given in the section METHOD OF TOWING.
‡ Always wear leather gloves when handling wire rope.
‡ When carrying out the preparation for towing with another worker, agree on signals before
starting the operation.
‡ If the engine on the problem machine will not start or there is a failure in the brake system, please
contact your Komatsu distributor for repairs.
‡ It is dangerous to tow a machine on a slope, so choose a place where there is a gradual slope.
If there is no place with a gradual slope, carry out work to make the slope as small as possible.
‡ If a problem machine is towed by another machine, ALWAYS use a wire rope with a sufficient
towing capacity for the weight of the problem machine.
‡ Do not use a wire rope which has cut strands A, kinks B, or reduced diameter C.
7. PRECAUTIONS DURING OPERATION
WARNING: Failure to follow these safety precautions may lead
to a serious accident.
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