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Komatsu WA250-3 Wheel Loader Operation & Maintenance Manual
This manual describes procedures for operation, handling, lubrication, maintenance, checking, and adjustment. It will help the operator and maintenance personnel realize peak performance through effective, economical and safe machine operation and maintenance. Keep this manual handy and have all personnel read it periodically. If this manual is lost or becomes dirty and can not be read, request a replacement manual from your local distributor. If you sell the machine, be sure to give this manual to the new owner. Continuing improvements in the design of this machine can lead to changes in detail, which may not be reflected in this manual. Consult your local distributor or Komatsu America International Company for the latest available information on your machine or for questions regarding information in this manual
Komatsu WA250-3 Wheel Loader Operation & Maintenance Manual
MAIN MENU........................................................................................ 0 INTRODUCTION..................................................................................... 4 1. FORWARD................................................................................... 5 2. SAFETY INFORMATION........................................................................ 6 3. INTRODUCTION.............................................................................. 7 3.1 INTENDED USE......................................................................... 7 3.2 FEATURES............................................................................. 7 3.3 BREAKING IN A NEW MACHINE............................................................ 7 4. LOCATION OF PLATES, TABLE TO ENTER SERIAL NO. AND DISTRIBUTOR............................. 8 4.1 MACHINE SERIAL NO. PLATE POSITION.................................................... 8 4.2 ENGINE SERIAL NO. PLATE POSITION..................................................... 8 4.3 TABLE TO ENTER SERIAL NO. AND DISTRIBUTOR............................................ 8 5. CONTENTS.................................................................................. 9 SAFETY........................................................................................... 14 6. GENERAL PRECAUTIONS....................................................................... 15 7. PRECAUTIONS DURING OPERATION.............................................................. 21 7.1 BEFORE STARTING ENGINE............................................................... 21 7.2 AFTER STARTING ENGINE................................................................ 24 7.3 TRANSPORTATION....................................................................... 33 7.4 BATTERY.............................................................................. 34 7.5 TOWING............................................................................... 37 8. PRECAUTIONS FOR MAINTENANCE............................................................... 38 8.1 BEFORE CARRYING OUT MAINTENANCE...................................................... 38 8.2 DURING MAINTENANCE................................................................... 43 8.3 TIRES................................................................................ 48 9. POSITION FOR ATTACHING SAFETY LABELS...................................................... 50 9.1 POSITION FOR ATTACHING SAFETY LABELS................................................. 50 OPERATION........................................................................................ 54 10. GENERAL VIEW............................................................................. 55 10.1 GENERAL VIEW OF MACHINE............................................................. 55 10.2 GENERAL VIEW OF CONTROLS AND GAUGES................................................. 56 11. EXPLANATION OF COMPONENTS................................................................ 57 11.1 METER, LAMPS........................................................................ 57 11.1.1 WARNING DISPLAYS.............................................................. 59 11.1.2 METER DISPLAY PORTION......................................................... 63 11.2 SWITCHES............................................................................ 67 11.3 CONTROL LEVERS, PEDAL............................................................... 72 11.4 STEERING COLUMN TILT LEVER.......................................................... 76 11.5 CAP WITH LOCK....................................................................... 76 11.5.1 METHOD OF OPENING AND CLOSING CAP WITH LOCK................................... 76 11.6 SAFETY BAR.......................................................................... 77 11.7 TOWING PIN.......................................................................... 77 11.8 GREASE PUMP CLAMP AND RUBBER RING................................................... 77 11.9 BACKUP ALARM........................................................................ 78 11.10 FUSE............................................................................... 79 11.10.1 FUSE CAPACITY AND NAME OF CIRCUIT............................................ 79 11.11 SLOW BLOW FUSE..................................................................... 80 11.12 STORAGE PLACE FOR THIS MANUAL...................................................... 81 11.13 AUXILIARY POWER SOURCE............................................................. 81 11.13.1 FOR MACHINES EQUIPPED WITH ROPS CAB.......................................... 81 12. CHECK BEFORE STARTING ENGINE............................................................. 82 12.1 WALK AROUND CHECK................................................................... 82 12.2 CHECK BEFORE STARTING............................................................... 85 12.2.1 CHECK COOLANT LEVEL, ADD COOLANT.............................................. 85 12.2.2 CHECK MONITOR PANEL........................................................... 85 12.2.3 CHECK FUEL LEVEL, ADD FUEL.................................................... 86 12.2.4 CHECK OIL LEVEL IN ENGINE OIL PAN, ADD OIL.................................... 86 12.2.5 CHECK AND REFILL OF OIL IN BRAKE OIL TANK..................................... 87 12.2.6 CHECK DUST INDICATOR.......................................................... 87 12.2.7 CHECK ELECTRICAL WIRING....................................................... 88 12.2.8 DRAIN THE WATER FROM THE FUEL-WATER SEPARATOR................................. 89 12.2.9 CHECK EFFECT OF PARKING BRAKE................................................. 89 12.2.10 CHECK EFFECT OF WHEEL BRAKES................................................. 90 12.2.11 CHECK SOUND OF HORN AND BACKUP ALARM......................................... 90 12.2.12 CHECK FLASHING OF LAMPS, CHECK FOR DIRT AND DAMAGE........................... 90 12.2.13 CHECK ENGINE EXHAUST COLOR AND SOUND......................................... 90 12.2.14 CHECK OPERATIONS OF GAUGES................................................... 90 12.2.15 CHECK PLAY OF STEERING WHEEL, CHECK OPERATION OF STEERING.................... 90 12.2.16 CHECK DIRECTION OF REAR VIEW MIRROR, CHECK FOR DIRT OR DAMAGE................ 90 12.2.17 CHECK LOCK OF CAB DOOR FOR MACHINES EQUIPPED WITH CAB........................ 90 12.3 ADJUSTMENT BEFORE OPERATION......................................................... 91 12.3.1 OPERATOR'S SEAT............................................................... 91 12.3.2 ADJUST SEAT BELT.............................................................. 93 12.3.3 ADJUST REAR VEIW MIRRORS...................................................... 94 12.4 OPERATIONS AND CHECKS BEFORE STARTING ENGINE........................................ 95 12.5 STARTING ENGINE..................................................................... 96 12.5.1 NORMAL STARTING PROCEDURES IN COLD AND WARM CONDITIONS........................ 96 12.5.2 STARTING PROCEDURES AFTER EXTENDED SHUTDOWN OR OIL CHANGE..................... 97 12.5.3 STARTING PROCEDURES AFTER CHANGING FUEL FILTERS............................... 97 12.5.4 STARTING PROCEDURES AFTER RUNNING OUT OF FUEL................................. 97 12.6 OPERATIONS AND CHECKS AFTER STARTING ENGINE......................................... 98 12.7 MOVING MACHINE OFF.................................................................. 99 12.8 CHANGING GEAR SPEED.................................................................101 12.9 CHANGING DIRECTION..................................................................101 12.10 TURNING............................................................................102 12.11 STOPPING MACHINE...................................................................103 12.12 OPERATION OF WORK EQUIPMENT........................................................104 12.13 WORK POSSIBLE USING WHEEL LOADER...................................................105 12.13.1 DIGGING OPERATIONS WITH ROCK PILES...........................................105 12.13.2 DIGGING OPERATIONS ON LEVEL GROUND...........................................106 12.13.3 LEVELING OPERATION...........................................................107 12.13.4 PUSHING OPERATIONS...........................................................107 12.13.5 LOAD AND CARRY OPERATIONS....................................................107 12.13.6 LOADING OPERATIONS...........................................................108 12.14 PRECAUTIONS FOR OPERATION..........................................................109 12.14.1 PERMISSIBLE WATER DEPTH......................................................109 12.14.2 IF WHEEL BRAKE DOES NOT WORK.................................................109 12.14.3 PRECAUTIONS WHEN DRIVING UP OR DOWN SLOPES...................................109 12.14.4 PRECAUTIONS WHEN DRIVING MACHINE.............................................110 12.15 ADJUSTING WORK EQUIPMENT POSTURE...................................................111 12.15.1 ADJUSTING BOOM KICKOUT.......................................................111 12.15.2 ADJUSTING BUCKET POSITIONER..................................................112 12.15.3 BUCKET LEVEL INDICATOR.......................................................112 12.16 PARKING MACHINE....................................................................113 12.17 CHECKS AFTER COMPLETION OF ENGINE OPERATION........................................114 12.18 STOPPING ENGINE....................................................................114 12.19 CHECKS AFTER STOPPING ENGINE.......................................................115 12.20 LOCKING............................................................................115 12.21 HANDLING THE TIRES.................................................................116 12.21.1 PRECAUTIONS WHEN HANDLING THE TIRES..........................................116 12.21.2 TIRE PRESSURE................................................................116 13. TRANSPORTATION...........................................................................118 13.1 LOADING, UNLOADING WORK.............................................................118 13.2 PRECAUTION FOR LOADING..............................................................119 13.3 PRECAUTION FOR LIFTING UP THE VEHICLE...............................................119 13.3.1 THE LOCATION OF DECALS REFERRING TO LIFTING POSITIONS.........................120 13.3.2 WEIGHT LIST...................................................................120 13.3.3 LIFTING PROCEDURE.............................................................121 14. COLD WEATHER OPERATIONS..................................................................122 14.1 PRECAUTIONS FOR LOW TEMPERATURE.....................................................122 14.1.1 FUEL AND LUBRICANTS...........................................................122 14.1.2 COOLANT.......................................................................122 14.1.3 BATTERY.......................................................................123 14.2 PRECAUTIONS AFTER COMPLETION OF WORK................................................124 14.3 AFTER COLD WEATHER..................................................................124 15. LONG TERM STORAGE........................................................................125 15.1 BEFORE STORAGE......................................................................125 15.2 DURING STORAGE......................................................................125 15.3 AFTER STORAGE.......................................................................125 16. TROUBLESHOOTING..........................................................................126 16.1 WHEN MACHINE RUNS OUT OF FUEL.......................................................126 16.2 TOWING THE MACHINE..................................................................127 16.2.1 WHEN ENGINE CAN BE USED.......................................................129 16.2.2 WHEN ENGINE CANNOT BE USED....................................................129 16.3 IF BATTERY IS DISCHARGED............................................................130 16.3.1 REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION OF BATTERY...........................................130 16.3.2 PRECAUTIONS FOR CHARGING BATTERY..............................................131 16.3.3 STARTING ENGINE WITH BOOSTER CABLE............................................132 16.4 OTHER TROUBLE.......................................................................134 16.4.1 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.............................................................134 16.4.2 CHASSIS.......................................................................135 16.4.3 ENGINE........................................................................138 MAINTENANCE......................................................................................140 17. GUIDES TO MAINTENANCE....................................................................141 18. OUTLINES OF SERVICE......................................................................144 18.1 OUTLINE OF OIL, FUEL, COOLANT.......................................................144 18.1.1 OIL...........................................................................144 18.1.2 FUEL..........................................................................144 18.1.3 COOLANT.......................................................................145 18.1.4 GREASE........................................................................146 18.1.5 STORING OIL AND FUEL..........................................................146 18.1.6 FILTERS.......................................................................146 18.2 OUTLINE OF ELECTRIC SYSTEM..........................................................147 19. WEAR PARTS LIST..........................................................................148 20. USE OF FUEL, COOLANT AND LUBRICANTS ACCORDING TO AMBIENT TEMPERATURE.....................149 20.1 ENGINE OIL SPECIFICATIONS...........................................................150 20.2 DIESEL FUEL SPECIFICATIONS..........................................................150 20.3 COOLANT SPECIFICATIONS..............................................................152 21. STANDARD TIGHTENING TORQUE FOR BOLTS AND NUTS............................................158 21.1 INTRODUCTION OF NECESSARY TOOLS.....................................................158 21.2 TORQUE LIST.........................................................................159 22. PERIODIC REPLACEMENT OF SAFETY CRITICAL PARTS............................................160 23. MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE CHART...............................................................164 23.1 MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE CHART..........................................................164 24. SERVICE PROCEDURES.......................................................................168 24.1 INITIAL 250 HOURS SERVICE...........................................................168 24.1.1 REPLACE FUEL FILTERS..........................................................168 24.1.2 REPLACE TRANSMISSION OIL FILTER ELEMENT.......................................168 24.1.3 REPLACE HYDRAULIC TANK FILTER ELEMENT.........................................168 24.2 WHEN REQUIRED.......................................................................169 24.2.1 CHECK, CLEAN OR REPLACE AIR CLEANER ELEMENT...................................169 24.2.2 CHECK TRANSMISSION OIL LEVEL, ADD OIL.........................................171 24.2.3 CHECK AXLE OIL LEVEL , ADD OIL................................................172 24.2.4 CLEAN THE AXLE CASE BREATHER..................................................173 24.2.5 CLEAN RADIATOR FINS...........................................................173 24.2.6 REPLACE THE BOLT-ON CUTTING EDGES.............................................174 24.2.7 REPLACE BUCKET TEETH (IF EQUIPPED)............................................175 24.2.8 CHECK AIR CONDITIONER (IF EQUIPPED)...........................................176 24.2.9 CHECK THE AIR CONDITIONER CONDENSER (IF EQUIPPED).............................177 24.2.10 CHECK WINDOW WASHING FLUID...................................................177 24.2.11 ADJUST PARKING BRAKE.........................................................178 24.2.12 REPLACE SLOW BLOW FUSE.......................................................179 24.2.13 CHECK AIR INTAKE HEATER......................................................179 24.3 CHECK BEFORE STARTING...............................................................180 24.4 EVERY 50 HOURS SERVICE..............................................................181 24.4.1 CHECK THE TIRE INFLATION PRESSURE.............................................181 24.4.2 DRAIN WATER, SEDIMENT FROM FUEL TANK..........................................181 24.5 EVERY 100 HOURS SERVICE.............................................................182 24.5.1 CHECK OIL LEVEL IN HYDRAULIC TANK, ADD OIL....................................182 24.5.2 CLEAN ELEMENT IN AIR CONDITIONER FRESH AIR FILTER.............................183 24.5.3 LUBRICATING...................................................................184 24.6 EVERY 250 HOURS SERVICE.............................................................185 24.6.1 CHANGE OIL IN ENGINE OIL PAN AND REPLACE ENGINE OIL FILTER....................185 24.6.2 CHECK FOR LOOSE WHEEL HUB NUTS. TIGHTEN.......................................186 24.6.3 CLEAN ELEMENT IN AIR CONDITIONER RECIRCULATION FILTER.........................186 24.6.4 CHECK AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR BELT TENSION, ADJUST.........................187 24.6.5 CHECK BATTERY ELECTROLYTE LEVEL...............................................188 24.6.6 CHECK AIR INTAKE SYSTEM.......................................................188 24.6.7 LUBRICATING...................................................................189 24.7 EVERY 500 HOURS SERVICE.............................................................190 24.7.1 REPLACE FUEL FILTERS..........................................................190 24.7.2 REPLACE TRANSMISSION OIL FILTER ELEMENT.......................................192 24.7.3 LUBRICATE.....................................................................193 24.8 EVERY 1000 HOURS SERVICE............................................................194 24.8.1 CHANGE OIL IN TRANSMISSION CASE, CLEAN STRAINER...............................194 24.8.2 CLEAN TRANSMISSION CASE BREATHER..............................................195 24.8.3 LUBRICATE.....................................................................196 24.8.4 ADJUST ENGINE VALVE LASH CLEARANCE............................................197 24.8.5 CHECK FAN BELT TENSION........................................................198 24.8.6 CHECK FAN BELT TENSIONER BEARING & FAN HUB BEARING & INSPECT FAN BELT.........198 24.9 EVERY 2000 HOURS SERVICE............................................................199 24.9.1 CHANGE OIL IN HYDRAULIC OIL TANK, REPLACE HYDRAULIC FILTER ELEMENT............199 24.9.2 REPLACE HYDRAULIC TANK BREATHER ELEMENT.......................................201 24.9.3 COOLING SYSTEM, REPLACE COOLANT AND FLUSH THE SYSTEM..........................202 24.9.4 CHANGE AXLE OIL...............................................................205 24.9.5 CHECK BRAKE DISC WEAR.........................................................206 24.9.6 CHECK ALTERNATOR..............................................................206 24.9.7 CHECK STARTER MOTOR...........................................................206 24.9.8 CHECK VIBRATION DAMPER........................................................206 24.9.9 REPLACE ELEMENT IN AIR COND. RECIRCULATION AIR FILTER AND FRESH AIR FILTER....206 24.9.10 ADJUST ENGINE VALVE LASH CLEARANCE...........................................207 SPECIFICATIONS...................................................................................209 25. SPECIFICATIONS...........................................................................210 OPTIONS, ATTACHMENTS............................................................................212 26. AVAILABLE ATTACHMENTS....................................................................213 27. SELECTING BUCKETS AND TIRES..............................................................214 28. HEATER AND AIR CONDITIONING (IF EQUIPPED)................................................215 28.1 GENERAL LOCATION AND FUNCTION OF CONTROL PANEL......................................215 28.2 COOL BOX COMPARTMENT................................................................216 29. HANDLING E.C.S.S. (ELECTRONIC CONTROLLED SUSPENSION SYSTEM) (IF EQUIPPED)................217 29.1 STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF E.C.S.S...................................................217 29.2 METHOD OF OPERATING E.C.S.S.........................................................218 29.3 PRECAUTIONS WHEN OPERATING E.C.S.S..................................................218 29.4 PRECAUTIONS WHEN HANDLING ACCUMULATOR...............................................219