Komatsu PC18MR-3 Hydraulic Excavator Index:

• 1.1 CONSULT THE MANUAL
• 1.2 KOMATSU MACHINE OPERATOR PRIVACY POLICY
• 1.3 INFORMATION ON SAFETY
• 1.4 SAFETY LABELS
• 1.5 NOISE
  • 1.5.1 POSITION OF THE NOISE PLATES ON MACHINES WITH CAB
  • 1.5.2 POSITION OF THE NOISE PLATES ON MACHINES WITH CANOPY
• 1.6 VIBRATIONS TO WHICH THE OPERATOR IS SUBJECTED
• 1.7 INTRODUCTION
  • 1.7.1 USE OF THE MACHINE
  • 1.7.2 DEMOLITION WORK
  • 1.7.3 IMPROPER OR UNAUTHORIZED USES
  • 1.7.4 MAIN CHARACTERISTICS
  • 1.7.5 RUNNING-IN
  • 1.7.6 POSITIONS AND DIRECTIONS OF THE MACHINE
  • 1.7.7 PROTECTIVE STRUCTURES
  • 1.7.8 VISIBILITY FROM OPERATOR’S SEAT
• 1.8 PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION
  • 1.8.1 MACHINE SERIAL NUMBER
  • 1.8.2 MACHINE IDENTIFICATION PLATE AND PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (PIN)
    • 1.8.2.1 MACHINE SERIAL NUMBER PLATE (according directive 2006/42/EC)
  • 1.8.3 ENGINE SERIAL NUMBER AND EXHAUST GAS EMISSION PLATE
  • 1.8.4 CAB SERIAL NUMBER
  • 1.8.5 HOUR METER
  • 1.8.6 TABLE TO ENTER SERIAL NO. AND DISTRIBUTOR
  • 1.8.7 DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY
• TABLE OF CONTENTS
• 2.1 SAFETY, NOISE AND VIBRATION PLATES
  • 2.1.1 POSITION OF THE SAFETY PLATES
  • 2.1.2 PICTOGRAMS AND RELEVANT MEANINGS
• 2.2 GENERAL PRECAUTIONS COMMON TO OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
  • 2.2.1 PRECAUTIONS BEFORE STARTING OPERATION
    • 2.2.1.1 ENSURE SAFE OPERATION
    • 2.2.1.2 UNDERSTAND THE MACHINE
  • 2.2.2 PREPARATIONS FOR SAFE OPERATION
    • 2.2.2.1 PRECAUTIONS FOR SAFETY-RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • 2.2.2.2 INSPECT MACHINE
    • 2.2.2.3 WEAR WELL-FITTING CLOTHES AND PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
    • 2.2.2.4 KEEP MACHINE CLEAN
    • 2.2.2.5 PRECAUTIONS FOR INSIDE OPERATOR’S COMPARTMENT
    • 2.2.2.6 PROVIDE FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND FIRST AID KIT
    • 2.2.2.7 IF ANY PROBLEM IS FOUND
  • 2.2.3 PRECAUTIONS TO PREVENT FIRE
    • 2.2.3.1 ACTIONS IF FIRE OCCURS
    • 2.2.3.2 PREVENT FIRE
  • 2.2.4 PRECAUTIONS WHEN GETTING ON OR OFF MACHINE
    • 2.2.4.1 USE HANDRAILS AND STEP ON TRACK WHEN GETTING ON OR OFF MACHINE
    • 2.2.4.2 NO JUMPING ON OR OFF MACHINE
    • 2.2.4.3 LIFTING OF PERSONNEL PROHIBITED
    • 2.2.4.4 NO PEOPLE ON ATTACHMENTS
    • 2.2.4.5 PRECAUTIONS WHEN STANDING UP FROM OPERATOR’S SEAT
    • 2.2.4.6 PRECAUTIONS WHEN LEAVING MACHINE
    • 2.2.4.7 EMERGENCY EXIT FROM OPERATOR’S CAB
  • 2.2.5 DO NOT GET CAUGHT IN WORK EQUIPMENT
  • 2.2.6 PRECAUTIONS RELATED TO PROTECTIVE STRUCTURES
  • 2.2.7 PROTECTION AGAINST FALLING, FLYING OR INTRUDING OBJECTS
  • 2.2.8 UNAUTHORIZED MODIFICATION
  • 2.2.9 PRECAUTIONS RELATED TO ATTACHMENTS AND OPTIONS
  • 2.2.10 PRECAUTIONS RELATED TO CAB GLASS
  • 2.2.11 PRECAUTIONS WHEN RUNNING ENGINE INSIDE BUILDING
• 2.3 PRECAUTIONS FOR OPERATION
  • 2.3.1 PRECAUTIONS FOR JOBSITE
    • 2.3.1.1 INVESTIGATE AND CONFIRM JOBSITE CONDITIONS
    • 2.3.1.2 PRECAUTIONS WHEN WORKING ON LOOSE GROUND
    • 2.3.1.3 DISTANCE TO HIGH VOLTAGE CABLES
    • 2.3.1.4 ENSURE GOOD VISIBILITY
    • 2.3.1.5 CHECK SIGNS AND SIGNALMAN’S SIGNALS
    • 2.3.1.6 BEWARE OF ASBESTOS DUST
  • 2.3.2 START ENGINE
    • 2.3.2.1 USE WARNING TAGS
  • 2.3.3 CHECKS AND ADJUSTMENT BEFORE STARTING ENGINE
  • 2.3.4 PRECAUTIONS WHEN STARTING ENGINE
    • 2.3.4.1 IN COLD WEATHER
  • 2.3.5 START ENGINE WITH JUMPER CABLES
  • 2.3.6 PRECAUTIONS FOR OPERATION
    • 2.3.6.1 CHECKS BEFORE OPERATION
    • 2.3.6.2 PRECAUTIONS WHEN TRAVELING IN FORWARD OR REVERSE AND SWINGING
    • 2.3.6.3 PRECAUTIONS WHEN TRAVELLING ON SLOPES
    • 2.3.6.4 PRECAUTIONS WHEN OPERATING ON SLOPES
  • 2.3.7 PROHIBITED OPERATIONS
  • 2.3.8 PRECAUTIONS WHEN OPERATING ON SNOW OR FROZEN SURFACES
  • 2.3.9 PRECAUTIONS WHEN PARKING MACHINE
  • 2.3.10 PRECAUTIONS FOR TRANSPORTATION
  • 2.3.11 PRECAUTIONS WHEN LOADING AND UNLOADING
  • 2.3.12 TOWING AND BEING TOWED
    • 2.3.12.1 PRECAUTIONS FOR TOWING AND BEING TOWED
• 2.4 PRECAUTIONS FOR MAINTENANCE
  • 2.4.1 PRECAUTIONS BEFORE STARTING INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE
    • 2.4.1.1 DISPLAY WARNING TAG DURING INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE
  • 2.4.2 KEEP THE WORK PLACE CLEAN AND ORDERLY
  • 2.4.3 SELECT SUITABLE PLACE FOR INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE
  • 2.4.4 ONLY AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL
  • 2.4.5 APPOINT LEADER WHEN WORKING WITH OTHERS
  • 2.4.6 STOP ENGINE BEFORE CARRYING OUT INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE
  • 2.4.7 PRECAUTIONS FOR OPENING AND CLOSING FLOOR
  • 2.4.8 TWO WORKERS FOR MAINTENANCE WHEN ENGINE IS RUNNING
  • 2.4.9 PRECAUTIONS WHEN INSTALLING, REMOVING, OR STORING ATTACHMENTS
  • 2.4.10 PRECAUTIONS FOR WORKING AT HIGH PLACES
  • 2.4.11 PRECAUTIONS WHEN WORKING ON MACHINE
  • 2.4.12 PRECAUTIONS WHEN WORKING UNDER MACHINE OR WORK EQUIPMENT
  • 2.4.13 USE PROPER TOOLS
  • 2.4.14 PRECAUTIONS FOR INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE
    • 2.4.14.1 TURN BATTERY DISCONNECT SWITCH TO OFF POSITION
    • 2.4.14.2 PRECAUTIONS FOR WELDING
  • 2.4.15 HANDLE BATTERY
  • 2.4.16 PRECAUTIONS WHEN USING HAMMER
  • 2.4.17 PRECAUTIONS FOR HIGH-TEMPERATURE COOLANT
  • 2.4.18 PRECAUTIONS FOR HIGH-TEMPERATURE OIL
  • 2.4.19 PRECAUTIONS FOR HIGH-TEMPERATURE PARTS
  • 2.4.20 PRECAUTIONS FOR HIGH-PRESSURE OIL
  • 2.4.21 PRECAUTIONS FOR HIGH-PRESSURE FUEL
  • 2.4.22 HANDLE HIGH-PRESSURE HOSES AND PIPING
  • 2.4.23 PRECAUTIONS FOR HIGH VOLTAGE
  • 2.4.24 PRECAUTIONS FOR NOISE
  • 2.4.25 PRECAUTIONS FOR HIGH-PRESSURE GREASE WHEN ADJUSTING TRACK TENSION
  • 2.4.26 DO NOT DISASSEMBLE RECOIL SPRING
  • 2.4.27 HANDLE ACCUMULATOR AND GAS SPRING
  • 2.4.28 PRECAUTIONS FOR COMPRESSED AIR
  • 2.4.29 MAINTENANCE OF AIR CONDITIONER
  • 2.4.30 PRECAUTIONS FOR DISPOSING OF WASTE MATERIALS
  • 2.4.31 METHOD FOR SELECTING WINDOW WASHER FLUID
  • 2.4.32 PERIODIC REPLACEMENT OF DEFINED LIFE PARTS
• 3.1 MACHINE ILLUSTRATIONS
  • 3.1.1 OVERALL VIEW OF THE MACHINE
  • 3.1.2 CONTROLS AND GAUGES NAMES
• 3.2 INSTRUMENTS AND CONTROLS
  • 3.2.1 WARNING LIGHTS AND GAUGES
    • 3.2.1.1 EMERGENCY WARNING LIGHTS
    • 3.2.1.2 GAUGES
    • 3.2.1.3 WARNING LIGHTS
  • 3.2.2 SWITCHES AND PUSH BUTTONS
  • 3.2.3 CONTROL LEVERS AND PEDALS
  • 3.2.4 CAB (if provided)
    • 3.2.4.1 WINDSCREEN (machines with cab)
    • 3.2.4.2 DOOR (machines with cab)
    • 3.2.4.3 SLIDING SIDE WINDOW (machines with cab)
    • 3.2.4.4 EMERGENCY EXIT HAMMER (machines with cab)
    • 3.2.4.5 FIRE EXTINGUISHER (if equipped)
  • 3.2.5 COVERS WITH LOCK
  • 3.2.6 ENGINE HOOD
  • 3.2.7 RADIATOR COVER
  • 3.2.8 BATTERY COVER
  • 3.2.9 TILTING THE CAB FLOOR
    • 3.2.9.1 MACHINES EQUIPPED WITH CANOPY
    • 3.2.9.2 MACHINES WITH CAB
  • 3.2.10 AUXILIARY POWER OUTLET
  • 3.2.11 FUSES
  • 3.2.12 MAIN FUSE
  • 3.2.13 12V OUTLET FUSE
  • 3.2.14 TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION COMPARTMENT
  • 3.2.15 TOOL BOX
• 3.3 KOMTRAX
  • 3.3.1 GENERAL PRECAUTIONS
  • 3.3.2 OBSERVANCE OF THE APPLICABLE LAWS AND REGULATIONS, EXEMPTION
• 3.4 USE OF THE MACHINE AND RELATED CONTROLS
  • 3.4.1 BEFORE STARTING THE ENGINE
    • 3.4.1.1 VISUAL CHECKS
    • 3.4.1.2 CHECKS TO BE CARRIED OUT BEFORE STARTING THE ENGINE
    • 3.4.1.3 ADJUSTMENTS
    • 3.4.1.4 OPERATIONS TO BE CARRIED OUT BEFORE STARTING THE ENGINE
    • 3.4.1.5 STARTING THE ENGINE
  • 3.4.2 AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE
    • 3.4.2.1 RUNNING-IN
    • 3.4.2.2 ENGINE STARTING CAPACITY AND NOISE LEVEL CHECK
    • 3.4.2.3 ENGINE ACCELERATION AND DECELERATION CHECK
    • 3.4.2.4 WARMING THE ENGINE
  • 3.4.3 STOPPING THE ENGINE
  • 3.4.4 HOW TO MOVE THE MACHINE
    • 3.4.4.1 PRELIMINARY OPERATIONS TO BE CARRIED OUT BEFORE MOVING THE MACHINE
    • 3.4.4.2 MOVING THE MACHINE FORWARD
    • 3.4.4.3 MOVING THE MACHINE IN REVERSE
    • 3.4.4.4 STOPPING THE MACHINE
  • 3.4.5 STEERING THE MACHINE
    • 3.4.5.1 STEERING (CHANGING DIRECTION)
  • 3.4.6 TURRET ROTATION
  • 3.4.7 WORK EQUIPMENT CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS
  • 3.4.8 PROHIBITED OPERATIONS
  • 3.4.9 PRECAUTIONS FOR USE
  • 3.4.10 PRECAUTIONS TO BE TAKEN WHEN TRAVELLING ON SLOPES
  • 3.4.11 GETTING THE MACHINE OUT OF MUD
  • 3.4.12 POSSIBLE APPLICATIONS OF THE HYDRAULIC EXCAVATOR
  • 3.4.13 CHANGING THE BUCKET
  • 3.4.14 PARKING THE MACHINE
  • 3.4.15 CHECKS TO BE CARRIED OUT BEFORE STOPPING THE ENGINE
  • 3.4.16 CHECKS TO BE CARRIED OUT AFTER WORK
  • 3.4.17 LOCKING THE MACHINE
  • 3.4.18 RUBBER TRACKS (Machines equipped with rubber tracks only)
    • 3.4.18.1 OPTIMAL USE OF THE RUBBER TRACKS
    • 3.4.18.2 WARRANTY ON RUBBER TRACKS
    • 3.4.18.3 USE OF THE RUBBER TRACKS
• 3.5 TRANSPORTATION
  • 3.5.1 TRANSPORT PROCEDURE
  • 3.5.2 LOADING AND UNLOADING THE MACHINE
  • 3.5.3 LIFTING THE MACHINE
• 3.6 USING THE MACHINE IN THE COLD SEASON
  • 3.6.1 PRECAUTIONS TO BE TAKEN WHEN USING THE MACHINE IN THE COLD SEASON
    • 3.6.1.1 FUEL AND LUBRICANTS
    • 3.6.1.2 COOLANT
    • 3.6.1.3 BATTERY
  • 3.6.2 VENTILATION AND HEATING
  • 3.6.3 PRECAUTIONS TO BE TAKEN EVERY DAY AT THE END OF WORK
  • 3.6.4 HOW TO PROCEED AT THE END OF THE COLD SEASON
• 3.7 LONG PERIODS OF INACTIVITY
  • 3.7.1 BEFORE A PERIOD OF INACTIVITY
  • 3.7.2 DURING A PERIOD OF INACTIVITY
  • 3.7.3 AFTER A PERIOD OF INACTIVITY
  • 3.7.4 RECOMMENDATIONS FOR MACHINES EQUIPPED WITH KOMTRAX SYSTEM DURING LONG PERIODS OF INACTIVITY
  • 3.7.5 ALLOWED AMBIENT TEMPERATURE RANGE DURING THE OPERATION AND STORAGE OF THE MACHINE FOR A LONG TIME
• 3.8 TROUBLESHOOTING
  • 3.8.1 IF FUEL RUNS OUT COMPLETELY
  • 3.8.2 OCCURRENCES THAT ARE NOT FAILURES
  • 3.8.3 REMOVING THE MACHINE
  • 3.8.4 PRECAUTIONS TO BE TAKEN WHEN WORKING IN PARTICULAR CONDITIONS
  • 3.8.5 IF THE BATTERY IS DOWN
    • 3.8.5.1 REMOVING AND INSTALLING THE BATTERY
    • 3.8.5.2 CHARGING THE BATTERY
    • 3.8.5.3 STARTING WITH BOOSTER CABLES
  • 3.8.6 OTHER TROUBLES
    • 3.8.6.1 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
    • 3.8.6.2 FRAME
• 4.1 GUIDE TO MAINTENANCE
• 4.2 MAINTENANCE NOTES
  • 4.2.1 OIL, FUEL AND COOLANT
    • 4.2.1.1 OIL
    • 4.2.1.2 FUEL
    • 4.2.1.3 COOLANT
    • 4.2.1.4 GREASE
    • 4.2.1.5 KOWA ANALYSIS STAGES (KOMATSU OIL WEAR ANALYSIS )
    • 4.2.1.6 STORING OIL AND FUEL
    • 4.2.1.7 FILTERS
  • 4.2.2 NOTES ON THE MAINTENANCE OF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
  • 4.2.3 NOTES ON THE MAINTENANCE OF THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM
  • 4.2.4 MAINTENANCE NOTES REGARDING LUBRICATION
• 4.3 PARTS SUBJECT TO WEAR
  • 4.3.1 LIST OF THE PARTS SUBJECT TO WEAR
• 4.4 FUEL, COOLANT AND LUBRICANTS
  • 4.4.1 COOLANT
  • 4.4.2 APPROVED SYNTHETIC BIODEGRADABLE LUBRICANTS TYPE HEES
• 4.5 TIGHTENING TORQUES
  • 4.5.1 STANDARD TIGHTENING TORQUES FOR SCREWS AND NUTS
  • 4.5.2 STANDARD TIGHTENING TORQUES FOR FLEXIBLE HOSES
• 4.6 LUBRICATION
  • 4.6.1 LUBRICATION DIAGRAM
• 4.7 PERIODICAL CHANGE OF SAFETY-RELATED COMPONENTS
  • 4.7.1 SAFETY-RELATED PARTS
• 4.8 MAINTENANCE PLAN
  • 4.8.1 MAINTENANCE PLAN
  • 4.8.2 MAINTENANCE INTERVALS IN CASE OF USE OF THE HYDRAULIC BREAKER
    • 4.8.2.a CHANGING THE HYDRAULIC OIL FILTER
    • 4.8.2.b CHANGING THE HYDRAULIC OIL
• 4.9 MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES
  • 4.9.1 WHEN REQUIRED
    • 4.9.1.a CHECKING, CLEANING OR CHANGING THE AIR FILTER CARTRIDGE
    • 4.9.1.b BATTERY ELECTROLYTE LEVEL CHECK
    • 4.9.1.c CLEANING THE WATER SEPARATOR FILTER
    • 4.9.1.d DRAINING THE FUEL TANK
    • 4.9.1.e CHECKING AND ADJUSTING THE STEEL TRACK TENSION
    • 4.9.1.f CHECKING THE RUBBER TRACKS
    • 4.9.1.g CHECKING AND ADJUSTING THE RUBBER TRACK TENSION
    • 4.9.1.h CHANGING THE RUBBER TRACKS
    • 4.9.1.i CHECKING THE DETERGENT LEVEL IN THE WINDSIELD WASHER RESERVOIR (machines with cab)
    • 4.9.1.j LUBRICATION OF CAB DOOR HINGES (machines with cab)
    • 4.9.1.k CAB AIR FILTER CHECK AND CLEANING (machines with cab)
    • 4.9.1.l CHECKING WINDSCREEN WIPER BLADE (machines with cab)
    • 4.9.1.m BLEEDING THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM
    • 4.9.1.n BUCKET TEETH REPLACEMENT
  • 4.9.2 CHECKS TO BE CARRIED OUT BEFORE STARTING THE ENGINE
  • 4.9.3 MAINTENANCE AFTER THE FIRST 50 HOURS OF OPERATION (Only for machines in which synthetic biodegradable oil type HEES is used)
  • 4.9.4 MAINTENANCE EVERY 100 HOURS OF OPERATION
    • 4.9.4.a LUBRICATION
  • 4.9.5 MAINTENANCE AFTER THE FIRST 500 HOURS OF OPERATION (Only for machines in which synthetic biodegradable oil type HEES is used)
  • 4.9.6 MAINTENANCE EVERY 500 HOURS OF OPERATION
    • 4.9.6.a CHANGING THE ENGINE OIL AND THE ENGINE OIL FILTER CARTRIDGE
    • 4.9.6.b CHANGING THE FUEL FILTER CARTRIDGE
    • 4.9.6.c CHECKING THE OIL LEVEL IN THE FINAL REDUCTION GEARS
    • 4.9.6.d CHECKING AND CLEANING THE FINS OF THE RADIATOR AND OF THE EXCHANGER
    • 4.9.6.e CHECKING AND ADJUSTING THE FAN BELT TENSION
    • 4.9.6.f DRAINING THE HYDRAULIC OIL TANK (Only for machines in which synthetic biodegradable oil type HEES is used)
  • 4.9.7 MAINTENANCE EVERY 1000 HOURS OF OPERATION
    • 4.9.7.a CHANGING THE HYDRAULIC OIL FILTER
    • 4.9.7.b CHANGING THE OIL IN THE FINAL REDUCTION GEARS
    • 4.9.7.c CHECKING AND ADJUSTING THE ENGINE VALVE CLEARANCE
  • 4.9.8 MAINTENANCE EVERY 1500 HOURS OF OPERATION
    • 4.9.8.a FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM CHECK AND CLEANING
  • 4.9.9 MAINTENANCE EVERY 2000 HOURS OF OPERATION
    • 4.9.9.a CHANGING THE OIL IN THE HYDRAULIC TANK AND CLEANING THE FILTER
    • 4.9.9.b CHANGING THE COOLANT
    • 4.9.9.c CHECKING THE ALTERNATOR AND THE STARTER
    • 4.9.9.d NITROGEN LOADING PRESSURE CHECK IN THE ACCUMULATOR (FOR THE CONTROL CIRCUIT)
• 4.10 FINAL DISPOSAL OF THE MACHINE
• 5.1 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
• 5.2 LIFTING CAPACITIES
  • 5.2.1 LIFTING CAPACITIES
• 6.1 GENERAL PRECAUTIONS FOR SAFETY
  • 6.1.1 PRECAUTIONS WHEN SELECTING
  • 6.1.2 READ THE INSTRUCTION MANUAL THOROUGHLY
  • 6.1.3 PRECAUTIONS WHEN REMOVING OR INSTALLING
  • 6.1.4 PRECAUTIONS WHEN USING
• 6.2 SPECIFICATIONS
  • 6.2.1 ARM-PIN INFORMATION
• 6.3 GUIDE TO USE THE ACCESSORIES
  • 6.3.1 COMBINATIONS OF WORK EQUIPMENT
  • 6.3.2 ATTACHMENT CONFIGURATION
• 6.4 MACHINE CONFIGURATION FOR THE INSTALLATION OF ATTACHMENTS
  • 6.4.1 POSITION OF THE DEVICES
  • 6.4.2 HYDRAULIC CIRCUIT
    • 6.4.2.1 INSTALLING AND CONNECTING THE EQUIPMENT
    • 6.4.2.2 MAINTENANCE
    • 6.4.2.3 BLEEDING
• 6.5 OPERATING THE EQUIPMENT
  • 6.5.1 LONG PERIODS OF INACTIVITY
• 6.6 PRECAUTIONS TO BE TAKEN WHEN USING OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT
  • 6.6.1 HYDRAULIC BREAKER