Hitachi ZAXIS 70 - Parking the Machine on Slopes; Parking the Machine

DRIVING THE MACHINE
4-10
PARKING THE MACHINE ON SLOPES
CAUTION: Avoid parking machine on slopes.
The machine may tip over, possibly resulting in
personal injury.
If parking the machine on a slope is unavoidable:
•
Thrust the bucket teeth into the ground.
•
Return the control levers to neutral and pull the pilot
control shut-off lever to the LOCK position.
•
Block both tracks.
PARKING THE MACHINE
1. Park the machine on a level surface.
2. Lower the bucket to the ground.
3. Turn the auto-idle switch off.
4. Turn engine control dial (1) counterclockwise to the
stop (the slow idle position).
Run the engine approximately 5 minutes to cool the
engine.
5. Turn the key switch to OFF. Remove the key from the
key switch.
6. Pull pilot control shut-off lever (2) to the LOCK posi-
tion.
IMPORTANT: Protect cab electrical components from
bad weather. Always close windows,
roof vent and cab door when parking the
machine.
7. Close windows, roof vent, and cab door.
8. Lock all access doors and compartments.
M1CC-04-005
M178-01-011
M1CC-01-017
1
LOCK Position
2
Slow Idle