Kubota R540 Operator'S Manual Download

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3. Keep yourself well away from the machine for a

further 10 minutes or while the steam blows out.

4. When there is no longer any danger of scalding, try

to find the cause of overheating according to the
manual, see TROUBLESHOOTING OF THE
ENGINE AND OTHER SYSTEMS on page 130 and
then start again the engine.

PRECAUTIONS AFTER

OPERATION OF THE WHEEL

LOADER

• When getting off the machine, always stop the

engine, follow the following procedure.
1. Set the parking brake.
2. Lower the bucket and attachment to the ground.
3. Release the hydraulic pressure in the hydraulic

system by operating the control levers.
(For details, see RELEASING THE PRESSURE
TRAPPED IN THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM on
page 77)

4. Remove the key.
If the machine has to be parked on a slope, be sure
to block the wheels securely.

(1) Wheel chock

• All equipment left unattended at night adjacent to a

highway in normal use, or adjacent to construction
areas  where  work  is  in  progress,  shall  have
appropriate  lights  or  reflectors,  or  barricades
equipped  with  appropriate  lights  or  reflectors  to
identify the location of the equipment.

• For storage, be sure not to cover the machine until

after all the heated parts have cooled down.

• Before storing the machine for long periods of time,

do the following.
1. Set the parking brake.
2. Stop the engine.
3. Lower the bucket and attachments to the

ground.

4. Release the hydraulic pressure in the hydraulic

system by operating the control levers.

5. Remove the key.

PRECAUTIONS FOR SAFELY

LOADING AND TRANSPORTING

THE MACHINE

• When loading or unloading the machine on or from

a truck or trailer, be sure to use strong ramps.
Never use wet lumber, etc...

• Keep the ramps at an angle such that the machine

cannot slip. Never try to change direction while on
the ramps.

Angle of ramps

10 degrees to 15 degrees

• When loading or unloading the machine on or from

a truck, keep the bucket about 40 cm up from the
ground and reverse the machine at low speed to
load it, or advance it at the same speed to unload it.

• It is dangerous to alter the direction once already

on the ramps. If direction needs correction, bring
the machine down off the ramps first and make the
directional correction.

• If you operate a steering handle while the machine

is loaded or unloaded, the machine may move at an
angle.  Be  sure  to  stop  the  machine  before  using
another control.
While  loading  or  unloading  the  machine,  block  the
truck  wheels  and  apply  the  truck  parking  brake.  If
necessary,  place  a  support  under  the  truck  bed
behind  the  rear  wheels  to  prevent  the  truck  front
from lifting.

• After loading the machine on the truck bed, perform

the following.
1. Check to see that the center of gravity of the

machine aligns with that of the truck bed.

2. Secure the steering frame lock on the machine.
3. Set the parking brake.
4. Stop the engine.
5. Lower the bucket and attachment to the truck

bed.

6. Release the hydraulic pressure in the hydraulic

system by operating the control levers.

7. Remove the key.
8. Block the wheels of the machine.
9. Secure the machine with chains or belts.

SAFE OPERATION

R540