Komatsu WA115-3 Wheel Loader Operation & Maintenance Manual
252 pages · Publication VEAM120100
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- Models
- WA115-3
- Serial coverage
- WA115H30051 and up
- Manual type
- Operation & Maintenance Manual
- Pages
- 252
- Publication
- VEAM120100
- Condition
- Brand new
What's inside
From the manual's own table of contents: 8 sections, 240 entries. See sample pages (PDF, 372 KB)
Introduction17 topics
- Foreword
- Safety information
- Introduction
- Intended use
- Breaking-in the machine
- Location of plates
- Machine identification plate
- Vehicle identification number
- Engine name-plate with serial no
- Table to enter serial no. and distributor
- Dimensions, weights and operating data
- CE-conforming equipment
- CE-conforming equipment – part 1
- CE-conforming equipment – part 2
- CE-conforming equipment – part 3
- Manufacturer-supplied CE-conforming equipment, according to document 42R-93-19080
- Loading and securing
Safety49 topics
- General safety measures
- Safety instructions
- Safety devices
- Emergency exit
- Clothing and personal protection
- Machine modifications
- Before you leave the driver's seat
- Mounting and dismounting
- Fire prevention and fire fighting
- Protection against asbestos dust
- Protection against injuries
- Working at high temperatures
- Roll-over protection system (ROPS)
- Attachment for protection against falling objects (FOPS)
- Attachments with auxiliary function
- Battery
- Safety precautions during operation
- Prior to daily starting up
- Workplace safety
- In the driver's cab
- Indoor operation
- Gas, dust, and inflammable vapours
- Mirrors, windows and lighting
- Machine operation
- Before you start the engine
- Reversing
- Driving
- Driving on slopes
- Emergency lowering system
- Working close to power lines
- Loading
- Good vision
- Working on snow
- Height limitation
- Brakes
- Working on loose soil
- Working with the forklift truck attachment
- Parking the machine
- Safety measures during transport
- Loading and unloading the machine
- Transport
- Precautions for maintenance
- Personnel
- Before carrying out maintenance
- During maintenance
- Tyres
- Labels on the machine
- Positions and order numbers of safety labels
- Positions and order numbers of information labels
Operation82 topics
- General view
- General view of the machine
- Controls and Indicators
- Controls
- Switches
- Operating and control levers
- Pedals
- Miscellaneous controls
- Control lamps, measuring indicators und warning lights
- Overview
- Control lamps
- Measuring indicators
- Warning lights
- Description of individual elements
- Safety bar
- Towing pin
- Alarm horn for reverse driving – option
- Fuses
- Slow-Blowing Fuses
- Heater and ventilation system
- Checks and adjustments prior to starting work
- Visual inspection
- Control checks
- Adjustments
- Operation
- Starting the engine
- Warming up the engine
- Switching off the engine
- Driving with the machine
- Start-up
- Switching high-speed gear on/off – option
- Changing the driving direction
- Turning and steering
- Braking
- Stopping
- Longer-distance driving
- Actuating working attachment
- Multifunctional lever
- Control lever for auxiliary functions
- Raise/lower working attachment
- Select working attachment
- Raise working attachment
- Lower working attachment
- Working with the wheeled loader
- Tyre-appropriate operation
- Level indicator for the bucket
- Adjusting the bucket positioner
- Loading work
- Removal work
- Excavation work
- Transporting
- Unloading
- Planing
- Working with the forklift truck attachment
- Precautions For Special Operations
- Permissible water depth
- Working on snow
- Dumping on steep slopes
- Working in the vicinity of electrical overhead lines
- Operation on slopes
- Working on loose soil
- If wheel brake fails to work
- Check after stopping the engine
- Locking
- Tyre handling
- Precautionary measures when handling tyres
- Tyre pressure
- Transport
- Securing the articulated steering
- Loading and securing the machine
- Driving machine onto loading area of transport vehicle
- Securing machine for transport
- Transporting the machine
- After Transport
- Cold weather operation
- Precautions for low temperatures
- Precautions after completion of work
- After the cold weather period
- Long-term storage
- Before storage
- During storage
- After storage
Troubleshooting18 topics
- When the machine runs out of fuel
- Towing the machine
- If battery is discharged
- Precautions for charging the battery
- Starting the engine with a booster cable
- For insufficient braking effect
- Checking the brake function
- Checking the parking brake function
- Emergency steering properties
- Emergency lowering
- Other troubles
- Electrical system
- Engine
- Hydraulic system
- Brakes
- Steering
- Axles
- Driver's Cab
Maintenance51 topics
- Maintenance guide
- Maintenance basics
- Oil, fuel and coolant specifications
- Fuel
- Coolant
- Grease
- Storing oil and fuel
- Filters
- Biodegradable hydraulic oil and lubricants
- Specifications of the electrical system
- Wearing parts list
- Lubricants, fuels and filling capacities
- Tools and standard tightening torques (bolts, nuts)
- Introduction of recommended tools
- Torque list
- Periodical replacement of safety-critical parts
- Maintenance schedule chart
- Service procedure
- Pre-start checklist
- Cooling system – checking the coolant level, toping up coolant
- Checking the engine oil level – topping up oil
- Checking the fuel level – refuelling
- Checking the controls
- Checking the electrical connections
- Heater/air conditioning – checking rate of air flow
- Miscellaneous tests before starting work
- Maintenance upon demand
- Checking the air-conditioning system
- Checking the window washing-fluid level, adding fluid
- Maintenance after first 50 service hours
- Engine – changing oil and replacing the oil filter cartridge
- Check condition of V-belt
- Check tension of generator V-belt and adjust
- Check and adjust tension of air conditioning (option) compressor V-belt
- Hydraulic system – replacing the filter insert
- Check and tighten wheel nuts
- Front and rear axle – oil change
- Transfer box gearing – changing oil
- Maintenance every 50 operating hours
- Maintenance every 100 operating hours
- Maintenance after the first 250 operating hours
- Maintenance every 500 operating hours
- Maintenance every 1000 operating hours
- Maintenance every 2000 operating hours
- Hydraulic system – oil change
- Cooling system – checking the antifreeze content of the coolant
- Checking the cooling system
- Checking the fuel pump
- Checking the fuel and coolant tubes, replacing the tubes (if required)
- Checking the water pump
- Checking and adjusting the fuel injection and Injection time
Technical data3 topics
- Noise emission levels
- Vibration level
- Limit values for slopes
Special equipment and attachments8 topics
- ALS-electronics
- Structure and functioning principle of the ALS-electronics
- Precautionary measures for switching on the ALS-electronics
- Operating the ALS-electronics
- Switching ON the ALS-electronics
- Switching OFF the ALS-electronics
- Precautions when handling the accumulator
- Air condition
Index4 topics
- Bucket capacity to ISO 7546 m³
- Material density t/m³
- Ground clearance, axle /transfer gear
- ground clearance, cardan shaft
Inside this manual
Real pages from this operation & maintenance manual (252 pages). Open the sample pages (PDF, 372 KB)
- Controls and operation, page 70: 3.2. Controls
- Maintenance, page 178: 5.1. Maintenance guide
- Specifications, page 238: 6.1. Technical data
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Service manual
Factory repair procedures and technical information such as specifications, troubleshooting, and wiring and hydraulic diagrams, for the models and systems the manual covers. See What's inside for its topics.
Operator's manual
Safe operation, controls, maintenance schedules, lubrication points, inspections, and basic checks. Repair procedures are in the service manual.
Parts manual
Illustrated diagrams with factory part numbers for identifying components and ordering parts. Repair procedures are in the service manual.
What it's used for
Factory manual for in-house farm and construction shop use. Straightforward, complete, and easy to follow. It contains the OEM information dealership service departments and parts counters use to diagnose problems, identify components, and perform maintenance or repairs correctly.
Service shops and owner/operators who repair their own equipment
Identifying correct parts and seeing how assemblies come apart and go back together
Keeping equipment running with less downtime
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