Work Machine

A work machine comprising:

• an engine;
• a first pump and a second pump that are driven by the engine;
• a hydraulic actuator driven by a hydraulic working fluid supplied from the first pump;
• a control valve that controls a flow of the hydraulic working fluid supplied from the first pump to the hydraulic actuator;
• a solenoid valve that reduces a pressure of the hydraulic working fluid supplied from the second pump to generate a pilot pressure for operating the control valve;
• a controller that controls the solenoid valve;
• an engine operating section that enables operation for activating the engine;
• and
• a rotation speed sensor that senses a rotation speed of the engine, wherein
• the controller is configured to
• assess whether or not a current application condition is established, the current application condition including that it is assessed, on a basis of a sensing result of the rotation speed sensor, that the engine is in a stopped state, and including that ON operation of the engine operating section is performed in a state where activation operation is not performed by the engine operating section, and
• apply a drive current to the solenoid valve to drive the solenoid valve when it is assessed that the current application condition is established.