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TO OPERATE ON HILLS
WARNING: Do not drive up or down
hills with slopes greater than 15° and
do not drive across any slope.
•
Choose the slowest speed before starting up or down
hills.
• Avoid stopping or changing speed on hills.
•
If stopping is absolutely necessary, push clutch/brake pedal
quickly to brake position and engage parking brake.
• Move motion control lever to neutral (N) position.
IMPORTANT:
THE MOTION CONTROL LEVER DOES NOT
RETURN TO NEUTRAL (N) POSITION WHEN THE CLUTCH/
BRAKE PED AL IS DEPRESSED.
•
To restart movement, slowly release parking brake and
clutch/brake pedal.
• Slowly move motion control lever to slowest setting.
• Make all turns slowly.
FIG. 14
TOWING CARTS AND OTHER AT TACH MENTS
Tow only the attachments that are recommended by and
comply with specifications of the manufacturer of your trac-
tor. Use common sense when towing. Too heavy of a load,
while on a slope, is dangerous. Tires can lose traction with
the ground and cause you to lose control of your tractor.
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TO TRANSPORT (See Figs. 9 and 14)
When push ing or tow ing your trac tor, be sure to disengage
transmission by placing freewheel control in free wheel ing
po si tion. Free wheel control is located under the seat.
•
Raise attachment lift to highest position with at tach ment
lift control.
•
Raise seat and pull freewheel control up and back into
the slot and release so it is held in the disengaged
position.
• Do not push or tow tractor at more than two (2)
MPH.
• To reengage transmission, reverse above procedure.
Transmission Engaged
Transmission Disengaged
NOTE
: To protect hood from damage when transporting
your tractor on a truck or a trailer, be sure hood is closed
and secured to tractor. Use an appropriate means of tying
hood to tractor (rope, cord, etc.).
OPERATION
