• An accident may occur if the tractor is suddenly
braked, such as by heavy towed loads shifting
forward or loss of control.
• The braking characteristics are different
between 2 and 4 wheel drive. Be aware of the
difference and use carefully.
• When driving on icy, wet or loose surfaces,
make sure the tractor is correctly ballasted to
avoid skidding and loss of steering control.
Operate at reduced speed.
• Before operating the tractor on the road or before
applying the parking brake, be sure to interlock the
right and left pedals as the following figure.
• Field operations only:
Use individual brakes to assist in making sharp
turns at slow speeds. Disengage the brake pedal
lock and depress only 1 brake pedal.
• Be sure brake pedals have equal adjustment when
using locked together.
(1) Brake pedal lock
(A) Lock
(B) Release
3.4 Clutch pedal
WARNING
To avoid personal injury or death:
• Sudden release of the clutch may cause the
tractor to lunge in an unexpected manner.
The clutch is disengaged when the clutch pedal is fully
pressed down.
(1) Clutch pedal
IMPORTANT :
To help prevent premature clutch wear:
• The clutch pedal must be quickly disengaged
and be slowly engaged.
• Avoid operating the tractor with your foot
resting on the clutch pedal.
• Select proper gear and engine speed depending
on the type of job.
3.5 Main gear shift lever and range gear
shift lever (L-M-H)
The main gear shift lever pattern is in the form of an
“H”
. The range gear shift lever moves in the form of an
“I”
in 3 stages,
“HIGH”
,
“MIDDLE”
and
“LOW”
. By
combination of using the main gear shift lever and the
range gear shift lever, 9 forward speeds and 3 reverse
speeds are obtained.
(1) Main gear shift lever
(2) Range gear shift lever (L-M-
H)
(A) High
(B) Middle
(C) Low
(D) Neutral position
IMPORTANT :
• To change speeds, press the clutch pedal
completely down and stop the tractor before
attempting to proceed with speed change.
OPERATING THE TRACTOR
STARTING THE TRACTOR
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