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TRACTOR OPERATION
1.
With engine running and warm, place
Throttle
Lever in
middle
posit
ion.
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2.
Push
Clutch-Brake
Pedal down to brake position.
3.
Move Gear Shift
Lever
t
o "2ND" and Range
Shift Lever
to
"LOW".
4
.
Release
Parking
Brake.
5.
Release Clutch-Brake P edal SLOWLY to start forward
movement.
6.
If ground
t
ravel is too slow move
Throttle
Lever to fast
posi-
t ion or press
Clutch-Brake
peda
l
and shift
to
a different
gear. NOTE: ALWAYS SELECT A GROUND TRAVEL
SPEED THAT WILL SUIT THE TERRAIN AND THE
A
T
TACHMENT BEING USED.
BRING TRACTOR TO COMPLETE
~TOP
BEFORE SHIFTING
GEARS.
NEVER PLACE YOUR
HANDS OR FEET
IN
OR UNDE
R AN
Y POWERED
ATTACH-
MENT OR NEA
R ANY
MOVING
PART
WHILE TRACTOR
OR
A
N
Y POWE
RED
ATTACHMENT
IS RUNNIN
G.
STOPPING YOUR TRACTOR
1.
Reduce Throttle Lever to
"SLOW"
position
.
2
.
Push
Clut
ch-
Brake Pedal
in
to Brake
positi
on.
3.
Re
lease
Att
achment Clutch
.
4
.
Move
Gear Shift
Lever
to
neutral " N"
.
5.
Place
Par
king Brake in "LOCK"
posi
t
ion.
6
.
Release Clutch
-Brake
Pedal.
MAKE
SURE
PARK
ING
BRAKE WILL
HOLD
TRACTOR SECURE
_
7.
Turn Ign ition Key to
"OF F"
posi
t ion.
REMOVE
KEY
WHEN·
LEAVING TRAC-
TOR TO PREVENT UNAUTHORIZED USE.
TRANSPORTING YOUR TRACTOR
For
pushing
or t
owing
your t
ract or
,
place
Gear Shift Lever
and Range Shift
Lever
in
neutral position (Fig. 11)
.
NOTE
:
DO NOT
TOW
YOUR
TRACTOR
FASTER THAN SIX
MILES PER HOUR.
-5-
TRACTOR OPERATION ON
HILLS
1.
Choose one of the lowest gears BEFORE starting
up
or
down
hills.
DO
NOT DRIVE UP OR
DOWN
HILLS
WI
TH
SLOPES GREATER
THAN 15°,
AND
DO NOT DRIVE
ACROSS
ANY
SLOPE
.
2
.Avoid shifting or stopping
on
hi
lls.
a.
If
slowing is
necessary, move Throttle
Control
to
middle
posit
ion.
b.
If
stopping is
necessary, push
Clutch-Brake
Pedal
quick-
ly to
brake positio
n t
o preven
t
rolling.
c.
Engage
Park ing
Brake
and
shi
ft
t
o
lowest speed rang2.
d
.
Partial
ly
release Clutch-Brake
Pedal
(unti
l
forward move-
ment
begins.
e.
Release
Parking Brake.
f
. Complet
ely rel
ease Clut
ch-Brake
Pedal.
3
.Make
all t urns
gra
dually.
STARTING YOUR TRACTOR
WITH A LOW BATTERY
If your
Bat
ter
y is
t
oo
low
t
o
st
art the
engine,
it should be
re
charged
.
If
"
Jumper
Cables" are
used fo
r
emergency
start
ing
fol
low this
procedure:
NOTE
:
YOUR TRACTOR IS
EQUIP-
PED WITH A 12 VOLT
NEGAT
IVE GROUNDED SYSTEM
.
THE
OT
HE
R
VEHICLE
M
UST ALSO
BE A 12 VOLT
N
EGAT IVE G
ROUN
DED SYSTEM.
LEAD-ACID BATTERIES GENERATE EX-
PLOSIVE GASSES.KEEP SPARKS,
FLAME,
AND SMOKING MATERIALS AWAY
FROM
BATTERIES.
ALWAYS SHIELD EYES
AROUND
BATTERIES.
1.
Connect
each
end of the
RED cable to t
he
POSITIVE(+)
terminals of
each
battery (tak ing ca re
not t
o short
against
chassis).
2
. Connect
one end of the
B
LACK cable t
o the
NEGATIVE
(-)terminal
of "
GOOD"
battery
.
3
.Connect
t
he
ot
her end of t he cable
t
o
ENG
IN
E
BLOC
K
or good
CHASSIS
GROU
ND
on
tractor
(away
fro
m
Gas
Tank
or
Battery).
4.Disconnect
cables in
reverse
order:
a.
Engine
Block
or chassis
b.
Negative
termin
al
of "
GOOD"
battery
c. Posit
ive t erm ina ls
DO NOT
USE
YOUR
TRACTOR
BAT-
TERY TO
START OTHER
VEHICLES.
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