Towing The Tractor - Shibaura ST318 Operator's Manual

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CONTROLS, INSTRUMENTS AND OPERATIONS

POWER TAKE-OFF OPERATION

WARNING：：：： To reduce the possibility of

personal injury comply with the follow-

ing before attaching or detaching PTO

equipment, and before working on, or

clearing, PTO equipment.

1. Attaching the PTO

Stop the engine.

Depress the clutch pedal completely and move

the transmission gearshift lever to the neutral

position.

Depress the clutch pedal completely and move

the transmission gearshift lever to the neutral

position.

Set parking brake.

Disengage the PTO. with the PTO control lever,

Figure 27.

Remove the PTO cap for rear.(No cap on op-

tional mid PTO)

Wait until the PTO shaft stops turning.

Attach the mounted or drawn equipment.

2. Make sure the equipment-driven shaft is prop-

erly aligned and locked to the tractor PTO drive

shaft and that the PTO shield is down in the

guarded position. With the PTO disengaged,

start the engine, raise and lower the equipment

to make sure proper clearances exist.

3. With the transmission in neutral, depress the

clutch pedal completely, then engage the PTO by

moving the PTO control lever, Figure 27 fully up.

NOTE：：：： Failure to move the PTO lever through

its full range may result in damage to the PTO.

4. Check the PTO driven equipment for proper op-

eration by gradually releasing the clutch pedal

and increasing engine rpm.

5. After determining that the equipment is operat-

ing properly, depress the clutch pedal and shift

to the desired operating gear. Release the pedal

gradually to start the PTO and tractor in motion.

6. Control the PTO speed with the throttle, never

exceeding the PTO limit on the Proof-Meter. If

the tractor movement is too fast for the PTO

load, stop the tractor and shift transmission to a

lower gear.

7. Disengage the PTO with the PTO control lever

with mounted equipment in the fully raised posi-

tion.

8. Disconnect the P.T.O.-driven shaft at the tractor

PTO shaft before traveling on highways or for

any great distance.

9. Reinstall

the

PTO

PTO-driven equipment is disconnected from the

tractor or when the PTO is not being used.

WARNING ：：：： To avoid inadvertent

movement of PTO implement, disen-

gage PTO after each use.

FIXED CLEVIS DRAWBAR

Your tractor is equipped with a fixed clevis type

drawbar, shown in Figure 29 for lowering equip-

ment behind the tractor.

IMPORTANT : When transporting equipment on

highways, a safety chain with tensile strength equal

to the gross weight of the implement should be in-

stalled between the tractor and implement hitch.

WARNING：：：： Pull only from the drawbar,

always use the drawbar or lower links

in the lowered position when perform-

ing pull-type work..

Figure 29 - Fixed Clevis Drawbar