Operating The Engine; Starting The Engine - Kubota M8540 Operator's Manual

OPERATING THE ENGINE

To avoid personal injury:
A Read "Safe Operation" in the front of this
manual.
A Read the danger, warning and caution labels
located on the tractor.
A To avoid the
poisoning, do not operate the engine in a
closed building without proper ventilation.
A Never start engine while standing on ground.
Start engine only from operator's seat.
A Make it a rule to set all shift levers to the
"NEUTRAL" positions and to place PTO lever in
"OFF" position before starting the engine.
A Do not use starting fluid or ether.
A To protect the battery and the starter, make sure that
the starter is not continuously turned for more than 10
seconds.
danger of exhaust

STARTING THE ENGINE

1. Make sure the parking brake is set.
1. To set the parking brake;
(1) Depress the brake pedals.
(2) Place the main gear shift lever in neutral position.
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(3) Push the parking brake lever to parking position.
2. To release the parking brake, depress the brake
pedals and shift the lever to transport position.
(1) Parking brake lever
A Bring the tractor to a complete stop before applying the
parking brake lever.
A The parking brake lever can be turned ON and OFF
only when the main gear shift lever is at the neutral
position.
A In moving the parking brake lever, you may feel it
heavy some time or light other time. This is not a
trouble, however.
OPERATING THE ENGINE
(A) "PARKING POSITION"
(B) "TRANSPORT POSITION"
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