Main Gear Shift Lever; Range Gear Shift Lever; (1) Hydraulic - Shuttle Shift Lever - Kubota M8540 Operator's Manual

24 OPERATING THE TRACTOR
6. Selecting the Travel Speed.

(1) Hydraulic - shuttle shift lever

(2) Main gear shift lever

(3) Range gear shift lever

By combination of using the main gear shift lever, the
range gear shift lever and hydraulic-shuttle shift lever,
forward speeds and reverse speeds shown in the table
below are obtained.
Without
Standard model
creep
(F8 / R8 model)
With
creep
Without
creep
F12 / R12 model
With
creep
BMain Gear Shift Lever
The main gear shift is fully synchronized to shift without
stopping.
A The main gear shift may be shifted between speeds
on-the-go, but the clutch must be depressed.
(F) "FORWARD
(N) "NEUTRAL POSITION"
(R) "REVERSE"
8 forward speeds
8 reverse speeds
12 forward speeds
12 reverse speeds
12 forward speeds
12 reverse speeds
18 forward speeds
18 reverse speeds
"LOW"
"HIGH"
"CREEP" (if equipped)
BRange Gear Shift Lever
The range gear shift can only be shifted when the tractor
is completely stopped and the clutch is depressed.
A To avoid transmission damage, depress clutch pedal
and stop the tractor before shifting between ranges.
BHydraulic-Shuttle Shift Lever
Raise up and shift the shuttle shift lever forward to obtain
forward speeds and shift back to obtain reverse speeds.
This shifting does not require clutch operation.
A The hydraulic-shuttle shift lever may be shifted while
the tractor is moving slowly.