Makita PTM0900 Operator's Manual page 102

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EN
Hydrostatic transmission:
4.31 BRAKE PEDAL
This pedal works the brake on the rear wheels.
4.32 DRIVE PEDAL
This pedal engages drive in the wheels and controls the machine's forward and
reverse speeds.
– To engage forward drive, press it towards «F» with your toe-cap. As you increase
the pressure on the pedal, the speed of the machine increases.
– Reverse is engaged by pressing the pedal with the heel towards «R».
– The pedal automatically goes into neutral «N» when released.
WARNING!
!
moving
NOTE
engine stops as soon as the parking brake (4.4) is engaged.
4.33 HYDROSTATIC
TRANSMISSION
DISENGAGEMENT LEVER
This lever has two positions as
shown on the label:
«A» = Transmission engaged: for
all uses, when moving and
during cutting;
«B» = Transmission disengaged:
this makes it much easier to
move the machine by hand,
with the engine turned off.
IMPORTANT
age to the transmission unit, this
operation must be carried out
only when the engine has stopped
with the pedal (4.32) on position
«N».
Only shift into reverse when the machine has stopped
If the drive pedal is used, whether forwards or for reverse, the
To avoid dam-
CONTROLS AND INSTRUMENTS
4.32
N
R
4.33
4.31
F
B
A