UPHILL DRIVE
When climbing a hill, downshift in
time to avoid the engine speed
revolution drop below 800 rpm
and do not allow the engine stop
due to its overloading.
DRIVE OPERATIONS
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DOWNHILL DRIVE
Free-wheel downhill drive is
strictly forbidden. When descend-
ing a long slope shit the lower
speed gear the more sheer the
slope is and do it, if possible be-
fore reaching the slope proper.
Note: The speed gear you would use for
climbing the hill will allow you
scend it in the safety way.
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FOOT BRAKES
The service foot brakes are of disc, wet,
and hydraulically operated type. They
consist of two pedals with automatic
pressure equalizer.
to de-
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For the on-road drive the two
pedals have to be latched to-
gether. The individual brake ped-
als for the R.H. or L.H. wheels
should be exclusively used for
the off-road and field operation.
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