Creep Gear Shift Lever (If Equipped); Front Wheel Drive Lever - Kubota L5060 Operator's Manual

54 OPERATING THE TRACTOR
BCreep Gear Shift Lever (if equipped)
To avoid personal injury or death:
A When you leave the tractor, be sure to apply the
parking brake and stop the engine.
A IN APPLYING THE BRAKES:
A The torque of wheel axle is extremely high
while creep speed is being used. Be sure to
step down on the clutch pedal completely
before applying the brakes, or they will not
work.
A When starting to operate the tractor, be sure
to release the parking brakes.
Misuse of the brakes may cause damage to
the transmission and is therefore not
acceptable to KUBOTA for coverage under
the warranty.
Shift the creep gear shift lever at "
speeds and shift it " " to obtain low speeds.
This shifting requires clutch operation.
(1) Creep gear shift lever
C Creep speed (attained by shifting the creep gear
shift lever to " ") should be used only when
doing one of the following jobs:
1. Deep rotary-tilling and harrowing
2. Planting
3. Turf application
C Creep speed can not be used for any of the
following:
1. Pulling a trailer
2. Front-loader operation
3. Front-blade operation
4. Earth-moving
5. Entering and leaving a field
6. Loading onto and unloading from a truck
" to obtain high
........Creep ON
..........Creep OFF
A Press the clutch pedal completely down and stop the
tractor's motion before shifting the creep gear shift
lever.
BFront Wheel Drive Lever
To avoid personal injury or death:
A Do not engage the front wheel drive when
traveling at road speed.
A When driving on icy, wet or loose surfaces,
make sure the tractor is correctly ballasted to
avoid skidding and loss of steering control.
Operate at reduced speed and engage front
wheel drive.
A An accident may occur if the tractor is
suddenly braked, such as by heavy towed
loads shifting forward or loss of control.
A The braking characteristics
between 2 and 4-wheel drive. Be aware of the
difference and use carefully.
Use the lever to engage the front wheels with the tractor
stopped. Shift the lever to "ON" to engage the front wheel
drive.

(1) Front wheel drive lever

A Depress the clutch pedal before engaging the front
wheel drive lever.
A If the front wheel drive lever is difficult to set to OFF,
stop the tractor, turn the steering wheel and move the
lever.
A Tires will wear quickly if front wheel drive is engaged
on paved roads.
are different
"ON" "OFF"