Shuttle Shift Lever - Kubota L3240 Operator's Manual

42 OPERATING THE TRACTOR
6. Selecting the Travel Speed.
[GST Type]

(1) Shuttle shift lever

(2) Main gear shift lever
BShuttle Shift Lever
To avoid personal injury:
BEFORE DISMOUNTING TRACTOR:
A ALWAYS SET PARKING BRAKE
Leaving transmission in gear with the engine
stopped will not prevent tractor with GST
transmission from rolling.
A STOP THE ENGINE AND REMOVE THE KEY
Raise up and shift the shuttle shift lever forward to obtain
forward speeds and shift it backward to obtain reverse
speeds without using the clutch pedal.
A Reduce engine speed to low idle before shifting the
shuttle shift lever.
A Shuttle shift change should not be done all at one time.
Move the shuttle shift lever to the neutral position
momentarily before you accomplish the shuttle
change, hard or sudden gear shift may cause
transmission damage.
(3) Front wheel drive lever
(4) Creep gear shift lever (if equipped)
(A) "FORWARD"
(B) "REVERSE"
(N) "NEUTRAL POSITION"
A When you stand up from the seat with the shuttle lever
at "FORWARD" or "BACKWARD", the engine will stop
regardless of whether the tractor is moving or not. This
is because the tractor is equipped with Operator
Presence Control system (OPC).