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6
OPERATING
THE
MACHINE
SECTION 5
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DRIVING THE MACHINE
Step numbers correspond with the numbers shown on Illust.
6.
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lIIust.6
Driving the Machine.
CD
Depress the brake pedal.
o
Release the parking brake.
NOTE: The air system pressure must be built up to
85
psi
before the parking brake will fully release.
CD.
Partially accelerate the engine and raise the booms
until the bucket is off of the ground and in the carry
position. Release the accelerator pedal.
eD
Place the transmission direction lever in the desired
position.
NOTE: If the machine is equipped with a back-up warning
alarm,
the alarm will sound intermittently
when the direc-
tion lever is in "R" (reverse) and the gear range lever is in
"1"
or "2."
CD..
Place the transmission gear range lever in the desired
position.
eD
Release the brake pedal and gradually depress the
accelerator pedal until it is fully depressed.
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SHI FTING GEARS
The transmission has five gear ranges; two forward, two
reverse and neutral.
There is a neutral position in the
direction lever and in the gear range lever. Refer to Illust. 7.
The transmission is the semisoft power shift type. The gear
range lever or direction lever can be manually shifted at any
time without stopping the machine. When changing directions,
the shift will be soft.
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