Parking; Operating Techniques; Differential Lock; Operating The Tractor On A Road - Kubota B1620 Operator's Manual

26 OPERATING THE TRACTOR

PARKING

BParking
To avoid personal injury:
BEFORE DISMOUNTING TRACTOR
A ALWAYS SET PARKING BRAKE AND LOWER
ALL IMPLEMENTS TO THE GROUND.
Leaving transmission in gear with the engine
stopped will not prevent the tractor from
accidental rolling.
A STOP THE ENGINE AND REMOVE THE KEY.
1. When parking, be sure to set the parking brake.
To set the parking brake;
(1) Interlock the brake pedals.
(2) Depress the brake pedals.
(3) Depress the parking brake pedal to Park.
(1) Parking brake pedal
2. Before getting off the tractor, disengage the PTO,
lower all implements to the ground, place all control
levers in their neutral positions, set the parking brake,
stop the engine and remove the key.
3. If it is necessary to park on an incline, be sure to chock
the wheels to prevent accidental rolling of the
machine.
(A) "DEPRESS"

OPERATING TECHNIQUES

BDifferential Lock
To avoid personal injury due to loss of steering
control:
A Do not operate the tractor at high speed with
differential lock engaged.
A Do not attempt to turn with the differential lock
engaged.
A Be sure to release the differential lock before
making a turn in field conditions.
If one of the rear wheels should slip, step on the
differential lock pedal. Both wheels will turn together, then
reduce slippage.
Differential lock is maintained only while the pedal is
depressed.
(1) Differential lock pedal
A When using the differential lock, always slow the
engine down.
A To prevent damage to power train, do not engage
differential lock when one wheel is spinning and the
other is completely stopped.
A If the differential lock cannot be released in the above
manner, step lightly on the brake pedals alternately.
BOperating the Tractor on a Road
To avoid personal injury:
A To help assure straight line stops when driving
at transport speeds, lock the brake pedals
together. Uneven braking at road speeds could
cause the tractor to roll-over.
(A) Press to "ENGAGE"
(B) Release to "DISENGAGE"