Throttle Controls; Brake Controls - Ford F-1200 Operator's Manual

CONTRO LS AND INSTRUME NTS
norm al l y. I nvesti g ate the cause as soon as pos­
s i b l e , otherwise the battery m ay become fu l ly
d ischarged .
Coolant temperature warn i n g l i g h t: The warn i n g
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l i g h t i s n o t o n u nd e r norm al operati ng cond i ti o n .
If the l i g h t comes o n , s top the eng i ne and i n ves­
tig ate. Reg u l arly check the rad i ato r for proper
coo lant l eve l .
C A U T I O N :
ing temperature always relieve pres­
sure in the cooling system before re­
moving the radiator cap.
PROOF· M ETER
The Proof-Meter is located on th e left side of the
i n stru m e n t p an e l , F i g u re
i n d icates:
The h o u rs and po rti ons of h o u rs your tractor h as
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operated , based on an average eng i ne speed of
2000 rp m . E n g i ne speed s below 2000 rpm ac­
c u m u l ate eng ine h o u rs at a sl ower rate than
clock h o u rs. E n g i ne speed s above 2000 rpm ac­
c u m u l ate e n g i n e h o u rs faster than clock hours.
U se the Proof-Mete r as a g u i de to d eterm i ne
hou rly serv i ce and m ai n tenance i n tervals.
E n g i ne revo l u ti ons per m i n u te are i n d i cated on a
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scale as shown i n F i g u re
o l u ti o n s per m i n u te scale when operati ng PTO­
d riven eq u i pmen t. PTa-d riven eq u i p ment m ust
be operated at an e n g i n e s peed not to exceed
2605 rpm as s h own by the yel l ow l i n e on the rpm
scale. Add i ti o n al i n formation on PTa operati on
can be fo u n d o n page 1 2. G rou nd �peeds are
i n d icated o n a decal attach ed to the instru ment
p ane l . The d ecal shows g ro u n d speed s for 3rd ,
5th , 7th . 1 0th and R ; g ears, with engine speeds
f ro m 1 350-27 00 rpm. Add i ti o n al g ro u n d speed
i nfo rm ati o n can be fou nd . on page 4 1 .

THROTTLE CONTROLS

HAND T H ROTTLE AND ENGINE STOP
CONTROL
The h and th rottle is shown i n F i g u re
th rottle forward to i nc rease' eng i ne rpm . P u l l th e
th rottle rearward to decrease e n g i ne rpm. P u l l the
th rottle fu l l rearward to stop the e n g i ne.
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When engine is at operat­
T h e P roof-M eter
4.
Use the engine rev­
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Push the
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FOOT TH ROTTLE
The foot throttle, shown in F i g u re 6 , can be u sed
separately, or i n conj u n cti o n w i th the h and th rottle.
With the h and th rottle control leveJ set at a selected
eng i n e rpm, the foot th rottle can be u sed to i n-
crease e n g i n e rpm to i ts m ax i m u m speed . Upon
release of the foo t th rottle, the e n g i ne speed will
retu rn to the rpm at which the h and th rottle h as
been set or i d l e if the h and th rottle is n o t at a pre-set
pos i ti o n .
Figure 6 and Brake Controls
Foot Throttle
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BRAKE CONTROLS

B RAK E PEDA LS
The brake pedals are shown i n Fig u re 6. The rig h t
brake pedal is u sed to b rake the r i g h t rear wheel.
The left pedal is u sed to brake the left rear wheel.
Dep ress both ped als si
tracto r.
To ass ist in m ak i n g s h arp tu rns at s l ow speeds,
depress the right or l eft brake pedals as req u i red .
CAUTION:
tor at high speeds. never attempt to
make sharp tu rns by usi ng the brakes.
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to stop the
m u l taneously
When operating the trac­
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