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DRIVING THE TRACTOR
(International Cub Cadet
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127, and 147 Tractors)
the tractor is used to hold the rotary tiller
back rather than to pull the unit» as in plow¬
ing or mowing.
4. Move the speed control lever back to a
position to maintain proper mulching of the
soil.
5. With a hydrostatic drive, it may be nee-*
essary to vary the speed control lever as the
soil conditions vary. With a gear driven trac¬
tor, under similar conditions, it may be neces¬
sary to declutch or to use the brake.
STARTING THE TRACTOR
1. Depress the brake pedal and release the
brake lock. Move the throttle lever to the posi¬
tion where the engine operates best for the
load to be handled.
2. Start the tractor in motion by moving the
speed control lever slowly forward or rear¬
ward as described above.
RELEASE LEVER
BRAKE PEDAL
The brake pedal must be pressed all the
way down to activate the safety starting switch.
When the brake pedal is in the depressed posi¬
tion it automatically moves the speed control
lever to the ''N" position.
The tractor can be stopped either by press¬
ing the pedal all the way down, or placing the
speed control lever in the "N*' position.
LOCKING THE BRAKE
Always lock the brake when dismounting
from the tractor. To lock the brake* press
down on the pedal; then place the brake pedal
lock in the engaged position.
Seelllust. 11B.
To
disengage the lock* press down on the pedal*
lift the lock up and place it in the disengaged
position.
SPEED CONTROL LEVER
This lever is used to select any speed from
a standstill
position to eight miles per
hour in the forward direction and to four miles
per hour in the reverse direction.
Moving the speed control lever forward
provides increased forward speed, and moving
the lever rearward provides the reverse
speeds.
Note:
Do not rest your foot on the brake
pedal while driving the tractor as this would
cause the speed control lever to return to the
''N'' position.
Note:
On tractors with a rotary tiller the
following instructions are required.
1. Engage the Power Take-Off clutch,and
move the throttle to
2. Lower the rotary tiller to the desired
cutting depth.
3. Move the speed control lever to start for¬
ward motion.
Note:
In rotary tilling application*
To push or move tractor for a short distance
or when working on the engine, the release
lever
(lllust. 7)
must be locked in the release (up)
position and the speed control lever must be in
the
position.
Coutron: Do Not Tow.
STOPPING THE TRACTOR
Move the speed control lever to the ''N"
position or use the brake. Before dismounting
always lock the pedal, and turn the ignition
mqfF".
HITCHING EQUIPMENT TO THE TRACTOR
Drawbar equipment
must
be hitched to the
tractor
only
at the hitch hole in the drawbar.
See lllusfs. 14 and 14A.
When the tractor has a three-point hitch
(lllusts. 14 ond 14A)
equipment adaptable is raised
and lowered with the lift handle or power lift
control. The lift handle can be set to hold the
equipment at various positions by use of the
six notches in the lift handle quadrant. The
lower mounting bracket has three holes which
are used for additional adjustment.
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