Starting The Tractor; Steeping The Tractor; Towing The Tractor; Locking The Brakes - International Harvester Company CUB Operator's Manual

DRIVING THE TRACTOR
ADJUSTING THE SEAT (International Cub Lo-Boy)
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made. The brake pedals must be unlatched so
they can be operated individually.
TOWING THE TRACTOR
When towing is necessary, cuse a rope,
chain, or cable and have an operator steer the
tractor and operate the brakes.
Attach a tow rope, chain, or cable around
the front axle and steering gear housing. When
towing a tractor, do not exc eed a speed of
twenty miles per hour.
STOPPING THE TRACTOR
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Seat in the forward position
(International Cub Lo-Bay).
Disengage the clutch by pressing down
firmly on the clutch pedal, and move the gear-
shift lever to the neutral position. Use thebrakes
if necessary.
STARTING THE TRACTOR
1. Advance the engine speed control lever
slightly. See Illust. SA.
LOCKING THE BRAKES
2. Disengage the clutch by pressing the
clutch pedal all the way down.
3. Hold the clutch pedal in this position and
move the gearshift lever to the desired speed.
Always lock the brakes when the tractor is
parked on a grade or when doing belt work. To
lock the brakes, first latch the brake pedals
together with the latch as previously described.
Now press down on the foot pedals; then place
the brake pedal lock in the engaged position as
shown in Illust. 12A. To disengage the lock, press
down on the foot pedals and lift the lock out and
place it in the disengaged position, against the
right brake pedal.
4. Start the trac.tor in motion by slowly re-
leasing the clutch pedal and advancing the en-
gine speed control lever to the position where
the engine operates best for the load to be
handled. Note: Do not shift gears while the
engine clutch is engaged or while the tractor
is in motion.
50 Do not rest your feet on the clutch or
brake pedals while driving the tractor, as this
will result in excessive wear on theliningso
Always latch the brake pedals together be-
fore driving the tractor in high gear. To latch
the pedals together, engage the latch (located
in the back of the left brake pedal) in the slot
in the back of the right pedal. See Illust. 12A. When
the brake pedals are not latched together, the
latch should rest in the slot in the back of the
left brake pedal. See Illust. 12A.
STEERING THE TRACTOR
The tractor is steered in the conventional
manner by means of the steering wheel; how-
ever, to make a sharp or pivot turn, press
either the right or left brake pedal, depending
on the direction in which the turn is to be
Illust. 12A
Brake pedals latched together and lock engaged to hold tractor
in a stationary position.
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