3-Section 3 - Operation

Contents

Section 3 Contents - Operation

Introduction.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2

Pre-operation Checks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2

Precautionary Statements.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2

Welding & Battery Charging.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3

The Cab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4

Entering the Cab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4

Cab Features.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4

Emergency Exit / Rear Window. . . . . . . . . 3-5

Operator’s Seat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6

Seat Belt.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6

Standard Seat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7

Deluxe Seat.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9

Instructional Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11

Controls & Instruments Overview. . . . . . . . . . 3-12

Forward Operator Controls . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12

Overhead Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13

Right Side Console Controls. . . . . . . . . . 3-14

Steering Wheel and Column Adjustments.. . . 3-16

Park Brake.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16

Foot Brake & Decelerator Pedal.. . . . . . . . . . 3-17

Forward Operator Control Console . . . . . . . . . 3-18

Overhead Control Details.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-20

Climate Control & Air Conditioning. . . . . . . . 3-21

Electronic Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-25

Indicator, Warning Lamps & Alarm . . . . . 3-27

EIC Tractor Performance Monitor.. . . . . . 3-36

Fault Codes.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-40

EIC Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-41

Right Side Console Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-46

Synchromesh Transmission.. . . . . . . . . . 3-46

Powershift Transmission.. . . . . . . . . . . . 3-46

Hand Throttle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-46

Cruise Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-47

Autoshift (CAT TA22 Transmission). . . . . 3-47

Differential Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-47

Remote Hydraulic Controls - Manual . . . . . . . 3-47

Remote Hydraulic Controls -

Electro-Hydraulic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-49

Tractor Start-up and Engine Operation. . . . . . 3-50

Cold Weather Starting.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3-51

Tractor Boosting.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-53

Tractor Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-54

Hand Throttle Operation.. . . . . . . . . . . . 3-54

Decelerator Pedal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-54

Cruise Control Operation.. . . . . . . . . . . . 3-54

Stopping the Tractor.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-56

Transmission Operation.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-57

Synchromesh Transmission Operation . . . 3-57

1407 Powershift Transmission Operation 3-59

CAT TA22 Powershift Transmission Operation 3-61

Drawbar Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-67

External Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-70

Hydraulic System Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-72

Hydraulic Schematic Diagram.. . . . . . . . 3-73

Remote Control Valve Operation - Manual . . . . 3-74

Lockout Levers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-75

Hydraulic Flow Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-77

Hydraulic Quick Couplers.. . . . . . . . . . . 3-78

Operating Continuous Flow Hydraulic

Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-80

Hydraulic Motor Applications . . . . . . . . . 3-81

Remote Control Valve Operation -

Electro-Hydraulic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-82

Electro-Hydraulic Control Pods. . . . . . . . 3-83

Engagement Switch.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-84

Manual Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-85

Programmable Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-85

Flow Control Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-87

Hydraulic Quick Couplers.. . . . . . . . . . . 3-88

Connecting Single-Acting Cylinders.. . . . 3-89

Connecting Double-Acting Cylinders . . . . 3-89

Operating Continuous Flow Hydraulic

Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-89

Hydraulic Motor Application. . . . . . . . . . 3-90

Bleeding Remote Cylinders.. . . . . . . . . . 3-90

Wheels, Tires & Articulation Blocks. . . . . . . . 3-91

Wheel Installation-Single. . . . . . . . . . . . 3-91

Wheel Installation-Dual . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-92

Wheel Installation-Triple.. . . . . . . . . . . . 3-93

Tire Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-95

Articulation Blocks.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-96

Ballasting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-98

Ballasting Weights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-102

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