WARNING: Always maintain a tractor speed that allows for complete control and stability of the machine. Be aware of dangerous areas or conditions.
NEUTRAL — Disengages the transmission drive. Shift the lever to the center of the slot. Use ONLY for towing or moving the tractor when not under power.
USING THE DIFFERENTIAL LOCK PEDAL
Depressing the differential lock pedal engages a mechanism in the transmission that locks the differential. This prevents the rear wheels from rotating independently of each other and provides constant power to both rear wheels when additional traction is needed.
IMPORTANT: Do not engage the differential lock when one of the rear wheels is rotating. Stop the wheel rotation and then engage the differential lock.
WARNING: When operating with the differential lock engaged, the tractor will be difficult to steer. Do not drive the tractor on roadways or at high speeds with the differential lock engaged.
•Fully depress and hold the differential lock pedal to engage the transmission differential lock. Release the pedal to disengage the differential lock. See Figure 17.
NOTE: Because of the drive load on the internal engagement mechanism, releasing the differential lock pedal may not always disengage the differential lock. It may be necessary to slow the tractor, or reverse the direction of travel, to disengage the differential lock.
USING THE HYDRAULIC LIFT LEVER
The hydraulic lift system provides power for raising and positioning three point hitch and belly mounted equipment. The system’s position control feature maintains the selected height or depth of the equipment. When the hydraulic lift lever is moved to a higher or lower setting, the system repositions the equipment and maintains that selected position.
•To raise an attachment using the hydraulic lift system, the engine must be running.
•Generally, an attachment can be lowered with the engine running or off.
•There is a direct relationship between the height of the equipment and the position of the lever in its slot. Operate the equipment to determine your preferred height setting and, consequently, the position of the lift lever in its slot.
HYDRAULIC
LIFT LEVER
DIFFERENTIAL LOCK PEDAL (Depress and Hold to Engage)
| Highest |
| Height |
Lowest | Position |
Height |
|
Position |
|
Figure 18
• Move the lift lever forward in the slot to the position that lowers the equipment to the desired height setting. Refer to Figure 18.
| • Move the lift lever rearward in the slot to raise |
| the equipment to a higher height setting, or all |
| the way rearward to raise the equipment to the |
Figure 17 | transport position. Refer to Figure 18. |
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