To set the parking brake proceed as follows:
•Lock the right and left brake pedals together using the brake lock. Refer to Brake Lock in Floorboard and Fender Mounted Controls later in this section.
•Fully depress and hold the brake pedals.
•Pull the brake lock lever upward and hold while while releasing the brake pedals. If properly engaged, both the lever and the brake pedals will lock in their present position.
•Depress the brake pedals again to release the parking brake.
H. Forward/Reverse Shift Lever
Use this lever to set the tractor’s direction of travel.
WARNING: Never shift the forward/ reverse lever without first disengaging the tractor’s clutch by depressing the clutch pedal. Failure to do so will result in severe damage to the transmission.
To change the direction of travel, proceed as follows:
•Fully depress the clutch pedal.
•Shift the lever into one of three positions (See Figure 6).
Forward position — The tractor will drive in the forward direction.
Center position — Tractor in neutral.
Rearward position — The tractor will drive in the reverse direction.
•Slowly and evenly release the clutch pedal.
FORWARD/REVERSE
SHIFT LEVER
Forward
Neutral
Reverse
Figure 6
I.Hand Throttle Lever
When the hand throttle is pushed forward, the engine speed will increase. When pulled rearward, the engine speed will decrease.
Fast
Slow 
HAND
THROTTLE
Figure 7
J. Instrument Panel
The instrument panel contains the following gauges and indicator lights to inform the operator of tractor conditions (See Figure 8):
3 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 4 |
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5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 |
6 | 8 | 10 |
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Figure 8
1.Tachometer - Indicates the engine speed in revolutions per minute (RPM). When operating PTO driven equipment, adjust the engine speed so that the tachometer needle is at the 540 PTO rpm mark, unless otherwise specified in the equipment owner’s manual. See Figure 9.
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