Front Wheel Drive Lever

The front wheel drive lever is located in the floorboard, below and to the left of the seat.

Use the front wheel mechanism only when additional traction is needed to drive the tractor. For example: when operating ground engaging equipment such as a front end loader; when climbing slopes; or when operating in wet, sandy or loose soil conditions.

To engage the front wheel drive mechanism, depress the clutch pedal and push the front wheel drive lever downward. See Figure 15.

To disengage the front wheel drive, depress the clutch pedal and pull the lever upward.

FRONT WHEEL

DRIVE LEVER

Disengaged

Engaged

Figure 15

Differential Lock Pedal

Located at the rear of the right floor board, the differ- ential lock is used to gain additional traction when operating the tractor on wet or loose soil. When the pedal is depressed the rear wheels of the tractor are prevented from rotating independently of one another. See Figure 16.

DIFFERENTIAL

LOCK PEDAL

Engage

Figure 16

WARNING: When operating with the differential lock engaged, the tractor will be difficult to steer. To prevent loss of control of the tractor, do not drive the tractor on roadways or at speeds above 5 MPH with the differential lock engaged.

To engage the differential lock, lightly step on the differential lock pedal with your heel.

To disengage, simple release the pedal.

Hydraulic Control Levers

The hydraulic control levers, consisting of the position control and draft control levers, are located on the right fender. See Figure 17.

Lower Raise

Lower Raise

 

 

POSITION

 

 

 

DRAFT

 

 

CONTROL

 

 

 

CONTROL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LEVER

 

 

 

LEVER

Figure 17

Use these control levers to control the working depth and pull of implements attached to the three point hitch as follows:

Using Position Control — This will control the working depth of 3-point implements regardless of the amount of pull required. Push the draft control lever forward to the lowest position and set the implement working depth by moving the position control lever to the desired position.

Using Draft Control — This will control the pull of the 3-point implement. As the pull on the 3-point hitch changes due to various soil conditions, the draft control system automatically responds to these changes by either raising or lowering the implement slightly to maintain a constant pull. Push the position control lever forward to the lowest position and set the implement pull by moving the draft control lever to the desired setting.

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Cub Cadet 8454 manual Front Wheel Drive Lever, Differential Lock Pedal, Hydraulic Control Levers