BRAKES WILL NOT FUNCTION IF THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER AT THE REAR OF THE TRACTOR IS IN THE
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12.Hydrostatic Speed Control: (Tractors With Hydrostatic Transmission): Travel speed of the hydrostatic equipped
tractors is controlled by the control lever at the right of the instrument panel. Place your hand on top of the con- trol and squeeze the lever so the control can be moved. It must be in the notched “NEUTRAL” position to start the engine. The further it is moved forward from this position, the greater the tractor ground speed forward will be in re- lation to the engine speed. Moving the lever back from ihe “NEUTRAL” position will allow the tractor to move in re- verse. THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER AT THE REAR OF THE TRACTOR MUST BE IN THE DRIVE POSITION.
13.Variable Speed Control (Tractors With Variable Speed Transmission): Tractor ground speed can be changed while
the tractor is in m&on by moving the Variable Speed Control Lever. Place your hand on top of the control and move it to the desired position. Pushing it all the way for- ward to position 7 will give the greatest speed in any pa- titular transmission gear (see item 14). Pulling it all the way back to position “1” the lowest speed. NEVER AT-
TEMPT TO MOVE THE VARIABLE SPEED LEVER UNLESS THE ENGINE IS RUNNING AND THE FOOT PEDAL IS RELEASED.
14.Transmission Shift Lever (Tractors with Variable Speed Transmission): The transmission shift lever is used
to select the desired transmission gear speed and direction. There are three forward and one reverse position. The ground speed for each depends on the position of the vati- able speed lever discussed in paragraph 13.
Gear Variable Control at “7” Variable Control at “1”
First | 1 . 5 6 | M P H | .815 | M P H |
Second | 3.65 | MPH | 2.04 | MPH |
Third | 6.1 | MPH | 3 . 36 | MPH |
ReVerSe | 3 . 1 4 | M P H | 1.73 | MPH |
The diagram printed on the panel shows the locatioi~ of each position. To shift the transmission into reverse or sec- ond, pull the shift lever back toward you, then push it all the way to the right or left into the desired position. To shift into first or third, push the shift lever forward and move it left or right all the way to the desired position. Do not attempt to move the shift lever unless the foot pedal (item 11) is depressed and tractor motion is stopped. The shift lever must be in the neutral “Start,” position for the engine to start.
15.Parking Brake Lock: To lock the parking brake, grasp the lock and pull it upward and back until the handle rests against the footrest. To release, pull the top portion away from the footrest and down. The parking brake is located on the right side of tractors equipped with Hydrostatic Transmission and on the left side of those with Variable Speed Transmission.
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16. Gear Disconnect Lever (Hydrostatic Models Only):
The gear disconnect lever located at the right rear of trac- tors equipped with the hydrostatic transmission is used to disengage the transmission from the rear axel. With the lever in the NEUTRAL position the tractor may be moved without engine power. WHEN THE GEAR DISCONNECT LEVER IS MOVED TO THE NEUTRAL POSITION, THE BRAKES WILL NOT FUNCTION. NEVER DISENGAGE DISCONNECT LEVER WHEN TRACTOR IS ON AN IN- CLINE UNLESS TIRES ARE PROPERLY BLOCKED. Be sure the hydrostatic control lever is in the NEUTRAL po- sition before attempting to engage or disengage the Gear Disconnect Lever. To engage, move the lever to the vertical position until it snaps into the spring clip. Disengage by pulling the spring lock up and moving the disconnect as far as possible to the right.
BEFORE STARTING
Though your Simplicity dealer may have performed the before starting checks listed below, we suggest you per-
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