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Working on a Steep Slope (PFR Only)
A. Lowering the equipment on the slope:
1. Set the throttle on the tractor for the required engine
speed.
2. Keep the winch wire rope tightened between the
tractor and the equipment being lowered down
the slope. Put the direction lever in the LINE-OUT
position and the power lever in the POWER-IN/OUT
position to control the lowering of the equipment
down the slope.
B. Raising the equipment on the slope:
1. Set the throttle on the tractor for the required engine
speed. Operator experience is required for this
operation so that the load is carefully controlled.
2. Keep the winch wire rope tightened between the
tractor and the equipment being lowered down the
slope. Use LINE-IN to control the raising of the
equipment down the slope.
3. Keep the equipment being raised in alignment with
the winch and tractor. Do not permit the winch wire
rope to loosen and pass under the drive wheels or
tracks of the tractor.