Case 2050M - Bulldozer Blade Control Lever

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Bulldozerbladecontrollever
Thebulldozerbladeisarobustbladeusedtopushlarge
quantitiesofdirtorrubble.Itisprimarilyusedtomove
heavymaterials.Thebulldozerbladecontrollever(1)is
locatedontherighthandconsole.Position(A)FLOATis
theonlypositionthattheleverwillremaininwithoutthe
operatorholdingthelever.Thebladewillstop,andthe
leverwillreturntoneutralortheHOLDpositioninany
otherpositionwhentheleverisreleased.
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Float
FLOAT(A)isadetentposition.WhenintheFLOATpo-
sition,thebladecanfollowthelevelofthegroundwithout
movementofthecontrollever.
Lower
Pushthecontrolleverforward(B)toLOWERtheblade.
Thecontrollevermustbeheldinthispositioninorderto
lowertheblade.Whentheleverisreleased,itwillreturn
totheHOLDposition.
NOTE:Aquickdropfeatureallowsthebladetolower
quickly.Thefurtherthejoystickismovedforward,the
morequicklytheblademoves.Toactivatethequickdrop,
movethejoysticktotheendofbladedownstokebefore
theoatdetentfeelpoint.
Raise
MovethecontrolleverbacktotheRAISE(C)positionto
lifttheblade.Whenthecontrolleverisreleased,itwill
returntotheneutralorHOLDposition.
Hold
ThebladewillstopmovingintheHOLDposition.When
released,thecontrolleverwillreturnautomaticallytothe
HOLDposition.Youmustmanuallymovethecontrol
leverfromtheFLOATpositiontotheHOLDposition.
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