Case 590ST - Page 80

3-CONTROLSANDINSTRUMENTS
Thetransmissionprovidesfourforwardandfourreverse
speeds.Atorqueconverterisusedtocoupletheengine
withthetransmission.
Thedirectionoftravellever(3)allowsshiftingbetween
forwardandreversetravelwithoutdisengagingthegear
ratios.
Adevicefor“transmissiondisconnection”isactivatedby
pushingbutton(2),placedonthegearshiftlever(1)or
bypushingbutton(5),placedontheloaderattachment
controllever.
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Gearshiftlever
Thegearshiftlever(1)isusedtoselectanyofthefour
gearratios.
Thetransmissiondisconnectbutton(2)isdepressedand
heldastheleverisshiftedfromonegeartoanother.The
buttonisthenreleasedtoreestablishthepoweroftrans-
missiondrive.
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