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COMPONENTS DESCRIPTION
80 AXH1157-UK (ENG) L3500 L4700 F7000 [FPT S3A]
NOTE
The maximum speed of the vehicle varies with
the inflation pressure and the size and wear of the
tyres.
7.4.6 - Manually disable off the 2-gear
hydrostatic transmission
DANGER
Deactivate the traction only in case it is necessary
to tow the vehicle in case of damage to the
engine and/or transmission.
In case it is necessary to tow the machine with the
engine and/or transmission failure, it is possible to
manually disable the transmission.
Carry out the following operations:
• Make sure that the vehicle engine is turned off
• Place chocks under the wheels to prevent sudden
movements of the vehicle
• Turn the lever of the hydraulic valve (fig.
150745-1), to turn off the hydraulic supply to the
reduction gear (the valve is located under the
vehicle, near the reduction gear).
Figure: 150745-1
DANGER!Rotating the handle a jet of oil under
pressure may leak out from the valve. Use
appropriate safety equipment to protect eyes
and skin from hot oil under pressure.
• Using a screwdriver, move the gear selection pin
in neutral, at half stroke "2" (fig. 150745-2)
• If possible, before towing the vehicle turn on the
instrument panel and check that the indicator
lights of the forward and reverse gear are off.
Figure: 150745-2
ATTENTION
Once the towing operations are completed open
the valve again returning the lever (fig. 150745-1)
to the starting position.
7.5 - Electronic hand throttle
Figure: 150743-1
The hand throttle (fig. 150743-1) allows to maintain
constant engine revolutions, without pressing the
accelerator pedal.
• Press the Hand throttle on the top "1" to increase
the engine revolutions of 200 rpm.
• Press the hand throttle on the bottom "2" to
decrease the engine revolutions of 200 rpm.
To deactivate the function, press the accelerator pedal.