Figure 3
OPERATION
INITIAL OPERATION
For the first hour of operation, work under a light to
moderate load. (Example: Taking a partial swath while
mowing.)
BEFORE STARTING:
- Check oil levels
in
transmission and engine.
- Check fuel level. Use high quality, regular grade
leaded or low-lead, gasoline.
- Check to see that Forward-Reverse, PTO and High-
Low controls are in neutral position.
Starting -
If
engine
is
cold, pull out choke. Depress
throttle approximately
Y2.
Turn key to "ON" (clockwise)
and then on to engage the starter. Release starter
as
en-
gine starts. Push in choke gradually
as
engine warms up.
CAUTION - Do not hold starter engaged over
15
sec-
onds without allowing a cooling period for the starter
motor.
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Throttle - Engine rpm
is
controlled by
the
internal gov-
ernor at any throttle setting.
Engine performaru;e is best
at
full throttle.
High and
Low
Gear - The large lever on the outside of
the left handle operates the high and low gears. When
in a near-upright position the High and Low Gear Lever
is
in the neutral position. To
put
the Tractor in high
gear, push it forward until it locks. Pulling this lever
back (towards the operator) and locking it puts the trans-
mission
in
low gear. This lever many be operated inde-
pendently from the forward and reverse gear lever.
It
may be moved from either position to the other
at
any
time during operation of the equipment,
but
it must
be
in one gear or the other.
Stciftamatic-8 Transmission -
The
Gravely Commercial
Tractor
is
equipped with the Swiftamatic-8 Transmission.
This
is
an all-gear drive transmission which allows the
operator
to
select one of 4 forward
or
4 reverse speeds.
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