MCCORMICK X60 Series - Economy PTO; Working on Slopes; Operating a Dry-Disc Clutch; Remote Hydraulic Controls

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Safety notes
5. Economy PTO.
 AsshownintheOperationandMaintenanceManual,
theeconomyPTOonlargetractorsisafeaturethat
makesitpossibletousethePTOatstandardspeed
usinglowerengineRPMrates.
 Thisfeaturecanonlybeusedwhentheimplements
powered by the PTO are to be used only for light
operations, such as for sprinklers or rakes, which
requirelessthan30H.P.
 TheeconomyPTOdoesnotneedtousethemaximum
poweroftheenginebutitisdesignedtosavefuel.
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 WhenusingtheEconomyPTO,makesurethatthe
implementinputshaftRPMNEVERexceedsthe
recommendedRPMfortheimplement,e.g.max.
610RPMfora6splineshaft(540RPM),andmax.
1170RPMfora21splineshaft(1000RPM).
6. Working on slopes.
 The Operation and Maintenance Manual provides
informationonusingthetractoronslopesinasafe
manner
 It is also important to note that, when working on
very steep slopes, the lubrication conditions in the
transmission may be reduced. This is caused by
theoilflowing towardsthefrontor rearpartofthe
transmissionunit.
 Special measures and extra lubrication may be re-
quiredwhenusingthetractorunderextremecondi-
tions.
 Yourdealerwillbeabletoassistyouifyouexpectto
workonslopesofover15°.
7. Remote hydraulic controls.
 Thehydraulicsystemofthetractormaybeusedin
someparticularapplicationstooperatethehydraulic
motors.
 Whenusingtheseapplications,notethatthehydraulic
motors can generate considerable heat and the oil
coolingsystemofthe tractor may not besufficient
whenthesehigh-powerhydraulicmotorsareused.
 Someremoteapplicationshaveanextracoolingsys-
tem.However,everytimetheyareused,makesure
thattheoiliscooledandfilteredsufficientlyinorder
toavoiddamagetothetractor'shydraulicsystem.
8. Towing heavy loads (trailers, etc.)
 Whenheavyloadsaretowed,theroadrulesinsome
countries require a supplementary braking system
(e.g.airorhydraulictrailerbrakes).
 Check with your dealer possible additional require-
mentsforspecialspplications
9. Operating a dry-disc clutch.
 Mosttractorswithamanualgearshiftareequipped
withadry-discclutchforchanginggear.
 Sincetheclutchslipseverytimethegearischanged,
itcancauseacertainamountofwearandthuscre-
ateheat.Toensurelonglifefortheclutch,itisthus
advisabletoreducetheloadofthetractorandreduce
engine speed when starting up the tractor from a
standingposition.
 Prolonged slipping at high engine speed with large
loadswill causethe clutchdisctoheatup,thereby
reducingitsworkinglife.
10. Further instructions for the operator.
 The Operation and Maintenance Manual provides
instructionstoensurethatthetractorisalwaysused
insafeconditions.
 Ifyourtractorisalsodrivenbyotherpeople,makesure
thattheyarefullyawareoftheseaccidentprevention
instructions.
 Itisforbiddentocarryanyoneontheouterstructure
ofthetractorinanycircumstances.
 Thisisbecausethesafetyframethatprotectsagainst
overturningisonlydesignedtoprotectpersonsinside
thecaborroll-overprotectionstructure.
11.Chemical filters for the cab. [4.5.c]
 Useofafilterwithchemicalabsorbentinair-condi-
tionedcabscanincreasethedegreeofprotectionin
certainapplications.
 PERSONAL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT MAY BE
HOWEVER NECESSARY WHEN USING CHEMICAL
SUBSTANCES.
 Washthetractoranddriver’sseataccuratelyaccord-
ingtothedirectionsontheproductlabel.
 ALWAYSfollowtheinstructionsonthelabelsofthe
chemicalsubstancesandonthefilterstobeused.
12.Battery
 Fordetailedinformation,seethesectionsMaintenance
-Electricsystem.