3-CONTROLSANDINSTRUMENTS
Transmissiondisconnectbutton
WARNING
Lossofcontrolhazard!
Machineswithfour-wheeldriveengagedor
disengagedshouldnotexceed50km/h(31
mph)wherepermitted.Overspeedingby
towingorcoastingdownhillwithclutchde-
pressedortransmissioninneutralmaycause
lossofcontrol,personalinjurytotheoperator
orbystanders,ormechanicalfailure.
Failuretocomplycouldresultindeathorse-
riousinjury.
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Thefullysynchronizedtransmissionprovidesforeasyup-
wardanddownwardgearratiochangesonthemove.
Usethetransmissiondisconnectbuttontodisconnectthe
powerowbetweentheengineandtransmission.Use
thetransmissiondisconnectbuttonwhenswitchgearsor
ifyouneedmorepowerduringloaderoperation.
Pressandholdthetransmissiondisconnectbutton(2)on
thegearshiftlever(1)todisconnecttransmissionpower.
Releasethebuttontoengagethetransmission.
NOTE:Themachineisfreetorollwhenthedisconnect
buttonisengagedeventhoughthegearshiftleverand
directioncontrollevermaybe“InGear”.Usethebrake
pedalstostopthemachine.
NOTICE:Donotusethedisconnectswitchcontrolto
coastdownhill.
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Gearshiftlever
Thesinglegearshiftlever(1)isusedtoselectanyofthe
fourgearratios.Thetransmissiondisconnectbutton(2)is
depressedandheldastheleverisshiftedfromonegear
toanotherandthenreleasedtoreconnecttransmission
drive.
NOTE:Themachineisfreetorollwhenthedisconnect
buttonisengagedeventhoughthegearshiftleverand
directioncontrollevermaybe“InGear”.
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