Paccar PX-9 - Tips for Operation on Slick Roads

OPERATINGINSTRUCTIONS
TipsforOperationonSlick
Roads
WARNING!
Toreducethepossibilityofper-
sonalinjuryorpropertydamage,
alwaysallowforextradistance
betweenyourvehicleandother
objectswhenusingtheservice
brakesorenginebrakesonslick
roads.
Theoperationofanyvehicleisdifcult
topredictonslickroads.Therst10
to15minutesofrainfallarethemost
dangerous,asroaddirtandoilmixed
withraincreateaveryslipperysurface.
WARNING!
DONOToperatetheenginebrake
whendriving/operatingyourve-
hiclebobtailorwithaloadedor
unloadedtraileronroadsurfaces
withpoortraction(wet,icy,orsnow
coveredroads)orinheavytrafc.
Brakingcausedbythenormalop-
erationoftheenginebrakecould
causeyoutolosecontroloftheve-
hicleresultinginaninjuryaccident.
Failuretocomplymayresultin
death,personalinjury,equipment
orpropertydamage.
Whendrivingonslickroads,startwith
the“ON/OFF”switchinthe“OFF”
positionandthetwo-positionselector
switchinthe“LOW”position.
Ifyourtractorisequippedwitha
twin-screwrearaxle,positionthe
powerdividerswitchinthe“unlocked”
position.
Removeyourfootfromtheaccelerator
pedaltomakesurethevehiclewill
maintaintractionwiththeretarding
poweroftheenginealone.
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