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Practicedrivingthemachinebecauseitsoperating
characteristicsaredifferentthansomeutilityvehicles.
Twopointstoconsiderwhenoperatingthevehicleare
transmissionandenginespeed.
TomaintainsomewhatconstantengineRPM,depress
thetractionpedalslowly.Thisallowstheenginetokeep
upwiththegroundspeedofthevehicle.Bycontrast,
pushingdownquicklyonthetractionpedalwillreduce
engineRPMand,asaresult,therewillnotbeenough
torque-powertomovethevehicle.Therefore,to
transfermaximumpowertotherearwheels,move
thethrottletoFastandslightlydepressthetraction
pedal.Bycomparison,maximumgroundspeedwithno
loadresultswhenthethrottleisintheFastposition
andthetractionpedalisslowlybutfullydepressed.In
summary,alwayskeeptheengineRPMhighenoughto
delivermaximumtorque-powertotherearwheels.
CAUTION
Operatingthemachinedemandsattentionto
preventtippingorlossofcontrol.
•Usecarewhenenteringandleavingsandtraps.
•Useextremecautionaroundditches,creeks,
orotherhazards.
•Usecautionwhenoperatingthemachineon
asteepslope.
•Reduceyourspeedwhenmakingsharpturns
orwhenturningonhillsides.
•Avoidsuddenstopsandstarts.
•Donotgofromreversetofullforwardwithout
rstcomingtoacompletestop.
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