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4.Adjustthethrottlefortheworkingconditions;referto
ThrottleLever(page14).
AdjustingtheTineDownPressure
Important:Keepthedrivetiresonthegroundatall
times.
Adjusttheplugdepthbyrotatingthetinepressurecontrol
asfollows:
Note:Firsttimeuse:setthetinepressurecontrolsothatthe
tine-pressuregauge(Figure17)indicates24bar(350psi).
Figure17
1.Tine-pressurecontrol3.Decreasepressure
(shorterplug)
2.Tine-pressuregauge
4.Increasepressure(longer
plug)
•Rotatethetine-pressurecontrolcounterclockwise
(Figure17)todecreasethedownwardpressureinorder
toremoveashorterplug.
•Rotatethetine-pressurecontrolclockwise(Figure17)to
increasedownwardpressureinordertoremovealonger
plug.
Note:Idealplugdepthis7.6to10cm(3to4inches).Rotate
thetine-pressurecontroltoadapttothesoilconditions.
RaisingtheTines
Toraisethetines,removeyourfootfromthetine-elevation
switch(Figure16).
Important:Thetineswillrotatewhenthe
traction-controlleverismovedoutoftheNEUTRAL
position.
StoppingtheEngine
1.Movethetraction-controlleverstotheNEUTRAL
positionandbringthemachinetoafullstop;referto
Traction-ControlLevers(page14).
2.Liftyourfootoffofthetinegroundengagementfoot
switchcontroltoraisethetines;refertoRaisingthe
Tines(page21).
3.PlacethethrottleinthemidwaybetweentheSLOWand
FASTpositions;refertoThrottleLever(page14).
4.Allowtheenginetorunforaminimumof15seconds,
thenturnthekeyintheignitionswitchtotheOFF
positiontostoptheengine;refertoIgnitionSwitch
(page15).
5.Settheparkingbrake;refertoParking-BrakeHandle
(page15).
6.Removethekeytopreventchildrenorother
unauthorizedpersonsfromstartingtheengine.
7.Closethefuelshut-offvalvewhenthemachinewillnot
beinuseforafewdays,whentransporting,orwhen
themachineisparkedinsideabuilding;refertoFuel
Shut-OffValve(page15).
DrivingtheMachine
CAUTION
Machinecanspinveryrapidlybypositioning1lever
toomuchaheadoftheother.Operatormaylose
controlofthemachine,whichmaycausedamage
tothemachineorinjury.
•Usecautionwhenmakingturns.
•Slowthemachinedownbeforemakingsharp
turns.
Important:Tobeginmovement(forwardorbackward),
thebrakelevermustbedisengaged(pushedforward)
beforethetraction-controlleverscanbemoved.
Figure18
1.Lefttraction-controllever
5.Forward
2.Righttraction-controllever6.Neutral
3.Frontreferencebar
7.Reverse
4.Frontofthemachine
DrivingForward
1.Makesurethetraction-controlleversareinthe
NEUTRALposition.
2.Releasetheparkingbrake.
3.Tomoveforwardinastraightline,movebothlevers
forwardwithequalpressure.
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