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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.
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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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Toturnleftorright,pullthetraction-controllever
backtowardneutralinthedesiredturndirection.The
tinescanbeinthedownpositionwhenmakinggradual
turns.
Tomakezeroturns,liftyourfootoffofthetine
engagementfootswitchcontroltoraisethetines.The
headwillraisein1second.
Important:Donotmakeazeroturnwhenthe
tinesaredownasturftearingwillresult.
Themachinewillmovefasterthefartherthe
traction-controlleversaremovedfromtheneutral
position.
4.Tostop,positionbothtraction-controlleversinthe
neutraloperateposition.
DrivinginReverse
1.Movethetraction-controlleverstothe
NEUTRAL/OPERATEposition.
2.Tomoverearwardinastraightline,slowlymoveboth
leversrearwardwithequalpressure.
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