Figure 13
1. Parking brake knob 3. Left brake pedal
2. Right brake pedal
Parking Brake
W henev er the engine is shut off , the parking brak e
m ust be eng ag ed to prev ent accidental mo v ement
of the mac hine . T o eng ag e the parking brak e ,
push the loc k ar m ( Figure 14 ) on the left brak e
pedal so that it loc ks tog ether with the right pedal.
Next, push do wn fully on both pedals and pull the
parking brak e knob out ( Figure 13 ) then release
the pedals . T o release the parking brak e , press
both pedals until the parking brak e knob retracts .
Before star ting the engine , ho w ev er , the loc k ar m
ma y be diseng ag ed from the left brak e pedal so
both pedals w ork inde pendently with eac h front
wheel.
Figure 14
1. Left brake pedal 3. Lock arm
2. Right brake pedal
Traction Pedal
T he traction pedal ( Figure 15 ) has tw o functions:
one is to mak e the mac hine mo v e forw ard, the
other is to mak e it mo v e rearw ard. Using the heel
and toe of the right foot, press the top of the pedal
to mo v e forw ard and the bottom of the pedal to
mo v e rearw ard. Ground speed is propor tionate
to ho w far the pedal is pressed. F or maxim um
g round speed, the traction pedal m ust be fully
de pressed while throttle is in the F ast position.
Maxim um speed forw ard is 10 mph (appro x.).
T o g et maxim um po w er under hea vy load or
when ascending a hill, ha v e the throttle in the
F ast position while pressing traction pedal slightly
to k ee p the engine r pm high. W hen the engine
r pm begins to decrease , release the traction pedal
slightly to allo w the r pm to increase .
Figure 15
1. Traction pedal
Tilt Steering Control
T he tilt steering control is a lev er on the right side
of the steering column ( Figure 16 ). Pull the lev er
rearw ard to adjust the steering wheel to the desired
fore or aft operating position and push the lev er
forw ard to loc k the adjustment.
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