mo v e the c hok e forw ard ag ain until the engine
w ar ms up .
7. Mo v e the throttle lev er to desired setting .
Important: If y ou r un the engine at high
speeds when the h y draulic system is cold
(i.e., when the ambient air temperatur e is
near fr eezing or lo w er), h y draulic system
dama ge could occur . W hen star ting the
engine in cold conditions, allo w the engine
to r un in the middle thr ottle position f or
2 to 5 min utes bef or e mo ving the thr ottle
to f ast (ra b bit).
Note: If outdoor temperature is belo w
freezing, store the traction unit in a g arag e to
k ee p it w ar mer and aid in star ting .
Stopping the Engine
1. Mo v e the throttle lev er to the slo w (tur tle)
position.
2. Lo w er the loader ar ms to the g round.
3. T ur n the ignition k ey off .
Note: If the engine has been w orking hard or
is hot, let it idle for a min ute before tur ning
the ignition k ey off . T his helps cool the engine
before it is stopped. In an emerg ency , the
engine ma y be stopped immediately .
Driving the Traction Unit
T he throttle control regulates the engine speed as
measured in r pm (rev olutions per min ute). Place
the throttle lev er in the fast (rabbit) position for
best perfor mance .
Note: T he throttle position can be utilized to
operate at slo w er speeds .
T o dri v e the traction unit, complete the follo wing
actions as necessar y:
• T o mo v e forw ard, mo v e the traction control
lev ers forw ard.
• T o mo v e rearw ard, mo v e the traction control
lev ers rearw ard.
• T o g o straight, mo v e both traction control
lev ers equally .
• T o tur n, mo v e the lev er located on the side y ou
w ant to tur n to w ard the neutral position while
k ee ping the other lev er eng ag ed.
• T o slo w or stop , mo v e the traction control
lev ers to neutral.
Note: T he far ther y ou mo v e the traction control
lev ers in either direction, the faster the traction
unit will mo v e in that direction.
Stopping the Traction Unit
T o stop the traction unit, mo v e the traction control
lev ers to neutral, mo v e the throttle lev er to slo w
(tur tle), lo w er loader ar ms to the g round, and stop
the engine . R emo v e the k ey .
A child or untrained bystander could attempt
to operate the traction unit and be injur ed.
R emo v e the k ey fr om the s witch when
lea ving the traction unit, ev en if just f or a
few seconds.
Moving a Non-functioning
Traction Unit
Important: Nev er to w or pull the traction
unit. R otating the wheels man uall y will cause
dama ge to the h y draulic wheel motor s.
1. Stop the engine .
2. Lift the traction unit off the g round, using the
tw o lift points ( Figure 10 ) and mo v e it onto
a trailer .
Figure 10
1. Lift points
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