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Important: If you must temporarily park the
machine on a slope or an incline, position the
machine at a right angle to the slope, with the
front of the machine toward the bottom of the hill.
Ensure that the machine is behind an object that
will not move.
2. Support or lower all attachments to the ground.
3. Set the parking brake.
4. If the machine has been operating under a heavy load,
decrease the engine speed to idle and allow it to run for
3 to 5 minutes to cool the engine; refer to
Engine Speed (page
5. Turn the key switch to the Off position.
6. Remove the key from the ignition switch.
Note: Fill the fuel tank at the end of each work day
to prevent condensation in the tank.
Operating the Transmission
Operating the Gear-Selector Switch for
the Transmission
Note: When you first start the machine, gear 1 is selected.
Perform the following to shift the transmission from a lower
gear to a higher gear or to shift from a higher gear to a lower
gear:
•
To select a higher gear, press the up-shift (right) button
on the rocker switch
(Figure
Figure 48
1. Down-shift button
2. Up-shift button
•
To select a lower gear, press the down-shift (left) button
on the rocker switch
(Figure
•
Cycle the gear-selector switch up or down until the
desired gear is displayed in the command center.
Setting the
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48).
3. Icon—gear-shift pattern
48).
Gear
Machine Task
Selection
1
Trenching, hard plowing, and boring
2
Light trenching and backfilling
3
Light backfilling
4
Transporting
Note: You must sit in the operator seat when moving either
of the ground-drive controls from the Neutral position;
otherwise, the machine will not move.
Shifting during operation—you can shift gears while the
machine is moving. Press the shift selector rocker switch up
or down to the desired gear, 1 gear at a time.
Note: Do not shift the transmission from 4th gear while
operating at high speed. Decrease the forward speed of the
machine with the foot pedal before shifting the transmission
to a lower gear.
Operating the Machine Tilt
Feature
Removing the Tilt-lockout Pin
1. Remove the hairpin that secures the tilt-lockout pin to
the chassis-lockout bracket
2. Remove the tilt-lockout pin from the holes in the
chassis-lockout bracket and the axle-lockout bracket
(Figure
49).
1. Hairpin
2. Chassis-lockout bracket
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(Figure
49).
Figure 49
3. Axle-lockout bracket
4. Tilt-lockout pin
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