Operator`s manual
Always drive in a
forward
direction
when
proceeding
downhill.
Never drive
up
a hill. If necessary, back
up
a
hill
to
the
desired
position.
Always
back
up
loading
ramps
and
tilt
bed
trailers. If necessary
to
turn
while
on
a hill,
always
turn
downward
.
Your
judgement,
based
on
operating
experience
is
the
final word in
deciding
if
you
should
negotiate
any
given
hill
or
slope. If
you
are
in
doubt
about
safety
-
STAY
OFF
THE
SLOPE.
Under
no
circumstances
should
an
inexperienced
operator
attempt
to
use
your
tractor
on
slopes
or
hillsides.
You
may
encounter
some
terrain
on
which
your
tractor
cannot
be
operated
even if a
different
piece
of
equipment
has
operated
there
in
the
past.
Learn
to
Compensate for Changes
in
Operating Condi-
tions:
Adding
or
removing
attachments
or
ballast (such as wheel
weights
or
fluid)
change
the
weight
and
weight
distribu-
tion
of
your
tractor
and,
therefore,
change
your
tractors
operating
characteristics.
Be
alert
to
these ch anges. Practice
operati
ng
the
tractor
after
each
change
has
been
made.
Adding
an
attachment
(weight)
to
the
rear of
the
tractor
reduces
the
weight
on
the
front
axle.
Adding
an
attach
-
ment
(weight)
to
the
front
of
the
tractor
reduces
weight
on
the
rear
of
the
tractor.
You
must
add
counterweight
to
the
front
if a
rear
mounted
attachment
is
installed.
You
must
add
counterweight
to
the
rear if a
front
moun-
ted
attachment
is
installed.
Tractive
conditions
will vary with
weather
and
terrain
and
equipment.
Areas
wet
with dew, rain
or
snow
will be
more
slippery
than
when
dry. Areas
covered
with loose gravel are
more
slippery
than
firm
dry
ground.
Greater
stopping
distances
are
required
in
these
slippery
areas.
Spinning
rear wheels
tend
to
move
the
tractor
sideways.
The
addition
of
tire
chains
will provide
more
traction
to
the
rear wheels in
the
forward-reverse
direction
but
less
stability
in
the
sideways
direction.
Chains will cause
more
abrupt
starting
and
stopping.
The
final
word
in safe
tractor
operation
rests
on
your
judgement.
If
in
doubt
of
your
safey -
STAY
OFF
TH
E
SLOPE
.
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