Operator's Manual

Figure9
1.Gearshiftlever4.Hydraulicliftlock
2.Parkingbrake
5.Differentiallock
3.Hydraulicbedlift6.High–lowrangeshifter
ParkingBrake
Whenevertheengineisshutoff,theparkingbrake
(Figure9)mustbeengagedtopreventaccidental
movementofthevehicle.Toengagetheparkingbrake,
pullbackonthelever.Todisengage,pushthelever
forward.Releasetheparkingbrakebeforemovingthe
vehicle.Ifyouparkthevehicleonasteepgrade,apply
theparking.Also,shiftthetransmissioninto1stgear
onauphillgradeorreverseonadownhillgrade.Place
chocksatthedownhillsideofthewheels.
HydraulicLift
Thehydraulicliftraisesandlowersbed.Moveitrearward
toraisethebed,andforwardtolowerit(Figure9).
Important:Whenloweringthebed,holdthelever
intheforwardpositionfor1or2secondsafterthe
bedcontactstheframetosecureitinthelowered
position.Donotholdthehydraulicliftineitherthe
raiseorlowerposition,formorethan5seconds,
oncethecylindershavereachedtheendoftheir
travel.
HydraulicLiftLock
Thehydraulicliftlocklockstheliftleversothehydraulic
cylindersdonotoperatewhenthevehicleisnot
equippedwithabed(
Figure9).Italsolocksthelift
leverintheOnpositionwhenusingthehydraulicsfor
attachments.
High–LowRangeShifter
Thehigh–lowrangeshifteraddsthreeadditionalspeeds
forprecisespeedcontrol(Figure9).
•Thevehiclemustbecompletelystoppedbefore
shiftingbetweenHighandLowrange.
•Shiftonlyonlevelground.
•Pressclutchpedalfully.
•MovetheleverfullyforwardforHighandfully
rearwardforLow .
Highisforhigherspeeddrivingonlevel,drysurfaces
withlightloads.
Lowisforlowspeeddriving.Usethisrangewhen
greaterthannormalpowerorcontrolisrequired.For
example,steepgrades,difcultterrain,heavyloads,slow
speedbuthighenginespeed(spraying).
Important:ThereisalocationbetweenHighand
Lowinwhichthetransaxleisinneitherrange.
Donotusethispositionasaneutralposition
becausethevehiclecouldmoveunexpectedlyifthe
High–Lowshifterisbumpedandthegearshift
leverisingear.
IgnitionSwitch
Usetheignitionswitch(Figure10)tostartandstop
theengine.Ithasthreepositions:Off,Run,andStart.
RotatethekeyclockwisetotheStartpositiontoengage
thestartermotor.Releasethekeywhentheenginestarts.
ThekeywillmoveautomaticallytotheOnposition.To
shuttheengineoff,rotatethekeycounterclockwiseto
theOffposition.
Figure10
1.Lightswitch8.Fuelgauge
2.Highow
hydraulicsswitch
(TCmodelsonly)
9.Ignitionswitch
3.Horn
(TCmodelsonly)
10.Powerpoint
4.Tachometer11.3rdhighlockoutswitch
5.Speedometer12.Oilpressurewarninglight
6.Hourmeter
13.Checkenginelight
7.Coolanttemperature
gaugeandlight
14.Chargeindicator
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