Operator's Manual

Note:Thesetiresaredifferentthancartires,they
requirelesspressuretominimizeturfcompaction
anddamage.
•Checkalluidlevelsandaddtheappropriate
amountofTorospecieduids,ifanyarefound
tobelow .
•Checkthefrontoftheradiator.Removeanydebris
andcleantheradiatorscreen.
•Checkthebrakepedaloperation.
•Checktoseethatthelightsareworking.
•Turnthesteeringwheeltotheleftandrightto
checkthesteeringresponse.
•Stoptheengineandwitformovingpartstostop,
thencheckforoilleaks,looseparts,andanyother
noticeablemalfunctions.
Ifanyoftheaboveitemsarenotcorrect,notifyyour
mechanicorcheckwithyoursupervisorbeforetaking
thevehicleoutfortheday.Yoursupervisormaywant
youtocheckotheritemsonadailybasis,soaskwhat
yourresponsibilitiesare.
StartingtheEngine
1.Sitontheoperator’sseatandengagetheparking
brake.
2.DisengagethePTOandhighowhydraulics(ifso
equipped)andmovethehandthrottlelevertothe
Offposition(ifsoequipped).
3.MovetheshiftlevertotheNeutralpositionand
presstheclutchpedal.
4.Ensurethatthehydraulicliftleverisinthecenter
position.
5.Keepyourfootoffoftheacceleratorpedal.
Note:Iftheengineisooded—fullypressthe
acceleratorpedalandholdittotheooruntilthe
enginestarts.Neverpumptheacceleratorpedal.
6.Insertkeyintoignitionswitchandrotateitclockwise
tostarttheengine.Releasekeywhenenginestarts.
Important:Topreventoverheatingofthe
startermotor,donotengagestarterlongerthan
15seconds.After15secondsofcontinuous
cranking,wait60secondsbeforeengaging
startermotoragain.
DrivingtheVehicle
1.Releasetheparkingbrake.
2.Fullypresstheclutchpedal.
3.Movethegearshiftleverto1stgear.
4.Releasetheclutchpedalsmoothlywhilepressing
theacceleratorpedal.
5.Whenthevehiclegainsenoughspeed,removeyour
footfromtheacceleratorpedal,fullypressthe
clutchpedal,movethegearshiftlevertothenext
gearandreleasetheclutchpedalwhilepressingthe
acceleratorpedal.Repeattheprocedureuntilthe
desiredspeedisattained.
Important:Alwaysstopthevehiclebefore
shiftingtoreverseaforwardgearortoaforward
gearfromreverse.
Note:Avoidlongperiodsofengineidling.
Usethechartbelowtodeterminethegroundspeed
ofthevehicleat3600RPM.
Gear
RangeRatio
Speed
(mph)
Speed
(kmh)
1L82.83:12.94.7
2L54.52:14.57.2
3L31.56:1
7.7
12.5
1H32.31:17.612.2
2H21.27:111.518.5
3H12.31:119.831.9
RL86.94:12.84.5
RH33.91:17.111.6
Note:LeavingignitionswitchintheOnposition
forlongperiodsoftimewithoutrunningtheengine
willdischargethebattery.
Important:Donotattempttopushortow
vehicletogetitstarted.Damagetothedrive
traincouldresult.
StoppingtheVehicle
Tostopthevehicle,removeyourfootfromthe
acceleratorpedal,presstheclutchpedal,thenpressthe
brakepedal.
StoppingtheEngine
Tostoptheengine,rotatetheignitionkeytotheOff
positionandengagetheparkingbrake.Removethekey
fromtheswitchtopreventaccidentalstarting.
NewVehicleBreak–in
YourWorkmanisreadyforwork.Toprovideproper
performanceandlongvehiclelife,followthese
guidelinesfortherst100operatinghours.
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