·CONTROLS, INSTRUMENTS
AND
OPERATION--
To operate
the
parking brake latch, lock the brakes
together
(see
the following text entitled
'Footbrakes'), apply the footbrakes
and
pull
up
the latch
and
rotate one quarter tum. To free
the
parking
brake,
rotate
the
latch one quarter tum
and
release. Momentarily depress
the
footbrakes
to
disengage
the
ratchet.
In
Figure 6 the latch is
shown in
the
applied position.
On
some models, a conventional handbrake lever
coupled
to
the
footbrake linkage may be installed.
The
handbrake
is
located
to
the right
of
the seat.
To
apply
the
handbrake, pull
the
lever
up.
To
re-
lease, ease
the
lever up further, depress the button
on the
end
and
lower
the
lever fully.
IMPORTANT: Ensure
that
the
handbrake
is
fully
released
be/ore driving off.
FOOT CONTROLS
For details of foot operated controls. refer
to
Fig·
ure 7
and
the
following
text.
Footbrakes
The footbrakes may
be
operated independently,
to
aid turning
in
confined spaces or together
for
nor-
mal stopping. When operating in the field,
the
brake
pedals may
be
unlocked. However, due
to
the
close proximity
of
the pedals
to
one another, it
is still possible to apply both brakes together,
when required.
A WARNING:
For
your safety,
always
4llla
lock
the brake pedals together
when
travelling at transport
speeds.
To
lock
the
pedals
together,
slide
the bolt ( 5)
Figure
7,
across
to
en-
gage
in
the
hole in the
underside
of
the right-hand
pedal,
as
shown.
8
7.
Foot Controls
1.
Brake pedals
2.
Foot throttle
4.
Clutch
pedal
5.
Locking
latch
3. Differential lock pedal
Foot Throttle
The foot throttle may
be
used independently
of
the
hand
throttle to control the speed
of
the tractor. It
is recommended that you use
the
foot throttle
when driving on the highway.
IMPORT
ANT:
When
it
is
required
to
use
the
foot throttle, set the
hand
throttle
to
the idle posi-
tion
(fully forward).
Differential
Lock
In field conditions inducing wheel slip, hold down
the differential lock pedal until
the
lock is felt to
engage. The lock will automatically
disengage
when
traction
at
the
rear wheels equalises.
If
conditions cause a wheel to spin at speed, re-
duce the engine speed
to
idle before engaging
the
differential lock.
A WARNING: Never engage the dif/e-
41A rential lock at
speed:;
above 5 mph
(Bkph)
or
when
turning
the
tractor.
When
engaged.
the
lock wlll make
the
tractor difficult
to
steer.
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