OPERATING THE TRACTOR44
3. If it is necessary to park on an incline, be sure to chock
the wheels to prevent accidental rolling of the
machine.
A Do not leave your tractor in the rain. If it cannot be
avoided, cover the muffler pipe to prevent water
entering.
BParking
[F12/R12 model]
To avoid personal injury or death:
BEFORE DISMOUNTING TRACTOR
A ALWAYS SET PARKING BRAKE AND LOWER
ALL IMPLEMENTS TO THE GROUND.
Leaving transmission in gear with the engine
stopped will not prevent the tractor from
accidental rolling.
A STOP THE ENGINE AND REMOVE THE KEY.
1. Before leaving the tractor, disengage the PTO, lower
all implements, place the shuttle shift lever to neutral
position, place the main gear shift lever to park
position, stop the engine and remove the key.
2. If it is necessary to park on an incline, be sure to chock
the wheels to prevent accidental rolling of the tractor.
A Do not leave your tractor in the rain. If it cannot be
avoided, cover the muffler pipe to prevent water
entering.
OPERATING TECHNIQUES
BDifferential Lock
To avoid personal injury or death due to loss of
steering control:
A Do not operate the tractor at high speed with
differential lock engaged.
A Do not attempt to turn with the differential lock
engaged.
A Be sure to release the differential lock before
making a turn in field conditions.
If one of the rear wheels should slip, step on the
differential lock pedal. Both wheels will turn together, then
reduce slippage.
Differential lock is maintained only while the pedal is
depressed.
A When using the differential lock, always slow the
engine down.
A To prevent damage to power train, do not engage
differential lock when one wheel is spinning and the
other is completely stopped.
A If the differential lock cannot be released, step lightly
on the brake pedals alternately.
(1) Main gear shift lever (A) "PARK POSITION"
(B) "NEUTRAL POSITION"
(1) Differential lock pedal (A) Press to "ENGAGE"
(B) Release to "DISENGAGE"