New Holland WORKMASTER 40 User Manual

4-OPERATINGINSTRUCTIONS
MOVINGTHEUNIT
Steeringoperation
Thetractorhasahydraulicsteeringsystemwhichpro-
videsconveniencewhenoperatingthesteeringwheel.A
non-loadreactionsystemkeepsthesteeringwheelfrom
movingwhentheimpactofthefrontwheelstravelover
roughground.
Operatingnotes
•
Ifthereistoomuchofaloadinthefrontbucket,itcould
bedifculttooperatethesteeringwheel.Inthiscase,
reducethesizeoftheloadormovethetractorslowly
forwardwhileturningthesteeringwheelinthedirection
ofdesiredtravel.
•
Afterturningthesteeringwheelfully,donotturnthe
steeringwheelfullytothesamedirectionagain.Unnec-
essaryforceisapplied,whichcoulddamagethesteer-
ingsystem.
NOTICE:Donotholdthesteeringwheelfullytotheleftor
rightformorethan10seconds,itcouldcauseafailurein
thesteeringsystem.
•
Ifanabnormalsoundisheardwhileoperatingthesteer-
ingwheel,thismeansthatthereissomeairinthesteer-
ingcomponentsline.Inthiscase,turnthesteering
wheeltoleftandrightfullyandholdforabout5sec-
onds.Theairshouldbleedoutandtheabnormalnoise
shouldgoaway.Ifthesounddoesnotgoawaytake
yourtractortoyourauthorizedNEWHOLLANDdealer.
•
Whenoperatingthetractorincoldweather,theabnor-
malsoundmaybeheard.Inthiscase,warmupthe
tractorbeforeusingtoreducetheoilviscosity.
•
Ifyouusethetractorforalongperiodoftimewhile
turningthesteeringwheelfully,theoiltemperaturewill
increasewhichmaycausethereductionoftheproduct
lifeorthefailureofthehydraulicsteeringsystem.
NOTE:Iftheenginestops,thehydraulicpowerforthe
steeringsystemwillstop.Whichwillmakethesteering
wheelhardtoturn.
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New Holland WORKMASTER 40 Specifications

General

Manufacturer	New Holland
Model	WORKMASTER 40
Category	Tractor
Engine Type	Diesel
Engine Power	40 HP
3-Point Hitch	Category I
Wheelbase	73.2 inches
Hydraulic System	Open Center
Fuel Capacity	9.2 gallons
Transmission	8x8 Synchro Shuttle