Wornormisadjustedbrakesmayresultin
personalinjury.Ifbrakepedaltravelstowithin
1–1/2”ofthevehicleoorboard,thebrakes
mustbeadjustedorrepaired.
GearShiftLever
Fullydepressclutchpedalandmoveshiftlever
(Figure16)intodesiredgearselection.Adiagramofthe
shiftpatternisindicatedinFigure15.
Figure15
Important:Donotshiftthetransaxletothereverse
orforwardgearunlessthevehicleisstandingstill.
Damagetotransaxlemayoccur.
Downshiftingfromtoohighaspeedcan
causetherearwheelstoskidresultinginloss
ofvehiclecontrolaswellasclutchand/or
transmissiondamage.Shiftsmoothlytoavoid
grindinggears.
DifferentialLock
Allowsrearaxletobelockedforincreasedtraction.
Differentiallock(Figure16)maybeengagedwith
vehicleinmotion.Moveleverforwardandtotheright
toengagelock.
Note:Vehiclemotionplusaslightturnisrequiredto
engageordisengagedifferentiallock.
Turningwiththedifferentiallockoncanresult
inlossofvehiclecontrol.Donotoperatewith
differentiallockonwhenmakingsharpturnsor
athighspeeds.Refertousingthedifferential
lock.
Figure16
1.Gearshiftlever4.Hydraulicliftlock
2.Parkingbrake
5.Differentiallock
3.Hydraulicbedlift6.High–lowrangeshifter
ParkingBrake
Whenevertheengineisshutoff,theparkingbrake
(Figure16)mustbeengagedtopreventaccidental
movementofthevehicle.Toengagetheparkingbrake,
pullbackonlever.Todisengage,pushleverforward.
Makesureparkingbrakeisreleasedbeforemoving
vehicle.Ifvehicleisparkedonasteepgrade,makesure
parkingbrakeisapplied.Also,shiftthetransmission
into1stgearonauphillgradeorreverseonadownhill
grade.Placechocksatthedownhillsideofwheels.
HydraulicLift
Raisesandlowersbed.Moverearwardtoraise,forward
tolower(Figure16).
Important:Whenloweringbed,holdleverin
forwardpositionfor1or2secondsafterbed
contactsframetosecureitinloweredposition.
Donotholdthehydraulicliftineithertheraiseor
lowerposition,formorethan5seconds,oncethe
cylindershavereachedtheendoftheirtravel.
HydraulicLiftLock
Locksliftleversohydrauliccylindersdonotoperate
whenvehicleisnotequippedwithabed(Figure16).
ItalsolocksliftleverinONpositionwhenusingthe
hydraulicsforattachments.
High–LowRangeShifter
Addsthreeadditionalspeedsforprecisespeedcontrol
(Figure16).
•Vehiclemustbecompletelystoppedbeforeshifting
betweenHighandLowrange.
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