•,Ifengineishot–depressandholdthe
acceleratorpedalabouthalfwaydownwhile
crankingengine.
•Ifengineisooded–fullydepressaccelerator
pedalandholdittotheooruntiltheengine
starts.Neverpumptheacceleratorpedal.
6.Insertkeyintoignitionswitchandrotateitclockwise
tostarttheengine.Releasekeywhenenginestarts.
Important:Topreventoverheatingofthestarter
motor,donotengagestarterlongerthan15
seconds.After15secondsofcontinuouscranking,
wait60secondsbeforeengagingstartermotor
again.
DrivingVehicle
1.Releaseparkingbrake.
2.Fullydepressclutchpedal.
3.Movegearshiftleverto1stgear.
4.Releaseclutchpedalsmoothlywhiledepressing
acceleratorpedal.
5.Whenvehiclegainsenoughspeed,removefoot
fromacceleratorpedal,fullydepressclutchpedal,
movegearshiftlevertonextgearandreleaseclutch
pedalwhiledepressingacceleratorpedal.Repeat
procedureuntildesiredspeedisattained.
Important:Alwaysstopvehiclebeforeshifting
toreverseorforward.
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:Leavingignitionswitchin“ON”position
forlongperiodsoftimewithoutrunningengine
willdischargebattery.
Important:Donotholdfrontwheelsturned
againsttherightorleftstopsforlongerthan
5seconds.
6.Donotattempttopushortowvehicletogetit
started.Damagetodrivetraincouldresult.
StoppingVehicle
Tostopmachine,removefootfromacceleratorpedal,
depressclutchpedal,thendepressbrakepedal.
StoppingEngine
Tostopengine,rotateignitionkeytoOFFandengage
parkingbrake.Removekeyfromswitchtoprevent
accidentalstarting.
NewVehicleBreak–in
YourWorkmanisreadyforwork.Toprovideproper
performanceandlongvehiclelife,followthese
guidelinesfortherst100operatinghours.
•Checktheuidandengineoillevelsregularly
andbealertforindicationsofoverheatinginany
componentofthevehicle.
•Afterstartingacoldengine,letitwarmupforabout
15secondsbeforeshiftingintogear.
•Avoidracingtheengine.
•Toassureoptimumperformanceofthebrake
system,burnish(break–in)thebrakesbeforeuse.
Toburnishbrakes:Operatethevehicleatfullspeed
for3minutes,applythebrakesfor30secondswhile
drivingin1stgear.Repeatthesesteps20to30
times.Toverifythebrakesarecompletelyburnished
removeareartireandinspectthebrakedrumfor
residue.Theresiduecolorshouldbelightgreyto
almostwhitecolor.
•Varyvehiclespeedsduringoperation.Avoid
excessiveidling.Avoidfaststartsandquickstops.
•Abreak–inoilfortheengineisnotrequired.
Originalengineoilisthesametypespeciedfor
regularoilchanges.
•RefertoMaintenancesectionofOperator’sManual
foranyspeciallowhourchecks.
CheckInterlockSystem
Thepurposeoftheinterlocksystemistopreventthe
enginefromcrankingorstartingunlesstheclutchpedal
isdepressed.
Toverifyclutchinterlockswitchoperation:
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