Kubota L3240, Operator'S Manual

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OPERATING THE TRACTOR 44
B Creep Gear Shift Lever (if equipped)
To avoid personal injury:
A
When you leave the tractor, be sure to apply the
parking brake and stop the engine.
A
IN APPLYING THE BRAKES:
A The torque of wheel axle is extremely high
while creep speed is being used. Be sure to
step down on the clutch pedal completely
before applying the brakes, or they will not
work.
A
When starting to operate the tractor, be sure
to release the parking brakes.
Misuse of the brakes may cause damage to
the transmission and is therefore not
acceptable to KUBOTA for coverage under
the warranty.
Shift the creep gear shift lever at " " to obtain high
speeds and shift it " " to obtain low speeds.
This shifting requires clutch operation.
C
Creep speed (attained by shifting the creep gear
shift lever to "
") should be used only when
doing one of the following jobs:
1. Deep rotary-tilling and harrowing
2. Planting
3. Turf application
C Creep speed can not be used for any of the
following:
1. Pulling a trailer
2. Front-loader operation
3. Front-blade operation
4. Earth-moving
5. Entering and leaving a field
6. Loading onto and unloading from a truck
A
Press the clutch pedal completely down and stop the
tractor's motion before shifting the creep gear shift
lever.
(1) Creep gear shift lever ........Creep ON
..........Creep OFF