Kubota L3301, Operator'S Manual

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4. Coolant temperature gauge
WARNING
To avoid personal injury or death:
• Do not remove the radiator cap until the coolant
temperature is well below its boiling point. Then
loosen the radiator cap slightly to the stop to
relieve any pressure before removing the
radiator cap completely.
• With the key switch at the “ON” position, the
coolant-temperature-gauge indicates the
temperature of the coolant. [C] means cold and [H]
means hot.
• If the indicator of the coolant-temperature-gauge
reaches the red zone position, engine coolant is
overheated. Check the tractor according to Dealing
with overheated coolant temperature on page 70
and ENGINE TROUBLESHOOTING on page 128.
(1) Coolant temperature gauge (A) Red zone
4.1 Dealing with overheated coolant
temperature
Take the following actions in the event which the
coolant temperature is nearly or more than the boiling
point, what is called
Overheating .
1. Park the tractor in a safe place and keep the engine
unloaded idling.
2. Do not stop the engine suddenly, but stop it after
about 5 minutes of unloaded idling.
3. Keep yourself well away from the machine for
further 10 minutes or while the steam blows out.
4. Check that there are no dangers such as burns.
Get rid of the causes of overheating according to
ENGINE TROUBLESHOOTING on page 128.
5. Then, start again the engine.
5. Hour meter
The hour meter gives readings for the hours that the
tractor has been operated.
The hour meter indicates the hours that the tractor has
been used in 5 digits and the last digit indicates 1/10 of
an hour.
(1) Hour meter
6. Tachometer
The tachometer gives readings for the engine speed
and PTO-shaft-speed.
The tachometer indicates the engine speed and the
location of 540-PTO-shaft-speed on the dial.
(1) Engine revolution (A) PTO (540 rpm)
PARKING THE TRACTOR
When parking the tractor, be sure to set the parking
brake.
WARNING
To avoid personal injury or death:
Before dismounting the tractor
• Always set the parking brake and lower all
implements to the ground.
Leaving the transmission in gear with the
engine stopped will not prevent the tractor with
HST transmission from rolling.
OPERATING THE TRACTOR CHECK DURING DRIVING
70
L3301,L3901