Kubota M108DC, Operator'S Manual

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13 OPERATING THE ENGINE
OPERATING THE ENGINE
To avoid personal injury or death:
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Read and understand "Safe Operation" in the
front of this manual.
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Read and understand the danger, warning and
caution labels located on the tractor.
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To avoid the danger of exhaust fume
poisoning, do not operate the engine in a
closed building without proper ventilation.
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Never start engine while standing on ground.
Start engine only from operator's seat.
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Make it a rule to set all shift levers to the
"NEUTRAL" positions and to place PTO lever in
"OFF" position before starting the engine.
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Do not use starting fluid or ether.
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To protect the battery and the starter, make sure that
the starter is not continuously turned for more than 10
seconds.
STARTING THE ENGINE
Pull the parking brake lever up to park.
The parking brake indicator light on the Easy
Checker(TM) will come on while the parking brake is set.
A
If the tractor is operated with the parking brake set, the
parking brake will be damaged.
1. Make sure the parking brake is set.
(1) Parking brake lever
(2) Release button (A) "PULL"
(1) Parking brake indicator light