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1. Deactivate the hydraulic-lock-switch.
(1) Hydraulic lock switch
(2) Hydraulic lock indicator
2. Move the control lever to lift the bucket about 40 cm
above the ground and set the bucket in the proper
position for travel.
3. Press the parking-brake-switch for releasing the
parking brake.
When the parking brake is released, the light on the
parking-brake-switch comes off.
(1) Parking brake switch
4. Set the direction switch to the desired position, and
gradually increase the engine rpm by pressing the
accelerator pedal.
Then the machine will move.
(1) Direction switch
(2) Accelerator pedal
(A) Forward
(B) Backward
2. Accelerator pedal
Accelerator pedal controls the engine rpm.
The more the accelerator pedal is pressed, the greater
the engine rpm.
(1) Accelerator pedal
NOTE :
• When the accelerator pedal is released, the
engine speed will drop.
• Press the accelerator pedal gradually when
starting the machine.
3. Inching and brake pedal
Press the inching-and-brake-pedal down slightly, then
the HST pump comes in neutral and cuts off the engine
power on the way of the transmission, that is so-called
dynamic brake, unique to hydrostatic transmission
(HST).
When pressing the pedal which you have pressed
further, the disc brake acts together to obtain the strong
braking effect.
For the details of inching-and-brake-pedal, see
Operating the inching and brake pedal on page 81
and Using the inching and brake pedal according to the
job on page 82.
OPERATION OF THE MACHINE
TRAVELING WITH MACHINE
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