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8. DRIVE CONTROL
ATTENTION! The machine can only be moved when the booms are down in transport
position!
When driving with the machine special attention must be paid to the following things:
1.
Drive on solid and level grounds only
, with sufficient carrying capacity.
2.
Working materials and tools
must be fastened and secured
against rolling
and/or sliding.
3.
Safety harnesses must always be attached to the fastening points at
platform mounting bracket
when the engine or electric motor is running.
4. Operate the control levers smoothly, avoid jerky movements.
Instructions for driving:
1. Start the engine and turn the function selector switch no. 2 at platform (see page
14) to ”Drive” position.
2. Make sure that the drive speed area selector switch (no. 4 at platform) is in
desired position.
Changing of drive speed area is not allowed when the
machine is moving!
3. Driving forward and backward happens by moving the levers of the drive control
valve (see page 15). By pushing the left lever left side wheels turn forward; by
pulling the lever left side wheels turn backward. Right side wheels turn in the
same manner by pushing and pulling the right side lever.
4. Turning of the machine is based on the skid steer principle: When you want to
turn the machine either to the right or to the left, push/pull the drive control lever
on the inner curve side. By doing this the inner wheels brake and consequently
the machine turns.
If you want to turn the machine on the spot, push one side control lever and pull the other
side control lever to the extreme end position. They way the machine moves and turns
depends also on ground conditions
– start the driving carefully and at low speed.
Transmission of the LEGUAN 125 is hydrostatic. Each wheel is equipped with a hydraulic
motor - the machine is four wheel drive. If the machine is equipped with rubber tracks there
are two hydraulic motors in the track system.
ATTENTION! Learn how to drive with the machine at a low speed. Operate the drive
control levers with ease in order to avoid abrupt and jerky movements. When driving
pay special attention to stability and the dimensions, especially length, of the
machine.
