MTZ 1220.1, Operator'S Manual

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MTZ 1220.1/1220.3 Section Е . Tractor preparing for operation
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Do not start driving a tractor with heavy
traction loading (for example, a plough
buried in soil). After shifting a gear, turn
the parking brake off and engage the
clutch smoothly. After a tractor starts
moving, increase fuel feeding smoothly.
2. Tractors with с 24F+12R gear box
(optional)
To drive a tractor, please, do as follows:
• Reduce diesel engine speed.
• Fully depress the clutch pedal.
• Select a required gear range of the
gear box, doing the following:
- Move the lever (4) to any of the po-
sitions “ А ”, “ В ” or “R” in accordance
with gear range shift pattern «I».
- Push the button (1) to switch the
lowest range of the gear box reduc-
er (L) or button (2) to engage the
highest range of the reducer (
Н ).
- Select a desired gear by shifting a
lever (3) from neutral position «N» to
one of the positions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 in
accordance with gear shift pattern
“II”.
- Turn off the parking brake, release a
clutch pedal smoothly and simulta-
neously speed up the diesel engine.
A tractor starts moving.
IMPORTANT! Engaging «L» and « Н »
ranges of the reducer is possible on-
ly if the gear shift lever (3) is set to a
neutral position.
IMPORTANT! To avoid noisy shifting,
shift a range gear (4) only when a
tractor is stopped.
While operating a tractor, do not keep
your foot on a clutch pedal. It will re-
sult in clutch slipping, its overheating
and breaking.
IMPORTANT! To shift a gear smoothly
without sharp pushes, displace the
lever (3) according to gear shift pat-
tern II and hold it in a pressed posi-
tion till the gear is fully shifted.
WARNING! Always depress a clutch
pedal before selecting a required gear
range or gear in the gear box.