Operation & Maintenance Manual
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LG918 Wheel Loader
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1.2.4 Control Levers and Pedals
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Shifting Control Lever
Refer to 1.1 Control System and the Gauge, (Fig. 3-1) in this chapter
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This lever controls the direction and traveling speed of the machine.
The gear box of this machine has four gears
with two forward and two reverse gears.
The speed shifting control lever includes
high-low speed control lever and the
fore-and-aft gear control lever. The high-low
speed control lever includes high speed, neutral
and low speed. The fore-and-aft gear control
lever includes forward gear, neutral and reverse
gear. With the combination of the two control
levers, the vehicle will get two-front and two-rear for a total of four gear levers. The working
condition of each lever is shown as following.
Fore-and-aft gear control lever
High-low speed
control lever
Forward Gear
Neutral
Reverse gear
Low speed
Forward Gear
Ⅰ
Neutral Reverse
Gear
Ⅰ
Neutral Neutral Neutral
Neutral
High speed
Forward Gear
Ⅱ
Neutral Reverse
Gear
Ⅱ
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Working Device Control Lever(or Handle)
(1) Working device control lever
Bucket Control Lever
Refer to
1.1 General View of Controls and Gauges Figure 3-1
in this chapter.
This lever controls the bucket which has three positions.
Rear Tilt is used for drawing in the bucket
Neutral is used for keeping the bucket in the desired position.
Forward Tilt is used for dumping.
Lift Arm Control Lever
Refer to
1.1 General View of Controls and Gauges Figure 3-1
, in this chapter.
This lever controls the lift arm, which has four positions.