Operator's Manual

Gear-ShiftLever
Fullypresstheclutchpedalandmovetheshiftlever
(Figure8)intothedesiredgearselection.Adiagram
oftheshiftpatternisshownbelow.
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Figure8
Important:Donotshiftthetransaxletothe
REVERSEorFORWARDgearunlessthemachineis
motionless;otherwise,youcoulddamagethe
transaxle.
CAUTION
Down-shiftingfromtoohighaspeedcan
causetherearwheelstoskid,resultinginloss
ofmachinecontrolaswellasclutchand/or
transmissiondamage.
Shiftsmoothlytoavoidgrindingthegears.
DifferentialLock
Thedifferentiallock(Figure9)allowstherearaxle
tolockforincreasedtraction.Youcanengagethe
differentiallockwhenthemachineisinmotion.
Movetheleverforwardandtotherighttoengage
thelock.
Note:Machinemotionplusaslightturnisrequiredto
engageordisengagethedifferentiallock.
CAUTION
Turningwiththedifferentiallockoncanresult
inthelossofmachinecontrol.
Donotoperatethemachinewiththe
differentiallockonwhenmakingsharp
turnsorathighspeeds;refertoAdjusting
Differential-LockCable(page48).
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Figure9
1.Parking-brakelever
5.High-lowrangeshifter
2.Hydraulic-bedlift
6.4-wheeldrivebutton
(4-wheeldrivemodels
only)
3.Hydraulic-liftlock7.Gear-shiftlever
4.Differentiallock
Parking-BrakeLever
Wheneveryoushutofftheengine,engagethe
parkingbrake(Figure9)topreventthemachinefrom
accidentallymoving.
•Toengagetheparkingbrake,pullbackonthe
parking-brakelever.
•Todisengagetheparkingbrake,pushthe
parking-brakeleverforward.
Note:Disengagetheparkingbrakebefore
movingthemachine.
Ifyouparkthemachineonasteepgrade,engagethe
parkingbrake,shiftthetransmissionintoFIRSTgear
onauphillgradeorREVERSEgearonadownhillgrade,
andplacechocksatthedownhillsideofthewheels.
Hydraulic-LiftLever
Thehydraulicliftraisesandlowersthebed.Move
itrearwardtoraisethebed,andforwardtolowerit
(Figure9).
Important:Whenloweringthebed,holdthelever
intheforwardpositionfor1to2secondsafterthe
bedcontactstheframetosecureitinthelowered
position.Donotholdthehydraulicliftintheraise
orlowerpositionformorethan5seconds,once
thecylindersreachtheendoftheirtravel.
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