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Travel speed
WARNING
Personal injury hazard from tipping or roll-over incidents.
To avoid tipping and roll-over incidents:
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Keep the loader lift arms and bucket load as low as practical
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Keep the loading site level.
► match the speed to working conditions to maintain control of the machine
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Constantly survey the work area for obstructions, vehicles and people to avoid collisions and runover incidents.
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All functions of the multi-function lever only works if the operator has attached the seat belt firmly and comfortably around the lower torso.
Indicator lights will indicate the travel directions and gears selected.
When the parking brake is engaged the loader‘s drive is switched off (driving lock). This is shown by the illuminated parking brake indicator. It is not possible to travel until the parking brake has been released and the indicator light has gone out.
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Changing travel directions
WARNING
Personal injury and machine damage hazards from abrupt directional changes. Actuating the direction switch when the loader is moving will cause the moving loader to change direction abruptly.
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Do not change the travel direction switch position when the loader is moving in either forward or reverse.
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Before and after changing direction with the loader stopped, confirm that the indicator lights are in agreement with the intended direction selected.
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If the direction control does not respond or the indicator light does not illuminate, move the machine to a safe location, lower the loader arms until the attachment is resting on the ground, stop the engine and inform the supervisor of a service need.
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Do not operate the loader until a technician has restored the function before operating the machine.
Be careful when traveling in snowy and icy conditions. Reduce your travel speed considerably in the event of bad weather.
If the loader is equipped with the optional equipment »Backup alarm for reverse drive«, a backup alarm sounds when reverse gear is engaged. The sound is to warn persons who are in the vicinity of the loader that the loader is going into reverse.
Use the slide switch Item 1 (Fig. 38) to change the loader‘s
travel direction. After the engine has been started, the gear changer is in neutral position.
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Travel direction switch in middle position:
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Gear changer in Neutral
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Push the travel direction switch forward:
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The indicator light »15« (Fig. 13, page 52) is illuminated.
The loader travels forward.
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Push the travel direction switch back:
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The indicator light »16« (Fig. 13, page 52) is illuminated.
The loader travels in reverse.
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Fig. 38
Changing direction
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Changing speeds
The loader has an overdrive and a crawler gear. Use the
button item 2 (Fig. 38) to shift the loader‘s gears.
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Press the button:
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The loader shifts from overdrive to crawler gear.
Indicator light »14« (Fig. 13, page 52) lights up.
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Press the button again:
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The loader shifts from crawler gear to overdrive.
Indicator light »13« (Fig. 13, page 52) lights up.
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Loader travel
Braking and stopping
1. Release the parking brake after the engine has warmed up.
2. The handbrake indicator light will go off. The loader is ready to travel.
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Select the travel direction by actuating the travel direction switch.
3. The indicator light shows the travel direction selected.
You can travel.
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Push the accelerator.
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The loader will be brought up to speed smoothly.
To change the traveling speed independently of the engine speed, you can push the braking-inching pedal on the operator’s platform next to the steering column. The first part of the pedal‘s path adjusts the travel back down, then the brake system is actuated. Pushing the braking-inching pedal allows you to continuously reduce the pump flow rate until the loader has come to a halt without wearing out the material. This allows you to also travel very slowly at a high engine speed.
The loader‘s traveling speed is proportional to the accelerator‘s displacement.
• low engine speed = low traveling speed
• high engine speed = high traveling speed
1. Reduce the loader‘s traveling speed by decreasing the engine speed.
2. To brake the loader, step on the braking-inching pedal.
3. To stop, step on the braking-inching pedal until the loader has come to a stop.
4. Shift to neutral.
5. Pull the lever for the parking brake.
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