operators_manual

OPERATINGTHETRANSMISSION
PuttingtheVehicleinMotion
Aftermakingsurethevehicle'soil
andairpressurearecorrectandall
otherpartsandsystemsareinproper
workingcondition:
1.Fullydepresstheclutchpedal(for
manualtransmission)untilthe
clutchbrakemakescontact.
a.Thetotalstrokeoftheclutch
pedalisabout6inches(152
mm).Therst½inch(13
mm)isfreetravel.Afterthe
freetravelcomestherelease
stroke,whichisthepartthat
fullyreleasestheclutch.The
last½inch(13mm)engages
theclutchbrake.
b.Alwaysstartoutinalow
gear.Startinginhighergears,
evenwithalightload,will
causeaveryjumpystartand
excessivewear.
CAUTION
Alwaysuserstgearoralowspeed
rangetostartthevehicleinmotion.
Theuseofahighergearorspeed
rangeforcesunduestrainontheen-
gine,clutch,othertransmissioncom-
ponents,andmaycausedamage.
2.Evaluatetheroadsurface
conditionsandterrainyourvehicle
ison.Selectagearlowenoughto
letyourvehiclestartforwardwith
thethrottleatidle.
3.Pushtheparkingbrakevalve
handle(Yellow)againstthedash
paneltoreleasethebrakes.
4.Releasetheclutchpedal(manual
only),thengraduallyaccelerateto
permitsmoothstarting,
5.Donotallowyourvehicle
toroll(evenalittle)inthe
oppositedirectionduringclutch
engagement.Ifyouneedto
startuponanincline,applyyour
servicebrakesbeforeyourelease
theparkingbrake.Thenrelease
yourservicebrakesasyouengage
theclutchandapplythrottle.
Forfurtherinstructionson
operatingyourtransmission,see
thetransmissionmanufacturer's
Driver/Operator'sInstructionManual.
Ifyouhaveamisalignedgearcondition
inyourvehicle'stransmissionand
cannotstart,graduallyreleasethe
clutch,allowingthedrivegearteethto
lineupproperly.Thenthedrivegear
canrollenoughtoallowtheteethto
lineupproperlyandcompletetheshift.
Thebestengineperformanceand
maximumeconomyisobtainedifgears
areproperlyselected.Thisefciency
isachievedbyalwaysselectinggears
withinoptimumengineRPM,whichis
wheremaximumtorqueandpowerare
obtained.Forfurtherinformation,see
(03/17)Y53-6060-1C14-19
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