Operation, Range-Shift
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- When operating off-highway or under adverse conditions,
always use low gear when starting to move the vehicle.When operating on-highway, with no load or under ideal conditions, use first gear when starting to move the vehicle.For all conditions, use the highest gear that is still low enough to start the vehicle moving with the engine idling and without excessively slipping the clutch.
- Use the clutch brake to stop gear rotation when shifting
into low (or first) or reverse when the vehicle is stationary. The
clutch brake is applied by pressing the clutch pedal all the way to
the floor.For normal upshifts and downshifts, only a partial disengagement of the clutch is necessary to break engine torque.
- Do not make range shifts with the vehicle moving in reverse gear.
- Never attempt to move the range preselection lever with the gear shift lever in neutral while the vehicle is moving. Preselection with the range preselection lever must be made prior to moving the shift lever out of gear into neutral.
- Do not shift from high range to low range at high vehicle speeds.
- Use double-clutching between all upshifts and downshifts.
- After your shifting ability improves, you may want to skip some of the ratios. This may be done only when operating conditions such as load, grade, and road speed permit.
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