OPERATION 12.14 PRECAUTIONS FOR OPERATION 12.14.1 PERMISSIBLE WATER DEPTH When working in water or on swampy ground, do not let the water come above the bottom of the axle housing. After finishing the operation, wash and check the lubricating points. 12.14.2 IF WHEEL BRAKE DOES NOT WORK If the machine is not stopped by depressing the brake pedal, use the parking brake to stop the machine. NOTICE: If the parking brake has been used as an emergency brake, contact your distributor to have the parking brake checked for any abnormality.
12.14.3 PRECAUTIONS WHEN DRIVING UP OR DOWN SLOPES LOWER THE CENTER OF GRAVITY BEFORE TURNING When turning on slopes, lower the work equipment to lower the center of gravity before turning. It is dangerous to turn the machine with the work equipment raised. BRAKING ON DOWNHILL SLOPES If the service brake is used too frequently when traveling downhill, the brake may overheat and be damaged. To avoid this problem, shift down to a lower range and make full use of the braking force of the engine. When braking use the right brake pedal. If the speed control lever is not placed in a proper speed position, the torque converter oil may overheat.
If it overheats place the speed control lever in the next lower gear speed to lower the oil temperature. If the temperature gauge does not indicate the green range of the scale even with the lever in the 1st speed position, stop the machine, place the lever in neutral, and run the engine at medium speed until the gauge indicates the green range. IF ENGINE STOPS If the engine stops on a slope, depress the right brake pedal fully. Next, lower the work equipment to the ground and apply the parking brake. Then put the directional and speed control levers in neutral, and start the engine again. (If the directional lever is not in neutral, the engine will not start.) 2-50