. OPERATION OPERATION MOVING MACHINE IN REVERSE WARNING When switching between FORWARD and REVERSE, check that the new direction of travel is safe. There is a blind spot behind the machine, so use extreme caution when reversing the machine. Always stop the machine completely before shifting between FORWARD and REVERSE. 3 - 90 Operate gear shift lever (1) to th e R1 or R2 position, the n gradually depress accel erator panel (2) to move the machine off NOTICE The machine cannot travel in rev erse if the dump body is ra ised. Lower the dump bo dy, set the dump lev er to the FLOAT position, then operate the gear shif t lever to the "R1" or "R2" position.
When shiftin g between FORWA completely a nd run the engine at low idling when shifting the lever . After moving the gear shift lever, do not accelerat e until yo u detect that the transmis sion clutch has eng aged. Do not opera te the gear shift leve r with the accelerator peda l depressed. This will cau se a big shock and will also reduce the servi ce life of the machine.