Using The Brakes

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Lock Individual Brakes Together While Transporting

A - Brake Pedal

B - Arm

C - Brake Pedal

Use individual brakes (A or C) to assist in making sharp turns.

CAUTION: Avoid possible injury from losing control of tractor:

• Lock brake pedals together with arm (B) when operating on roads.
• Reduce speed if towed load weighs more than the tractor or when transporting loads under adverse conditions. Avoid hard braking applications. (See TRANSPORTING TOWED EQUIPMENT, in Transport Section and Implement Manual.)
• Tractor wheels may lock and skid on slippery downhill slopes. (For IVT (Infinitely Variable Transmission)™tractors, See DOWNHILL OPERATION IN SLIPPERY CONDITIONS, in the IVT Transmission section.)

Test brakes with engine stopped to be sure manual brake system is functioning. (See General Maintenance and Inspection section).

Use individual brake pedals to assist in making sharp turns in non-transport situations.

IMPORTANT: Avoid unnecessary wear on brakes and increased fuel consumption. DO NOT rest feet on brake pedals during tractor operation.

For IVT Tractors Only

When operating at low idle, individual brake pedals will stop tractor without the use of clutch. To assist slow speed turning, depress either brake pedal while slowly increasing engine speed until desired turn is achieved. Returning engine speed to low idle while continuing to depress one brake pedal will slow tractor to a stop.

NOTE: Depressing the clutch to stop tractor equipped with IVT transmission is not necessary. (See STOPPING AND PARKING TRACTOR in Operating IVT Transmission Section.)