BRAKES WILL NOT FUNCTION IF THE GEAR SHIFT
LEVER AT THE REAR OF THE TRACTOR IS
IN THE
FIGURE 6
12. Hydrostatic Speed Control: (Tractors With Hydrostatic
Transmission): Travel speed of the hydrostatic equipped
tractors is controlled by the control lever at the right of
the instrument panel. Place your hand on top of the con-
trol and squeeze the lever so the control can be moved. It
must be in the notched “NEUTRAL” position to start the
engine. The further it is moved forward from this position,
the greater the tractor ground speed forward will be in re-
lation to the engine speed. Moving the lever back from
ihe
“NEUTRAL” position will allow the tractor to
move
in re-
verse. THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER AT THE REAR OF
THE TRACTOR MUST BE IN THE DRIVE POSITION.
13. Variable Speed Control (Tractors With Variable Speed
Transmission): Tractor ground speed can be changed while
the tractor is in
m&on by moving the Variable Speed
Control Lever. Place your hand on top of the control and
move
it to the desired position. Pushing it all the way for-
ward to position 7 will give the greatest speed in any
pa-
titular
transmission gear (see item 14). Pulling it all the
way back to position “1” the lowest speed. NEVER AT-
TEMPT TO MOVE THE VARIABLE SPEED LEVER
UNLESS THE ENGINE IS RUNNING AND THE FOOT
PEDAL IS RELEASED.
14.
Transmission Shift Lever (Tractors with Variable
Speed Transmission): The transmission shift lever is used
to select the desired transmission gear speed and direction.
There are three forward and one reverse position. The
ground speed for each depends on the position of the vati-
able speed lever discussed in paragraph 13.
Gear
Variable Control at “7” Variable Control at “1”
First 1.56 MPH .815 MPH
Second
3.65 MPH 2.04
MPH
Third
6.1 MPH 3.36 MPH
ReVerSe
3.14 MPH 1.73
MPH
6
The diagram printed on the panel shows the
locatioi~
of
each position. To shift the transmission into reverse or sec-
ond, pull the shift lever back toward you,
then push it all
the way to the right or left into the desired position. To
shift into first or third, push the shift lever forward and
move
it left or right all the way to the desired position. Do
not attempt to
move
the shift lever unless the foot pedal
(item 11) is depressed and tractor motion is stopped. The
shift lever must be in the neutral “Start,” position for the
engine to start.
15. Parking Brake Lock: To lock the parking brake, grasp
the lock and pull it upward and back until the handle rests
against the footrest. To release, pull the top portion away
from the footrest and down. The parking brake is located
on the right side of tractors equipped with Hydrostatic
Transmission and on the left side of those with Variable
Speed Transmission.
FIGURE 7
16. Gear Disconnect Lever (Hydrostatic Models Only):
The gear disconnect lever located at the right rear of trac-
tors equipped with the hydrostatic transmission is used to
disengage the transmission from the rear
axel. With the
lever in the NEUTRAL position the tractor may be moved
without engine power. WHEN THE GEAR DISCONNECT
LEVER IS MOVED TO THE NEUTRAL POSITION, THE
BRAKES WILL NOT FUNCTION. NEVER DISENGAGE
DISCONNECT LEVER WHEN TRACTOR IS ON AN IN-
CLINE UNLESS TIRES ARE PROPERLY BLOCKED. Be
sure the hydrostatic control lever is in the NEUTRAL po-
sition before attempting to engage or disengage the Gear
Disconnect Lever. To engage,
move
the lever to the vertical
position until it snaps into the spring clip. Disengage by
pulling the spring lock up and moving the disconnect as far
as possible to the right.
BEFORE STARTING
Though your Simplicity dealer may have performed the
before starting checks listed below, we suggest you
per-
