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b. Keep vehicle at a steady speed when
10-13. Vehicle Movement.
dozing, raising or lowering blade assembly as required to
compensate for uneven ground. Always operate vehicle
a. Up-and-down motion of vehicle must be
in low gear.
compensated for by lowering or raising blade assembly.
When front of vehicle starts to nose up, lower blade
10-14. Removing Bulldozer from Operation (Fig 10-
assembly far enough to compensate for vehicle motion.
If vehicle engine becomes overloaded when cutting
6).
through very hard material, raise blade assembly until
load on engine is reduced. When blade assembly is
a. Move manual control lever to R (raised)
lower and digging, lift it slightly before turning vehicle.
position (view A).
NOTE
b.
Pull handle to engage carrying hooks (view
B).
The vehicle turning radius is increased
greatly when the blade assembly is in
c. When carrying hooks are engaged, control
the digging position.
lever will automatically return to H (hold) position (view
C).
d. Pull mechanical clutch handle to disengage
position (view D).
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