Tractors X60 Series. Manual - part 5

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Safety notes

Risk of overturning

For your safety, tractors must be equipped with original
safety belts (Fig.2-18).

In case of overturning, hold firmly the steering wheel e DO
NOT try to get off the seat until the tractor has come to
a stop. If the doors are locked, leave the tractor through
the duly indicated emergency exits (Fig.2-18).

IMPORTANT: The safe working practices listed here-
under concerns only a few cases of overturning risk. 
The list is therefore NOT comprehensive of all possible 
cases.

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To avoid side overturns

•

 Set the wheel track at the widest setting suitable for

the job being done.

•

 Lock  the  brake  pedals  together  before  driving  at

transport speeds.

•

 Reduce speed to match operating conditions. If the

tractor is equipped with a front-end loader, carry the

bucket and load as low as possible.

•

 Make wide slow turns at reduced speed. DON'T let

your  tractor  bounce.  You  may  loose  steering  con-

trol.

•

 DON'T pull a load too heavy for your tractor. It could

run  away  on  the  down  slope  or  the  tractor  could

jackknife around a towed load.

•

 DON'T  brake  suddenly.  Apply  brakes  smoothly  and

gradually.

•

 When  going  down  a  slope  use  the  throttle  to  slow

the tractor engine and use the same gear you would

use to up the slope. Shift into gear before you start

downhill.

•

 Engage four-wheel drive (if equipped); this will give

greater stability.

WARNING:  NEVER  disengage  the  clutch  or 
attempt  to  shift  gear  after  you  have  started 
downhill.

•

 Always go up and down slopes following a straight

upward or downward line.

•

 Do  not  overload  a  front  implement  or  a  trailer.  Use

suitable  counterweights  to  keep  the  tractor  stable

(Fig.2-20).

•

 If a load is towed at transport speed, the drawbar

must be locked in central position.

•

 NEVER  use  the  tractor  to  round  up  animals  or  cat-

tle.

Fig.2-18

Fig.2-19

Fig.2-20

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Safety notes

•  Avoid crossing steep slopes if possible. If you must

do so, avoid any holes or depressions on the downhill

side. Avoid any stumps, rocks, bumps or raised areas

on  the  uphill  side.  When  operating  near  ditches  or

banks, always keep your tractor behind the shear line

(A, Fig.2-22). Avoid ditches, embankments and river

banks which might cave in (Fig.2-21).

•

If you need cross a steep slope, do not steer uphill,

but  slow  down  and  take  a  wide  turn.  Always  drive
straight  up  or  down  a  slope,  never across  it.  When

travelling up or down a slope, keep the heavy end of

the tractor and the implement pointed uphill. (Fig.2-23)

•

When  driving  across  a  slope  with  mounted  imple-

ments,  keep  such  implements  on  the  uphill  side

(Fig.2-24).  Do  not  raise  implements.  Keep  them  as

low and near to the ground as possible.

•

Avoid crossing steep slopes if possible. If you must

do so, avoid any holes or depressions on the downhill

side. Avoid any stumps, rocks, bumps or raised areas

on the uphill side (Fig.2-25).

Fig.2-21

Fig.2-22

Fig. 2-23

Fig. 2-24

Fig. 2-25

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Safety notes

To avoid rear overturns

WARNING: Hitching to the rear axle, or any 
other point above the swinging drawbar, can 
cause a rear overturn.

•

 DO NOT pull anything using the top link connection,

or  from  any  point  above  the  centre  line  of  the  rear

axle. Always use an approved drawbar, and only use

a  drawbar  pin  that  locks  into  place.

•

 High  hitching  can  cause  rear  overturn,  which  may

cause  serious  injury  or  death.  Hitch  loads  to  the

drawbar  only.

•

 Use front counterweights to increase tractor stability

when  towing  a  heavy  load  or  to  counter  balance  a

heavy rear mounted implement (Fig.2-26).

•

 DO NOT overload your tractor and DO NOT ballast it

beyond its carrying capacity. Never add ballast weight

to conterbalance an overload. Reduce the load instead

(Fig.2-27).

WARNING:  Overload  is  ALWAYS  dangerous. 
Check the load capacity of your tractor and 
NEVER exceed it (Fig.2-28). See the Technical 
Specifications section.

Fig. 2-27

Fig.2-28

Fig. 2-26

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•

 Start slowly and increase your speed gradually. DO

NOT rev the engine or drop the clutch. If the tractor

is  attached  to  a  heavy  load,  or  immovable  object,

improper clutching may cause overturn (Fig.2-30 and

2-31).

•

 If the front part of the tractor begins lifting, disengage

the clutch at once (Fig.2-29).

•

 If your tractor is bogged down in mud or frozen to

the ground, DO NOT attempt to drive forwards. The

tractor can spin around its rear wheels and overturn

(Fig.2-29). Lift any attached implement and attempt

to BACK OUT. If this is not possible, tow it out with

another vehicle.

•

 If you get stuck in a ditch, BACK OUT, if possible. If

you must go forward, do it slowly and carefully.

•

 When driving on a slope with a trailer hitched at the

back  you  should  drive  the  tractor  in  forward  gear

when moving both uphill and downhill.

•

 A tractor with a loaded front-end (e.g. loader, bucket

etc.) and without a rear trailer should be backed down

the slope and travel forward uphill. Always keep the

loader bucket as low as possible. (Fig.2-31b)

•

 Always keep the tractor in gear when going downhill.

Never let the tractor coast with clutch disengaged or

transmission in neutral.

Fig.2-29

Fig.2-30

Fig.2-31

Fig.2-31b