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Read articles →This is a beginner's orientation to operating a New Holland Boomer 40, filmed from the seat as someone walks a first-time driver through the basics: pre-check around the tractor, gear selector and range, clutch and brakes, the two throttle options, emergency brake interlock, and the start-up sequence. It's a slow, plain-spoken safety and controls primer rather than a review of the tractor's capability, best suited to a brand-new operator learning to start and drive it safely.
Posted by the hexepatty channel, presented as a personal, informal lesson rather than a dealer or professional review.
Put it in neutral, depress the clutch, be seated with the emergency brake on, turn the switch on, wait for the coral warmer light to disappear, then turn the ignition to the right.
Look in front to see what equipment is attached and look to the back to check if anything is hooked up before climbing on the tractor.
The brake pedals are locked together so pressing them brings up both brakes, but just pushing the clutch in also brings the tractor to a quick stop.
Gas can be set to a nominal speed with a hand lever, pushed up for constant speed for field work, or controlled with a foot pedal for driving.
