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Read articles →This is a short in-cab orientation to the John Deere 4044M controls, not a field demo or buying guide. It walks through engaging four-wheel drive and the differential lock, loader lever position, PTO switch and light, three-point hitch lever, and the start-up sequence (brake, neutral, key to first click, wait for lights). Useful for someone who just wants to know where the controls are before sitting in one.
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It is up with the rest of the switches. You pull it up to engage four-wheel drive.
The differential is right down near the floor and you use your heel to engage it.
Engage the brake, put it in neutral, turn the key to the first click, let the illuminated lights go away, then start the machine.
You pull up on the lever to raise and lower the three-point, which lifts whatever implement is on the rear.
