NOTE:The greaterthe fore-to-aftdistancebetweenthe two levers,the
sharperthe riding mowerwill turn.
3.
Toexecutea "zeroturn,"movethe turnside drivecontrolleverto
the neutralposition,while movingthe othercontrolleverforward.
NOTE: Makinga "zeroturn"on grasswill greatlyincreasethepotential
for defacement o f the turf.
Driving
the Riding
mower in Reverse
Alwayslookbehindand downon bothsidesof theridingmowerbefore
backingup.Alwayslookbehindwhiletravelingin the reverse direction.
1.
Slowlyand evenlymovebothdrive controlleversrearward.The
riding mowerwill startto movein the reversedirection.See Figure
18.
o
inward
Neutral
_
Position
o_
Slower
Faster
Turning
While
Driving
Rearward
Toturn the riding mowerwhiledriving rearward, m ovethe control
leversas necessaryso that one leverisforwardof the other.Theriding
mowerwill turn inthe directionof the forwardcontrol lever.
1.
Toturn to the left whiletravelingin reverse,movethe left drive
control leverforwardof the right lever.See Figure19.
RearwardLeftTurn
o
Figure19
2.
Toturn to the rightwhiletravelingin reverse,movethe rightdrive
control leverforwardof the left lever.See Figure20.
.
.
Figure18
As thecontrol leversare pushedfarther rearwardthe speedof the
riding mowerwill increase.
Toslow the ridingmowermovethe controlsleverforwardto attain
the desiredspeed,or movethe leversto the neutralpositionto
stop the ridingmower.
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3.
The greaterthe fore-to-aftdistancebetweenthe two levers,the
sharperthe ridingmowerwill turn.
4.
Toexecutea "pivotturn,"movethe turn sidedrivecontrolleverto
the neutralposition,whilemovingthe othercontrol leverrearward.
NOTE:Makinga "pivotturn"on grasswill greatlyincrease the potential
for defacement o f theturf.
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