Exmark 4500-645 manual Driving the Machine, Driving Forward

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Operation

Driving the Machine

CAUTION

Machine can spin very rapidly by positioning one lever too much ahead of the other. Operator may lose control of the machine, which may cause damage to the machine or injury.

Use caution when making turns.

Slow the machine down before making sharp turns.

Important: To begin movement (forward or backward) the operator must be in the seat, the brake lever must be disengaged (pushed down) before the motion control levers can be moved in or the engine will stop.

When the motion control levers are positioned fully outward (apart) in the T-slot, the drive system is in the neutral lock position (Figure 14).

Note: The “N” LCD indicator appears when both levers are in the neutral lock position.

When the motion control levers are moved directly inward (together) the drive system is in the neutral operate position.

Figure 14

1.

Neutral lock position

4.

Forward

 

(handles out)

 

 

2.

Neutral operate position

5.

Neutral (operate)

 

(handles in)

6.

Reverse

3.

Front of Unit

Driving Forward

1.Release the parking brake.

2.Move the motion control levers inward to the center to the neutral position.

3.To move forward in a straight line, move both levers forward with equal pressure.

To turn left or right, pull the motion control lever back toward neutral in the desired turn direction.

The machine will move faster the farther the motion control levers are moved from the neutral position.

4.To stop, position both motion control levers in the neutral operate position.

 

 

Figure 15

 

1.

Front of Unit

3.

Neutral

2.

Forward

4.

Reverse

 

 

 

 

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