
Operation
Zero-Turn Driving Practice
The lever controls of the Zero Turn rider are responsive. Learning how to gain smooth, efficient control of the rider’s forward, reverse, and turning movements will take some practice.
Spending some time practicing the maneuvers shown and becoming familiar with how the unit accelerates, travels, and steers — before you begin mowing — is absolutely essential to getting the most out of the Zero Turn rider.
Locate a smooth, flat area of your lawn — one with plenty of room to maneuver. (Clear the area of objects, people and animals before you begin.) Operate the unit at
Smooth Travel
The lever controls of the Zero Turn rider are responsive.
The BEST method of handling the ground speed control levers is in three steps — as shown in Figure 4.
FIRST place your hands onto the levers as shown.
SECOND, to go forward gradually push the levers forward with your palms.
We suggest you begin with the Smooth Travel | THIRD, to speed |
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forward, reverse, and turning maneuvers. | slow down smoothly, |
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You must release the parking brake prior to moving | for |
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slowly move the levers |
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the control levers inward. |
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BASIC DRIVING |
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Forward Travel Practice |
| Reverse Travel Practice |
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Gradually move both ground speed control leve s | LOOK DOWN and BEHIND, then gradually move | |||
evenly FORWARD from neutral. Slow down and | b th ground speed control levers evenly BACK from | |||
repeat. |
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NOTE: Straight forward travel takes practice. If | NOTE: Practice backing up for several minutes before | |||
necessary, top speed can be | attempting to do so near objects. The rider turns | |||
— see the Speed Balancing Adjustment in the | sharply in reverse as well as forward, and backing up | |||
Adjustments section near the back of this manual. | straight takes practice. |
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Figure 5. Forward Travel | Figure 6. Reverse Travel |
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