CAUTION
POTENTIAL HAZARD
♦If the neutral lock latches are not completely engaged the drive levers could unexpectedly slip into the forward drive position.
WHAT CAN HAPPEN
♦If the drive levers slip into the drive position the unit could lurch forward and cause injury or property damage.
HOW TO AVOID THE HAZARD
♦Be sure the drive levers are past the roller and securely seated at the bottom of the neutral lock latches.
To place the drive levers in the “forward” position, slightly squeeze the drive levers while placing thumbs on the outer thumb lobe of the neutral lock latches (or the index finger on the front lobe) and rotate them from under the drive levers. Slowly and carefully release the drive levers. See Figure 5 (c).
To place the drive levers in the “reverse” position, squeeze the drive levers past the neutral position. See Figure 5 (d).
(a) | (b) |
(c) | (d) |
FIGURE 5
DRIVE LEVER, NEUTRAL LOCK LATCH OPERATION
4.3.4Drive Wheel Engagement/Turning: With drive levers locked in “neutral”, shift speed control lever to desired forward speed.
Slowly squeeze and hold both drive levers in the neutral position and rotate both neutral lock latches from the neutral lock position to the forward position.
DO NOT squeeze both drive levers all the way back, this will cause the drive wheels to engage in the reverse direction.
For straight ahead motion: Smoothly release both drive levers to engage drive wheels.
For turning: Squeeze the right hand drive lever to turn right and the left hand drive lever to turn left. To make a “zero turn”, squeeze either the left hand or the
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