Operation

ZERO TURN

 

Smooth Travel

 

 

DRIVING PRACTICE

 

The lever controls of

 

 

The lever controls of the Zero Turn rider are

the Zero Turn rider are

 

 

responsive.

 

 

responsive, and learning to gain a smooth and

 

 

The BEST method of

 

 

efficient control of the rider’s forward, reverse, and

 

 

turning movements will take some practice.

handling the ground

 

 

Spending some time going through the maneuvers

speed control levers

 

 

is in three steps — as

 

 

shown and becoming familiar with how the unit

 

 

shown in Figure 3.

 

 

accelerates, travels, and steers — before you begin

 

 

FIRST place your

 

 

mowing —is absolutely essential to getting the most

 

 

out of the Zero Turn rider.

 

hands onto the levers

 

 

Locate a smooth, flat area of your lawn — one

as shown.

 

 

SECOND, to go

 

 

with plenty of room to maneuver. (Clear the area

 

 

of objects, people and animals before you begin.)

forward gradually push

 

 

Operate the unit at mid-throttle during this practice

the levers forward with

 

 

session (ALWAYS operate at full throttle when

your palms.

 

 

mowing), and turn slowly to prevent tire slippage and

THIRD, to speed

 

 

damage to your lawn.

 

 

 

 

up move the levers

 

 

 

 

 

 

We suggest you begin with the Smooth Travel

farther forward. To

 

 

 

Reproduction

 

procedure to the right, and then advance through the

slow down smoothly,

 

 

forward, reverse, and turning maneuvers.

for

 

 

slowly move the levers

 

 

You must release the parking brake prior to moving

t wa d neutral.

Figure 3. Move Control

the control levers inward.

 

 

 

Levers Gradually

BASIC DRIVING

Not

 

 

 

Forward Travel Practice

 

Reverse Travel Practice

 

Gradually move both ground speed control leve s

LOOK DOWN & BEHIND, then gradually move both

— evenly FORWARD from neutral. Slow down and

gr und speed control levers evenly BACK from

repeat.

 

neutral. Slow down and repeat.

 

NOTE: Straight forward travel takes practice. If

NOTE: Practice backing up for several minutes before

necessary, top speed can be balance-adjust d

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.

 

 

Forward

 

Reverse

 

 

Travel

 

Travel

 

 

Figure 4. Forward Travel

Figure 5. Reverse Travel

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