OPERATION
IRIVING THE LAWN TRACTOR
Ince the lawn tractor is moving forward, you’ll need. to know how to
;teer correctly, adjust speed, begin mowing, and how to stop.
Steering
To make it easier to cut various lawns, your lawn tractor is very
naneuverable and can turn quickly.
Turning sharply when using higher
ground speeds can cause the lawn
tractor to lose traction.
The lawn tractor can tip over, and you
can be injured or killed.
Avoid sharp turns when using higher
aears.
4fter using the lawn tractor for a while, you’ll get a better feel for how
nuch effort to use on the steering wheel for a particular turn.
The speed of the lawn tractor greatly affects how the steering
esponds. For this reason, you should shift the transmission to a
ower ground speed before entering turns.
Ivoid turning the lawn tractor when operating on a sloped surface.
see Operation on Slopes later in this chapter for more details.
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