Exmark QUEST E Series - Driving Forward or Backward; Driving Forward Procedure; Driving Backward Procedure

Operation
DrivingForwardorBackward
Thethrottlecontrolregulatestheenginespeedas
measuredinrpm(revolutionsperminute).Place
thethrottlecontrolintheFastpositionforbest
performance.AlwaysoperateintheFast(fullthrottle)
position.
CAUTION
Machinecanspinveryrapidlybypositioningone
levertoomuchaheadoftheother.Operatormay
losecontrolofthemachine,whichmaycause
damagetothemachineorinjury.
•Usecautionwhenmakingturns.
•Slowthemachinedownbeforemakingsharp
turns.
Forward
1.Movetheleverstothecenter,unlockedposition
(neutraloperate).
2.Togoforward,slowlypushthemotioncontrol
leversforward.
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Figure13
1.Motioncontrollevers–outwardposition:
EandS-Series–Parkingbrake
X-Series–Neutrallockposition
2.Motioncontrollevers–inward/centerposition:
Neutraloperateposition
3.Frontofmachine
4.Forward
5.Neutral(operate)
6.Reverse
Togostraight,applyequalpressuretoboth
motioncontrolleversFigure14).
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Figure14
Toturn,pullbackonthemotioncontrollever
towardthedirectionyouwanttoturn.
Thefartheryoumovethemotioncontrollevers
ineitherdirection,thefasterthemachinewill
moveinthatdirection.
Tostop,placethemotioncontrolleversin
thecenterposition(neutraloperate)(reference
Figure13).
Backward
Note:Alwaysusecautionwhenbackingupand
turning.
1.Movetheleverstothecenter,unlockedposition.
2.Togobackward,slowlypullthemotioncontrol
leversrearward(Figure15).
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