Exmark TURF TRACER X-SERIES - Operation; Driving Forward and Lever Operation

Operation
8.Removethekeytopreventchildrenorother
unauthorizedpersonsfromstartingengine.
9.Closethefuelshut-offvalvewhenthemachine
willnotbeinuseforafewdays,when
transporting,orwhentheunitisparkedinside
abuilding.
DrivingtheMachine
DriveLever/NeutralLockLatchOperation
Tolockthedriveleversin“neutrallock”,squeezethe
driveleverstothe“neutral”position(DoNotsqueeze
thedriveleversallthewaybackasthiswillcausethe
drivewheelstogointofullreversedirection).See
Figure5position1.Placethumbsontheinnerlobe
oftheneutrallocklatchesandrotatethemunder
thedriveleversintothe“neutrallock”position.See
Figure5position2.Releasethedrivelevers.
CAUTION
Iftheneutrallocklatchesarenotcompletely
engagedthedriveleverscouldunexpectedlyslip
intotheforwarddriveposition.Ifthedrivelevers
slipintothedrivepositiontheunitcouldlurch
forwardandcauseinjuryorpropertydamage.
Besurethedriveleversarepasttherollerand
securelyseatedatthebottomoftheneutrallock
latches.
Toplacethedriveleversinthe“forward”position,
slightlysqueezethedriveleverswhileplacingthumbs
ontheouterthumblobeoftheneutrallocklatches
(ortheindexngeronthefrontlobe)androtatethem
fromunderthedrivelevers.Slowlyandcarefully
releasethedrivelevers.See
Figure5position3.
Toplacethedriveleversinthe“reverse”position,
squeezethedriveleverspasttheneutralposition.See
Figure5position4.
Figure5
1.DriveLeverinneutral
position
3.DriveLeverinforward
position
2.DriveLeverlockedin
neutralposition
4.DriveLeverinreverse
position
DrivingForward
1.Releasetheparkingbrake.
2.Withdriveleverslockedin“neutral”,shiftspeed
controllevertodesiredforwardspeed.
3.Slowlysqueezeandholdbothdriveleversin
theneutralpositionandrotatebothneutrallock
latchesfromtheneutrallockpositiontothe
forwardposition.
Note:DoNotsqueezebothdriveleversallthe
wayback.Thiswillcausethedrivewheelsto
engageinthereversedirection.
4.Tomoveforwardinastraightline,smoothly
releasebothdriveleverstoengagedrivewheels.
Toturnleftorright,squeezetherighthanddrive
levertoturnrightandthelefthanddrivelever
toturnleft.
Tomakea“zeroturn”,squeezeeithertheleft
handortherighthanddriveleverbackintothe
reversepositionwhiletheoppositedriveleverisin
aforwardpositionatanequalbutoppositespeed.
Note:Forsmoothoperationofthismachine,
avoidquick,jerkymovementsofthedrivelevers.
Movethedriveleverssmoothlyanddeliberately.
Tostop,squeezedriveleversbacktothe“neutral”
position.Movetheneutrallocklatchesintothe
“neutrallock”positionandreleasedrivelevers.
Movethespeedcontrollevertotheneutral
position.
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