Snapper Pro S200X Series - Operation; Zero Turn Driving Practice; Forward and Reverse Travel Practice

Operation
ZeroTurnDrivinuPractice
Thelever controls of the Zero Turn rider are responsive,and
learning to gain a smooth and efficient control of the rider's
forward, reverse,and turning movements will take some
practice.
Spending some time going through the maneuvers shown
and becoming familiar with how the unit accelerates,travels,
and steers -- beforeyou begin mowing --is absolutely
essentialto getting the most out of the Zero Turn rider.
Locate a smooth,flat area of yourlawn -- one with plenty
of room to maneuver.(Clear the area of objects, peopleand
animals beforeyou begin.) Operatethe unit at mid-throttle
during this practice session (ALWAYSoperateat full throttle
when mowing), and turn slowly to preventtire slippageand
damageto your lawn.
Wesuggest you beginwith the Smooth Travelprocedureto
the right, andthen advancethrough the forward, reverse,
and turning maneuvers.
You must releasethe parking brake prior to moving the
control levers inward.
Smooth Travel
Thelever controls of the
ZeroTurn rider are
responsive.
The BESTmethod of
handling the ground
speedcontrol levers is in
three steps-- as shown
in Figure 10.
FIRSTplaceyour hands
onto the levers as shown.
SECOND,to go forward
gradually push the levers
forward with your palms.
THIRD,to speed up move
the levers farther
forward. Toslow down
smoothly, slowly move
the levers toward neutral.
Figure 10. Move Control
Levers Gradually
ForwardTravel Practice
Graduallymove both ground speedcontrol levers-- evenly
FORWARDfrom neutral. Slow down and repeat.
NOTE.Straight forward travel takespractice. If necessary,
top speedcan be balance-adjusted-- see the Speed
BalancingAdjustment in theAdjustments section near the
back of this manual.
ReverseTravel Practice
LOOKDOWN& BEHIND,then gradually move both ground
speedcontrol levers evenly BACKfrom neutral. Slow down
and repeat.
NOTE.Practicebacking up for severalminutes before
attempting to do so near objects. Therider turns sharply in
reverseas well as forward, and backing up straight takes
practice.
Forward
Travel
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Reverse
Travel
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Figure 11. Forward Travel Figure 12. Reverse Travel
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