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Zero-TurnDrivingPractice
Thelevercontrols of the ZeroTurn rider are responsive,
and learningto gain a smooth and efficient control of the
rider's forward, reverse,and turning movementswill take
some practice.
Spending sometime going through the maneuversshown
and becoming familiar with howthe unitaccelerates,
travels, and steers-- beforeyou begin mowing --is
absolutelyessential to getting the most out of the Zero Turn
rider.
Locatea smooth,flat area ofyourlawn -- onewith plenty
of roomto maneuver.(Clearthe areaof objects, peopleand
animals beforeyou begin.) Operatethe unit at mid-throttle
during this practicesession (ALWAYSoperateat full
throttle when mowing), and turn slowly to preventtire
slippageand damageto your lawn.
Wesuggestyou begin with the Smooth Travelprocedureto
the right, and thenadvancethrough the forward, reverse,
and turning maneuvers.
You must releasethe parking brakeprior to moving the
control levers inward.
SmoothTravel
Thelevercontrols of the
ZeroTurn rider are
responsive.
TheBESTmethod of
handling the ground speed
control levers is in three
steps-- asshown in Figure
11.
FIRSTplaceyour handsonto
the leversas shown.
SECOND,to go forward
gradually pushthe levers
forward with your palms.
THIRD,to speed up move
the leversfarther forward. To
slow down smoothly, slowly
move the leverstoward
neutral.
Figure 11, Move Control
Levers Gradually
BasicDriving
ForwardTravelPractice
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
ReverseTravelPractice
LOOKDOWNAND 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 nearobjects, Therider turns sharply in
reverseas weflas forward, and backing up straight takes
practice.
Forward
Travel
Reverse
Travel
Figure 12, Forward Travel Figure 13, ReverseTravel
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