DrivingForwardorBackward
Thethrottlecontrolregulatestheenginespeedasmeasured
inrpm(revolutionsperminute).Placethethrottlecontrolin
theMAXIMUMSPEED(front)positionforbestperformance.
Alwaysoperateinthefullthrottlepositionwhenmowing.
CAUTION
Machinecanspinveryrapidly.Youmaylose
controlofmachineandinjureyourselfordamage
themachine.
•Usecautionwhenmakingturns.
•Slowthemachinedownbeforemakingsharp
turns.
UsingtheMotion-ControlLevers
Figure22
1.Motion-control
lever—NEUTRAL-LOCK
position
4.Backward
2.Center,unlockedposition5.Frontofmachine
3.Forward
DrivingForward
Note:Theengineshutsoffifyoumovethetraction-control
leverswiththeparkingbrakeengaged.
Tostop,pullthemotion-controlleverstotheNEUTRAL
position.
1.Releasetheparkingbrake;refertoReleasingthe
ParkingBrake(page20).
2.Movetheleverstothecenter,unlockedposition.
3.Togoforward,slowlypushthemotion-controllevers
forward(Figure23).
Figure23
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