Product Manual

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700428 10/2014
Dixie Chopper ▪ 6302 E. County Road 100 N. ▪ Coatesville, IN ▪ 46121 ▪ www.dixiechopper.com
Controls and Operation
Do not move the steering speed
control levers too rapidly or
start and stop the mower suddenly, especially on
grades. Failure to comply will result in personal
injury or death.
CAUTION
WARNING
The mower is equipped with a separate transaxle
for each rear wheel. The transaxles are controlled
by the steering speed control levers. The left lever
controls the left rear wheel and the right lever con-
trols the right rear wheel.
To move forward, push both levers forward at the
same time, slowly and evenly. (See below)
To speed up the forward movement, push levers
farther forward. The farther they are pushed, the
faster the mower will travel.
To move in reverse, pull both levers backward at
the same time, slowly and evenly. (See below)
Steering Speed Control Levers:
ZERO
RIGHT TURN
REVERSE
RIGHT TURN
FORWARD
RIGHT TURN
REVERSEFORWARD
To speed up the backward movement, pull levers
toward you. The closer they are pulled, the faster
the mower will travel. NOTE: Never mow in re-
verse.
To turn, slow the mower’s ground speed, then fur-
ther slow the speed of the desired direction of travel.
Slow the right wheel for a right-hand turn or the left
wheel for a left-hand turn.
(See below)
To reduce the speed of the mower, move the
steering speed control levers the opposite direction
of travel toward the neutral position.
Refer to the illustrations of steering speed control
levers’ positions shown below.
To execute a Zero Radius turn, you must put one
wheel in reverse and one wheel in forward.
Refer to illustrations shown below of the steering
speed control levers’ position relative to the mower
wheels and the direction in which the levers turn
them.