Operator's Manual

UsingtheMotion-Control

Levers

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1.Motion-control

lever—NEUTRAL-LOCK

position

4.Backward

2.Center,unlockedposition5.Frontofmachine

3.Forward

DrivingtheMachine

Thedrivewheelsturnindependently,poweredbyhydraulic

motorsoneachaxle.Youcanturn1sideinreversewhileyou

turntheotherforward,causingthemachinetospinrather

thanturn.Thisgreatlyimprovesthemachinemaneuverability

butmayrequiresometimeforyoutoadapttohowitmoves.

Thethrottlecontrolregulatestheenginespeedasmeasured

inrpm(revolutionsperminute).Placethethrottlecontrolin

theFASTpositionforbestperformance.Alwaysoperatein

thefullthrottlepositionwhenmowing.

CAUTION

Themachinecanspinveryrapidly,whichmay

causeyoutolosecontrolofmachine,resultingin

personalinjuryordamagetomachine.

•Usecautionwhenmakingturns.

•Slowthemachinedownbeforemakingsharp

turns.

DrivingForward

Note:Theenginestopswhenyoumovethetraction-control

withtheparkingbrakeengaged.

Tostop,pullthemotion-controlleverstotheNEUTRAL

position.

1.Disengagetheparkingbrake;refertoDisengagingthe

ParkingBrake(page18).

2.Movetheleverstothecenter,unlockedposition.

3.Togoforward,slowlypushthemotion-controllevers

forward(Figure24).

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