Driving the Tractor Forward
- To turn to the left, move the left drive control
lever rearward of the right lever. See Figure 13.
WARNING: Keep all movement of the
drive control levers slow and smooth.
Abrubt movement of the control levers
can affect the stability of the tractor and
could cause the tractor to flip over,
which may result in serious injury or
death to the operator.
FORWARD LEFT TURN
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•
Slowly and evenly move both drive control levers
forward. The tractor will start to move forward.
See Figure 12.
As the control levers are pushed farther forward
the speed of the tractor will increase.
DRIVING FORWARD
Faster
Figure 13
-
To turn to the right, move the right drive control
lever rearward of the left lever. See Figure 14.
Slower
FORWARD RIGHT TURN
Neutral
Position
Figure 12
•
To slow the tractor move the controls lever
rearward to attain the desired speed, or move the
levers to the neutral position to stop the tractor.
IMPORTANT: Always maintain your grasp on the
drive control levers. Do not release the levers to
slow the tractor or to return to neutral.
Figure 14
•
•
The greater the fore-to-aft distance between the
two levers, the sharper the tractor will turn.
Turning the Tractor While Driving Forward
WARNING: When reversing the direction
of travel, we recommend performing
To execute a "pivot turn," move the turn side
drive control lever to the neutral position, while
moving the other control lever forward.
gradual
‘U’
turns
where
possible.
Sharper turns increase the possibility of
turf defacement, and could affect control
of the tractor. ALWAYS slow the tractor
before making sharp turns.
•
IMPORTANT: Making a "pivot turn" on grass
will greatly increase the potential for deface-
ment of the turf.
•
To turn the tractor while driving forward, move the
control levers as necessary so that one lever is
rearward of the other. The tractor will turn in the
direction of the rearward control lever.
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