Driving The Riding Mover In Reverse; Turning While Driving Rearward - Craftsman 247.25001 Operator's Manual

4. To execute a"zero t urn" move t he turn side drive c ontrol lever to
the inward neutral position, while m oving the other control lever
forward.
NOTE: Making azero turn ongrass w ill g reatly increase the potential
fordefacement ofthe turf.
Driving the Riding
mower in Reverse
1. Slowlyand evenlymovebothdrivecontrol leversrearward.The
riding mowerwill start to movein the reversedirection.See Figure
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Turning While Driving Rearward
1. Toturn the riding mowerwhiledrivingrearward,movethe control
leversas necessaryso that one leverisforwardof the other.The
ridingmowerwill turnin thedirectionof the forwardcontrollever.
Toturn to the left whiletravelingin reverse,movethe left drive
control leverforwardof the rightlever.See Figure18.
Rearward Left Turn
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Toturn to the rightwhiletravelingin reverse,movethe rightdrive
control leverforwardof the left lever.See Figure19.
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As thecontrol leversare pushedfarther rearwardthe speedof the
riding mowerwill increase.
Toslow the ridingmowermovethe controlsleverforwardto attain
thedesiredspeed,or movethe leversto the neutralpositionto
stop the ridingmower.
Rearward Right Turn
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4. The greaterthe fore-to-aftdistancebetweenthe two levers,the
sharperthe ridingmowerwillturn.
5. Toexecutea zeroturn, movethe turn sidedrivecontrolleverto
the neutralposition,whilemovingtheother controlleverrearward.
NOTE: Makinga zeroturnon grasswill greatlyincrease the potential
for defacementofthe turf.
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