Driving The Riding Mower In Reverse; Turning While Driving Rearward - Craftsman 247.204191 Operator's Manual

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Thegreaterthe fore-to-aftdistance betweenthe two levers, t he sharper t he
ridingmowerwill turn.
Toexecute azeroturn movetheturn sidedrivecontrolleverto the inward
neutralposition,whilemovingthe othercontrolleverforward.
NOTE: Making a zeroturn whilethe vehicle is moving will greatlyincrease
the potential f or defacement of the turf. Forturf protectionandto avoid
personal i njury,alwaysstopthe vehiclebefore executing azeroturn.
Driving the Riding mower In Reverse
Alwayslook behind and down on both sidesof the ridingmower before
backing up. Alwayslook behindwhile traveling in the reversedirection.
1. Slowlyandevenlymovebothdrivecontrol l eversrearward. T heriding
mowerwill startto moveinthe reverse d irection.SeeFigure 16.
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Asthe control l eversarepushed fartherrearwardthe speed ofthe riding
mowerwill increase.
3.
Toslowthe ridingmowermovethe controls leverforwardtoattainthe desired
speed, o r movethe levers t o the neutral p osition to stoptheridingmower.
TurningWhile Driving Rearward
1. To turntheriding mower whiledriving rearward, move thecontrol levers
asnecessary sothatone lever i sforward oftheother. T he riding mower will
turninthedirection o ftheforward control lever.
2.
Toturn to the left whiletravelinginreverse, m ovethe left drivecontrollever
forwardof the right lever. S eeFigure 17.
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Toturn to the rightwhiletravelingin reverse, m ovethe right drivecontrol
leverforwardof the left lever. S eeFigure 18.
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Thegreaterthe fore-to-aftdistance betweenthe two levers, t he sharper t he
riding mowerwill turn.
Toexecute a zeroturn, movethe turn side drivecontrolleverto the neutral
position,whilemovingthe othercontrolleverrearward.
NOTE: Makingazeroturn whilethe vehicleismovingwill greatlyincrease
the potentialfordefacement o f theturf. Forturf protectionandto avoid
personal i njury, a lwaysstopthe vehicle beforeexecuting azeroturn.
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