Driving On Slopes; Operating The Pto; Stopping The Riding Mower; Executing A Zero Turn - Craftsman 247.25002 Operator's Manual

Executing a Zero Turn
When executinga zeroturn, the ridingmowerMUSTBE STOPPED.
Executinga zeroturn whilethe ridingmoweris movingcan signifi-
cantly reduceyourcontrolof the ridingmowerand will causesevere
turf defacement t o occur.
Stopthe forwardor reversemotionof the riding mowerby moving
the two drivecontrolleversto neutral.
2. Toturnclockwise, m ovethe left controlleverforwardwhilesimulta-
neouslymovingthe rightcontrolleverrearward. S ee Figure20.
Clockwise Zero Turn
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3. Toturncounterclockwise, movethe rightcontrolleverforward while
simultaneously moving theleft control l everrearward. S ee Figure 21.
Counterclockwise
Zero Turn
2. Pushthe PTOswitchdownwardto the DISENGAGED position.
3. Usethe deck lift handleto raisethe deck to itshighestposition.
4. If dismounting the ridingmower,movethe drivecontrolleversfully
outwardin theneutralposition,engagethe parkingbrakeO, move
the throttle/choke controlleverto the FAST_ position,turnthe
ignition s witchto STOP_ and remove the keyfromthe switch.
Donot leavethe seat of the riding mowerwithoutdisengagingthe
PTO, movingdrivecontrol leversfully outwardin the neutralposition,
and engagingthe parkingbrake.If leavingthe ridingmowerunat-
tended,turnthe ignition key off and removekey.
DRIVING ON SLOPES
Referto the slopegaugein the SafeOperationSectionto help
determineslopes whereyou maynot operatesafely.
Donot operateon inclines w ith a slopein excessof 15 degrees(a
riseof approximately 2-1/2feetevery 10 feet).The ridingmowercould
overturnand causeseriousinjury.
1. Alwaysdrive acrossslopes,neverup and down.Controlthe
speedand directionof the riding mowerusing primarilythe control
leveron thedownhillsideof the riding mower,with the uphill
control leverremainingessentiallyina fixed position.
2. Avoidturningdownhillif possible.Start at the bottomof a slope
and work upward.Alwaysslowdownbeforeturning.
3. Useextra careand go slowlywhenturningdownhill.
OPERATING THE PTO
Operatethe PTOclutchas follows:
1. Movethe throttle/chokecontrolleverto approximately the mid
throttleposition.
2. Pullthe PTOswitchupwardto the ENGAGED position.
3. Advancethethrottle/chokeleverto the FAST_ position(full
throttle).
4. The operatormustremainin the riding mowerseatat all times.If
the operatorshouldleavethe seat withoutturningoff the power
take-off switch,the riding mower'senginewill shut off.
5. The PTOclutchcannotbe operatedwhenthe ridingmoweris
drivingin the reversedirection.The PTOwilldisengagewhen
bothdrivecontrolleversare movedto the reverseposition,and
will re-engagewhenone (or both)controllever(s)is movedto the
neutralor forward position.
Figure21
STOPPING THE RIDING MOWER
1. Movebothdrivecontrol leversto the neutralpositionto stop the
motionof the riding mower.
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