Craftsman 247,204110 Operator's Manual page 17

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4.
Thegreaterthe fore-to-aftdistance between the 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
Alwaysbok behind and down on both sidesof the ridingmower before
backing up. Alwayslook behindwhile traveling in the reverse direction.
1. Slowly a nd evenly m ove bothdrive control levers r earward. The riding
mower willstarttomove inthereverse direction. See Figure 1 6.
2.
3.
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Asthe control l eversarepushed fartherrearwardthe speed ofthe riding
mowerwill increase.
Toslowthe ridingmowermovethe controls leverforwardto attainthe desired
speed, o r movethe levers t o the neutral p ositiontostoptheridingmower.
TurningWhile Driving Rearward
I. Toturn the ridingmowerwhiledrivingrearward, m ovethe controllevers
asnecessary sothatoneleverisforwardof theother.Theridingmowerwill
turn inthe directionof theforwardcontrollever.
Toturn to the left whiletravelingin reverse, m ovethe left drivecontrollever
forwardofthe right lever.See Figure17.
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Toturn to the rightwhiletravelingin reverse, m ovethe right drivecontrol
leverforwardof the left lever. S eeFigure 18.
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4. Thegreaterthe fore-to-aftdistance betweenthe two levers, t he sharper t he
riding mowerwill turn.
5. 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,alwaysstopthe vehicle beforeexecuting azeroturn.