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B. Start the engine. With the joystick still
down, position the handle so both
wheels are stationary.
C. Tighten the two nuts on the bottom of
the neutral plate, being careful not to
shift it out of position.
D. Recheck neutral before placing the
mower back on the ground. Then shut
off the engine and remove the mower
from the blocks. Replace the fender
skirt.
3. JOYSTICK CONTROL LEVER
SENSITIVITY ADJUSTMENT:
To change the sideways turning
response, adjust as follows:
A. Remove the right hand fender skirt
exposing the Joystick Control Lever
assembly.
B. Remove the cross bolt, nut, & spacers.
C. For quicker reacting steering place the
long, silver colored spacers toward the
inside of the rod end ball joints and the
shorter, gold colored spacers on the
outside of the ball joints. For slower
reacting steering place the short, gold
colored spacers on the inside and the
longer, silver colored spacers on the
outside. All 4 spacers must be used
when reassembling.
TWINSTICK ADJUSTMENT
1. TWINSTICK CONTROL LEVER
NEUTRAL ADJUSTMENT:
A. Loosen the bolts holding the Neutral
Plate.
B. Pull back the control lever until the
wheel spin is zero.
C. Tilt the Control lever outward, using the
lever, position and tighten the bolts
holding the Neutral Plates.
2. TWINSTICK CONTROL LEVER
FORWARD TRACKING:
In a large open area, actuate the
Twinstick Control levers into the full
forward position. If the mower veers in
either direction left or right some
adjustment is necessary. If the mower
veers to the right, then the left
transmission needs to be slowed down.
If the mower veers to the left then the
right transmission needs to be slowed
down.
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Neutral
Plate
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Cross Bolt Neutral
Plate
Neutral Plate
Nuts