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CAUTION
POTENTIAL HAZARD
♦
If the neutral lock latches are not completely engaged
the drive levers could unexpectedly slip into the
forward drive position.
WHAT CAN HAPPEN
♦
If the drive levers slip into the drive position the unit
could lurch forward and cause injury or property
damage.
HOW TO AVOID THE HAZARD
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Be sure the drive levers are past the roller and
securely seated at the bottom of the neutral lock
latches.
To place the drive levers in the
“forward”
position, slightly squeeze the drive
levers while placing thumbs on the outer thumb lobe of the neutral lock latches
(or the index finger on the front lobe) and rotate them from under the drive
levers.
Slowly
and
carefully
release the drive levers. See Figure 5 (c).
To place the drive levers in the
“reverse”
position, squeeze the drive levers past
the neutral position. See Figure 5 (d).
FIGURE 5
DRIVE LEVER, NEUTRAL LOCK LATCH OPERATION
4.3.4
Drive Wheel Engagement/Turning: With drive levers locked in “neutral”, shift
speed control lever to desired forward speed.
Slowly squeeze and hold both drive levers in the neutral position and rotate both
neutral lock latches from the neutral lock position to the forward position.
DO NOT squeeze both drive levers all the way back, this will cause the drive
wheels to engage in the reverse direction.
For straight ahead motion: S
moothly release both drive levers to engage drive
wheels.
For turning:
Squeeze the right hand drive lever to turn right and the left hand
drive lever to turn left. To make a “zero turn”, squeeze either the left hand or the
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
