Craftsman 19HP BRIGGS & STRATTON WITH 42" MOWER 107.27768 Operator's Manual

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Practice Turning Around a CornerWhile traveling forward allow one handle to graduallyreturn back toward neutral. Practice several times beforemowing.NOTE." To prevent damaging your lawn by pivoting direct-ly on the tire tread, it is best to keep both wheels going atleast slightly forward.Practice Turning in PlaceTo "zero turn" means to turn in place. To turn in place,gradually move one ground speed control lever forwardfrom neutral and one lever back from neutral simultane-ously. Repeat several times.Executing Turns Turning In PlaceFigure 7. RightTurn Figure 8. Turning in PlaceADVANCED DRIVINGExecuting an End=Of=Row ZeroTurnYour zero turn rider's unique ability to turn inplace allows you to turn around at the end ofa cutting row rather than having to stop andmake a Y-turn before starting a new row.For example, to execute a right end-of rowzero turn:1. Slow down at the end of the row.2. Move the LEFT ground speed controllever forward slightly while moving theRIGHT ground speed control lever back tocenter and then slightly back from center.3. Begin mowing forward again.This technique turns the rider RIGHT andslightly overlaps the row just cut --eliminatingthe need to back up and re-cut missed grass.As you become more familiar and experi-enced with operating the zero turn rider, youwill learn more maneuvers that will make yourmowing time easier and more enjoyable.Remember, the more you practice, the bet=ter your control of the rider will be!Figure 9. Executing an End-Of-RowTurn15