DeWalt 47AKBCA Guide D'utilisation page 13

OPERATION, cont'd
nOTE: Lapbar drive control levers must be moved fully inward before pushing forward
or backward to ensure brakes are fully disengaged. Parking the tractor on uneven terrain
or a hill may cause the brakes to bind and not release fully. In this case the tractor will not
drive when the lapbar drive control levers are moved. If this happens, move the lapbar
drive control lever in the opposite direction slightly to take the load off the brakes and
allow them to release fully.
nOTE: If the lapbar drive control levers are not even in the neutral position, refer to
Service and Maintenance for instructions to adjust the lapbar drive control levers so that
they are even.
3. Move the throttle to the full throttle position.
WARNING: Always maintain a firm grip on the control levers. Do not release
the control levers to slow or stop the tractor; move levers to neutral position
using hands.
4. To drive the tractor, firmly grasp the respective lapbar drive control levers with right
and left hands and continue with Driving the Tractor Forward in the next section.
Driving the Tractor Forward
1. Slowly and evenly move both
lapbar drive control levers
forward. The tractor will
start to move forward. See
Figure 27.
2. As the lapbar drive control
levers are pushed farther
forward the speed of the
tractor will increase.
3. To slow the tractor move the
drive controls lever rearward
to attain the desired speed, or
move the lapbar drive control
levers to the neutral position
to stop the tractor.
Turning the Tractor
While Driving Forward
WARNING: Sharp turns can affect control of the tractor. ALWAYS slow the
tractor before making sharp turns.
To turn the tractor while driving forward,
move the lapbar drive control levers as
necessary so that one drive control lever
is rearward of the other. The tractor will
turn in the direction of the rearward drive
control lever.
1. To turn to the left, move the left drive
control lever rearward of the right drive
control lever. See Figure 28.
2. To turn to the right, move the right drive
control lever rearward of the left lever.
See Figure 29.
3. The greater the distance between the
two levers, the sharper the tractor
will turn.
4. To execute a "pivot turn, " move the
turn side drive control lever to the
neutral position, while moving the
other control lever forward.
nOTE: Making a "pivot turn" on grass
will greatly increase the potential for
defacement of the turf.
Driving Forward Faster
Slower
Neutral
Position
Figure 27
Forward Left Turn
Figure 28
Forward Right Turn
Figure 29
Driving the Tractor In Reverse
WARNING: Always look
behind and down on both
sides of the tractor before
backing up. Always look
behind while traveling in
the reverse direction.
Mowing in reverse is not
recommended.
1. Slowly and evenly move both
lapbar drive control levers
rearward. The tractor will start to
move in the reverse direction. See
Figure 30.
2. As the lapbar drive control levers
are pushed farther rearward the
speed of the tractor will increase.
3. To slow the tractor move the
lapbar drive control levers
forward to attain the desired
speed, or move the lapbar drive
control levers to the neutral
position to stop the tractor.
Turning While
Driving Rearward
To turn the tractor while driving
rearward, move the lapbar drive
control levers as necessary so that
one drive control lever is forward of
the other. The tractor will turn in
the direction of the forward lapbar
drive control lever.
1. To turn to the left while
traveling in reverse, move the
left drive control lever forward
of the right drive control lever.
See Figure 31.
2. To turn to the right while
traveling in reverse, move the
right drive control lever forward
of the left drive control lever.
See Figure 32.
nOTE: The greater the distance
between the two lapbar drive
control levers, the sharper the tractor
will turn.
3. To execute a "pivot turn", move the
turn side drive control lever to the
neutral position, while moving the
other drive control lever rearward.
nOTE: Making a "pivot turn" on grass will
greatly increase the potential
for defacement of the turf.
Executing a Zero Turn
1. Stop the forward or reverse motion of
the tractor by moving the two lapbar
drive control levers to neutral.
2. To turn clockwise, move the left
lapbar drive control lever forward
while simultaneously moving the
right lapbar drive control lever
rearward. See Figure 33.
3. To turn counter-clockwise, move
the lapbar right drive control lever
forward while simultaneously
moving the left lapbar drive control
lever rearward. See Figure 34.
Neutral
Position
Figure 30
Rearward Left Turn
Figure 31
Rearward Right Turn
Figure 32
Clockwise Zero Turn
Figure 33
Counter-clockwise Zero Turn
Figure 34
English
Slower
Faster
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