dumb question I know but does anyone really sit back like that there back is on the whole back rest when mowing? I know I don't and its on any mower I use, I did try to sit back on like 4 lawns and I felt like I was being lazy and mowing time was longer and harder to do.:hammerhead:
milo
No but it's not out of lazyness or lack thereof, it's because when the Z hits a bump the back rest can really smack my back if I'm resting up against it, so I tend to lean forward and away from it to keep from inflicting pain upon myself, it's a bit like riding a horse and that is why I sit forward.
Like Herler, I tend to "roll with the punches" so to speak, on rough ground. Similar to the way you would ride an ATV or a dirt bike, or, yes, I suppose, a horse. Not much of an equestrian, I'm afraid. 
My wife tends to ride more stiffly, bracing herself with her legs, and the rough lawns bother her back more than mine. I usually sit cross-legged, and seldom put my feet on the rest at the front of the deck.
My wife tends to ride more stiffly, bracing herself with her legs, and the rough lawns bother her back more than mine. I usually sit cross-legged, and seldom put my feet on the rest at the front of the deck.
I only lean forward if the mower is lifting up on the front on a hill and I need to get more weight forward. Other than that my back is always against the back rest thats what its there for.
Now that I have a Gravely 460 with the air ride seat and rubber isolator mounts on the seat I sit all the way back unless its a very rough yard.
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Sit all the way back legs out. But mowing with a ferris with a air seat i can go full stick no matter what. Lol
i sit slightly leaning forward a bit. my lower back is against the seat but my mid/upper back isn't unless it's just a smooth as silk part of the yard. also hard to push the sticks forward enough when you lean way back. i have the seat adjusted as far forward as it will go too. my feet barely will reach the front angled part of the foot pan so i don't use it. i just put my feet flat on the floor pan. i'm 5'9" tall.
Great thread! I have always wondered the same thing! I am pretty much the same as Weeze. It's kind of a hybrid of lower back against and upper slightly off.... But I am the opposite of you Kelly's because I run Walkers... So when I am going up a hill, I lean back to gain traction because of the way the Walker is set up... it actually feels really good leaning all the way back on a Walker going up a steep hill.... Kind of like a carnival ride!
I sit all the way back, and strap myself in tight with the seat belt. I want to be as much "part of the machine" as possible. I don't want to be jostled about, rather be tight with the machine. I feel like I'm just too loose unless the belt is tight (sometimes start, forgetting to strap in).
My elbows ride hard on the arm rests and perhaps take a small bit of weight and allow me to adjust with the motion of the machine. Also, I have one foot firmly planted on the deck, with the other extended in a relaxed mode. If a large run (> 30 minutes) the feet get switched every few minutes so neither of them fall asleep.
My elbows ride hard on the arm rests and perhaps take a small bit of weight and allow me to adjust with the motion of the machine. Also, I have one foot firmly planted on the deck, with the other extended in a relaxed mode. If a large run (> 30 minutes) the feet get switched every few minutes so neither of them fall asleep.
I sit a little forward and also scoot the seat all the way up so I can see better/have more control over the levers.
I have the 2013 X series suspension seat, and I still really don't like sit down riders. Its a soft seat, but I don't like the fact that:
A) I can't see as good off of a rider (I'm average height at 5' 11")
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B) Your body feels more of the shock compared to a walk behind with a velke.
But obviously a 60" Z is going to smoke a 60" walk behind on large lots.
I have the 2013 X series suspension seat, and I still really don't like sit down riders. Its a soft seat, but I don't like the fact that:
A) I can't see as good off of a rider (I'm average height at 5' 11")
&
B) Your body feels more of the shock compared to a walk behind with a velke.
But obviously a 60" Z is going to smoke a 60" walk behind on large lots.
I miss the Flex seat on my SZ. That thing was great! Could actually sit back in the chair without getting thrown out of it.
Oops... Can rarely sit back it the seat now.
Oops... Can rarely sit back it the seat now.
never paid attention to it til i read this post yesterday so i checked it out when i mowed last night...seat is all the way back and i sit all the way back with my back fully up against the seat with legs extended out on to the top foot rest but legs are still bent, i guess cause i am a bit taller than most
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