Once you get used to the ZTR, you will hate mowing with a steering wheeled mower. Like going back to a dinasaur after flying in a jet. As Smitty mentioned, keep the wheels moving. When you back up, pull both levers back before making a turn while backing. If you pull just one, it may spin. Once you get it moving back, then start your turn. ZTR's are the only way to mow. It will mow twice as much or more than anything with a steering wheel of the same width. I have some striping tips on my Website it that will help you at all. Good luck and Congrats on the new equipment.