How To Operate A Walk Behind Mower (Step By Step Tutorial)

Over the last few months we've had the pleasure of demoing this Exmark Turf Tracer walk behind lawn mower. While we had it, I wanted to make a quick video on how to operate a walk behind mower, with a quick how to step by step guide.

Mowing grass with a walk behind is a little more complex imo than compared to a zero turn or a stander, but the controls aren't too difficult to learn. Hopefully this helps give you guys the lay of the land incase you're ever using one as a demo, a loaner, or maybe even it's your first mower for your new lawn care business!

Other helpful video we mentioned: How To Operate A Zero Turn Mower.

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Quick little how to guide today while we still have this fun demo of the Exmark Turf Tracer. Hope this helps any of you guys out there who are maybe picking up an old walk behind as your first mower, or have a walk behind loaner!

If you guys have any other great tips you can add that we might've missed, please leave them in the comments below!

[ronniecastro]

True Story. The turf tracer almost cut my foot off back in September of last year. I tripped and the mower hit me on my left foot. Cut a good piece of my foot off but luckily here I am 10 months later and 6-8 surgeries later and im finally walking with a boot at the moment. The turf tracer is a good mower, but it did give me a heck of a scare and I thought I wouldn't walk again. Doctors told me that they would amputate my foot. But here I am 11 months later. Taking it day by day. Brian if you want to see pictures of my foot and how the process is going let me know. Turf tracer is still a good mower though 😅

[RylandRay]

The scariest mower for new and old guys! always trying to chop your feet off haha, Nothing better for hills though!

[ThomasFurino]

Thanks I knew and I am retired I just installed a Bradley mowers havener sulky articulated wheels It’s quite a trip at my age learning how to keep my balance when the machine stops my body still wants to go forward so I’m teaching myself very slowly thank you for your video with Brian Tommy

[workingcountry]

I did lawn care as part of my property maintenance business for probably 5 years before buying an old gear drive Ferris 36. Loved it so bought an old HydroWalk DD 48 inch and added a sulky to the 48 for productivity. No longer using z turns. 2 wb are the same weight as my old 1300# z turn. On light mow days i run mower in bed of truck

[aaronjones]

I first started my business with a Turf Tracer 48 S series and fit it in a 95 Ford E150 Econoline van. Couldn't afford truck and trailer starting out. Love my Turf Tracer.

[jbmows]

Great video! We had a toro proline 52 for years and loved it!

[scottsmith]

This is such a well done and informative video!!!!

[lcriveralcr]

Loved using these learned when I was 15 in Parker landscape in sacramento . Now I operated skid steers and excavators and other machines as well I’m 23 lol

[conorsmith]

Great stuff to share with a guy youre training or the weekend warrior who wants to upgrade. Keep crushing it Brian. Would you consider speaking about the challenges and adaptations you are making and working on with a new baby at home for an owner operator? I love your perspective and am grateful for your willingness to share and create content. Have a great day

[byronn.]

Hardest mowers to master. A friend of mine dropped a pair of his off to me for some welding repairs. I dam near wrecked his trailer trying to off load them. I had only ran a belt drive walk behind and the controls are very counterintuitive. I picked up a Ferris FW45 this spring and it took a solid 20 hrs of use to get comfortable on it.

[meusil]

Hey I just stumbled on the channel last week I'm finally taking the jump from my full time traveling job too owning operating my own lawn and Seasonal services company! Super stoked love the channel!

[dexewing]

Great tutorial. One thing I've found out about these dual hydro walk behinds is all the heavy components (engine, hydro pumps, and wheel motors) are down low. Low center of gravity and very good hillside stability. If you're going across the face of a hill and start slipping down, you can individually control the upper drive wheel by slowing it down and the mower will run in a straight line across the face of the hill. I've mown hillsides before with a dual hydro and felt myself slipping a bit. Mower just keeps on gettin' it. It'll surprise you! Just use common sense and you'll be fine. Of course, if you have a sulky, raise it up and latch it under the handlebars or remove it entirely. Better to walk the face of the hill than ride it.

[brianfrommass.kortecaretak]

Love my turf tracer..have had a few..solid machine

[logansimpson]

Great video thanks for showing how to operate a walk behind

[traviscade]

Maybe i sound foolish but i never knew there was so much to using a walk behind mower. Thought that it was just like a residential mower for some reason. Thank you for walking me thought the use.

[TadD]

Good stuff, thinking about purchase it one of these in the near future.

[derekrouth]

I have 4 of them.Best mowers you can have.Only advantage to a z cut over a walkbehind is speed.THE EXMARK Turf Tracer is absolutely perfect.I love them.Low maintenance and absolutely indestructible!!!

[crazyadventuresandreviews]

I always wanted one of these, in my area nobody uses them everything is flat but they look fun

[michiganman]

2011 - 52" tracer with jungle wheels is all I have. Hasn't failed me once.