Cruise control on garden tractors isn't anything new.
The 1967 Bolens 1250 had cruise control. It was also the first GT to have a foot controlled hydro. It was set by the left foot pedal which mechanically locked the hydro linkage. It evidently didn't work all that well as the succeeding models didn't have that feature.
Then in 1971 when Bolens introduced the first of the big twin cylinders GTs, the 1886, cruise control was again offered as an option. This time it was electrically operated with a switch on the dash, which activated an electromagnet that held the hydro linkage in the position until the operator either moved the foot pedal or deactivated it on the dash.
It remained as an option until 1982 when it became standard on the 1982-1985 HDT1000, and then the 1984 and up HT23.
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