SAFETY
SPECIFICATIONS
1. Know the
controls and
how to
stop
quickly
-
READ
THE OWNER'S
MANUAL.
2.
Do not
allow children
to operate
vehicle. Do
not
allow
adults
to operate
it without
proper instructions.
3.
Do
not carry
passengers. Keep
children
and
pets a
safe distance
away.
4.
Clear
work area of objects
which
might be
picked
up
and
thrown.
5.
Disengage
all
attachment
clutches
and shift into
neutral
before
attempting
to start
engine.
6.
Disengage
power to
attachments
and stop
engine
before
leaving operator
position.
7. Disengage
power
to attachments
and stop
engine
before
making any
repairs or adjustments.
8.
Disengage power to attachments
when transporting
or not in
use.
9.
Take
all
possible
precautions
when
leaving vehicle
unattended; such
as disengaging
power take-off,
lowering attachments,
shifting
into
neutral, setting
parking
brake, stopping
engine
and
removing
key.
10.
Do
not
stop or start
suddenly
when
going
uphill or
downhill. Mow
up and down
the face of
steep slopes;
never
across
the face.
11.
Reduce
speed on
slopes
and in sharp turns
to
prevent
tipping
or
loss
of control.
Exercise extreme
caution
when
changing
direction on
slopes.
12. Stay
alert
for
holes in
terrain
and other
hidden
hazards.
13. Use care
when
pulling loads or using
hear,y equip-
ment.
A. Use
only
approved
drawbar
hitch points.
B.
Limit
loads to those
you
can safely
control.
C. Do not
turn
sharply. Use care
when backing.
D. Use
wheel weights when suggested
in
owner's manual.
14.
Watch
out
for traffic when crossing or
near
roadways,
15.
When using any attachments
never
direct
discharge
of material toward
by-standers
nor allow anyone
near
vehicle
while in operation.
15.
Hondle
gosoline
with core
-
it
is highly flomm-
oble.
A.
Use
approved
gasoline
container.
B. Never remove
cap or
add
gasoline
to
a run-
ning
or
hot
engine or
fill fuel tank indoors.
Wipe
up spilled
gasoline.
C.
Open
doors
if engine is mn
in
garage
-
exhause fumes are dangerous. Do
not
run
engine
indoors.
17. Keep
vehicle and
attachments in
good
operating
condition and
keep
safety devices
in
place.
lB, Keep' all
nuts,
bolts and screws
tight to be sure
equipment is in safe
working condition.
19.
Never store equipment with
gosoline
in the
tonk
inside of
building
where
fumes
moy reoch on open
flome
or spork.
20. Allow
engine to cool before storing
in any enclosure,,-
2I.
To
reduce fire
hazard keep
engine
free
of
grass,
leaves
or excessive
grease,
22.
Vehicle and
attachments should be stopped and
inspected
for
damage
after striking a foreign object
and the damage should
be repaired
before
restarting
and
operating
the equipment.
23. Do not
change
engine
governor
settings
or overspeed
engine.
24.
When using vehicle
with mower:
A.
Mow only
in
daylight
or
in
good
artificial
light.
B.
Never make
a cutting
height adjustment
while
engine
is
running if
operator dis-
mounts to do so.
C. Shut
engine off
when unclogging
chute.
D.
Check blade bolts for
proper
tightness
at
frequent
iptervals.
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