Operation
•Neverrunanengineinanenclosedarea.
•Onlyoperateingoodlight,keepingawayfromholes
andhiddenhazards.
•Besurealldrivesareinneutralbeforestartingengine.
•Onlystartenginefromtheoperator’sposition.
•Besureofyourfootingwhileusingpedestrian
controlledequipment,especiallywhenbackingup.
•Walk,don’trun.
•Neveroperateonwetgrass.Reducedfootingcould
causeslipping.
•Slowdownanduseextracareonhillsides.Besure
totravelsidetosideonhillsides.
•Usecautionwhileoperatingneardrop-offs.
•Slowdownandusecautionwhenmakingturnsand
whenchangingdirectionsonslopes.
•Neverraisedeckwiththebladesrunning.
•Donotchangetheenginegovernorsettingor
overspeedtheengine.
•Stoponlevelgroundandshutoffenginebefore
leavingtheoperator’spositionforanyreason
includingemptyingthecatchersoruncloggingthe
chute.
•Stopequipmentandinspectbladesafterstriking
objectsorifanabnormalvibrationoccurs.Make
necessaryrepairsbeforeresumingoperations.
•Keephandsandfeetawayfromthecuttingunits.
•Lookbehindanddownbeforebackinguptobesure
ofaclearpath.
•Donotoperatethemowerundertheinuenceof
alcoholordrugs.
•Usecarewhenloadingorunloadingthemachine
intoatrailerortruck.
•Usecarewhenapproachingblindcorners,shrubs,
trees,orotherobjectsthatmayobscurevision.
MaintenanceandStorage
•Waitforallmovementtostopbeforeadjusting,
cleaningorrepairing.
•Cleangrassanddebrisfromcuttingunit,mufer,
andenginetohelppreventres.
•Cleanupoilorfuelspillage.
•Letenginecoolbeforestoringanddonotstorenear
ame.
•Donotstorefuelnearamesordrainindoors.
•Neverallowuntrainedpersonneltoservicemachine.
•Usecarewhencheckingblade.
•Wrapthebladeorweargloves,andusecautionwhen
servicing.
•Onlyreplaceblade.Neverstraightenorweldthem.
•Keephandsandfeetawayfrommovingparts.
•Ifpossible,donotmakeadjustmentswiththeengine
running.
•Keepallpartsingoodworkingconditionandall
hardwaretightened.
•Replaceallwornordamageddecals.
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