WARNING
Hands,feet,hair,clothing,oraccessoriescan
becomeentangledinrotatingparts.Contact
withtherotatingpartscancausetraumatic
amputationorseverelacerations.
–DoNotoperatethemachinewithoutguards,
shields,andsafetydevicesinplaceand
workingproperly.
–Keephands,feet,hair,jewelry,orclothing
awayfromrotatingparts.
•Nevercarrypassengers.Donotoperatethemachine
whenpeople,especiallychildren,orpetsareinthearea.
•Bealert,slowdownandusecautionwhenmakingturns.
Lookbehindandtothesidebeforechangingdirections.
•Raisethetines,slowdown,andusecautionwhencrossing
surfacesotherthangrassandwhentransportingthe
machinetoandfromtheworkarea.
•Donotoperatethemachineundertheinuenceof
alcoholordrugs.
•Useextremecarewhenloadingorunloadingthemachine
intoatrailerortruck.
•Usecarewhenapproachingblindcorners,shrubs,trees,
orotherobjectsthatmayobscurevision.
SlopeOperation
Useextremecautionwhenaeratingand/orturningonslopes
aslossoftractionand/ortip-overcouldoccur.Theoperator
isresponsibleforsafeoperationonslopes.
DANGER
Operatingonwetgrassorsteepslopescancause
slidingandlossofcontrol.Wheelsdroppingover
edges,ditches,steepbanks,orwatercancause
rollovers,whichmayresultinseriousinjury,death
ordrowning.
•Donotoperateonslopeswhengrassiswet.
•Donotoperateneardrop-offsornearwater.
•Donotoperateonslopesgreaterthan15degrees.
•Reducespeedanduseextremecautionon
slopes.
•Avoidsuddenturnsorrapidspeedchanges.
•Reducetinedownpressuretopreventthedrivetiresfrom
raisingoffthegroundandtopreventthefronttiresfrom
raisingoffofthegroundwhileaeratinguphill.
•Referto
Figure3todeterminetheapproximateslope
angleoftheareatobeaerated.
•Removeormarkobstaclessuchasrocks,treelimbs,etc.
fromtheworkingarea.Tallgrasscanhideobstacles.
•Watchforditches,holes,rocks,dipsandrisesthatchange
theoperatingangle,asroughterraincouldoverturnthe
machine.
•Avoidsuddenstartswhenaeratinguphillbecausethe
machinemaytipbackwards.Themachineismorestable
goinguphillwiththetinesdisengaged.
•Beawarethatoperatingonwetgrass,acrosssteepslopes
ordownhillmaycausethemachinetolosetraction.Loss
oftractiontothedrivewheelsmayresultinslidinganda
lossofbrakingandsteering.
•Alwaysavoidsuddenstartingorstoppingonaslope.
•Followthemanufacturer’srecommendationsforwheel
weightsorcounterweightstoimprovestability.
•Useextremecarewithattachments.Thesecanchangethe
stabilityofthemachineandcauselossofcontrol.
MaintenanceandStorage
•Raisethetines,settheparkingbrake,stopengineand
removekeyordisconnectsparkplugwire.Waitforall
movementtostopbeforeadjusting,cleaningorrepairing.
•Keepengineandengineareafreefromexcessivegrease
oroilandotherdebriswhichcanaccumulateinthese
areas.Thesematerialscanbecomecombustibleandmay
resultinare.
•Letenginecoolbeforestoringanddonotstorenear
ameoranyenclosedareawhereopenpilotlightsorheat
appliancesarepresent.
•Shutofffuelwhilestoringortransporting.Donotstore
fuelnearamesordrainindoors.
•Parkmachineonlevel,hardground.Neverallow
untrainedpersonneltoservicemachine.
•Usejackstandstosupportcomponentswhenrequired.
•Carefullyreleasepressurefromcomponentswithstored
energy.
•Disconnectbatteryorremovesparkplugwirebefore
makinganyrepairs.Disconnectthenegativeterminal
rstandthepositivelast.Reconnectpositiverstand
negativelast.
•Usecarewhencheckingandservicingtines.Wrapthe
tine(s)orweargloves,andusecautionwhenservicing
them.Onlyreplacedamagedtines.Neverstraightenor
weldthem.
•Keephandsandfeetawayfrommovingparts.Ifpossible,
donotmakeadjustmentswiththeenginerunning.
•Chargebatteriesinanopenwellventilatedarea,away
fromsparkandames.Unplugchargerbeforeconnecting
ordisconnectingfrombattery.Wearprotectiveclothing
anduseinsulatedtools.
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