Safety
Impr oper l y using or maintaining this mo w er
can r esult in injur y . T o r educe the potential f or
injur y , compl y with these safety instr uctions.
T oro designed and tested this mo w er for
reasonably safe ser vice; ho w ev er , failure to comply
with the follo wing instr uctions ma y result in
personal injur y .
T o ensur e maximum safety , best perf or mance,
and to gain kno wledge of the pr oduct, it is
essential that y ou and an y other operator
of the mo w er r ead and under stand the
contents of this man ual bef or e the engine is
ev er star ted. P ay par ticular attention to the
safety aler t symbol ( Figur e 2 ) which means
Caution, W ar ning , or Danger—“per sonal
safety instr uction.” R ead and under stand the
instr uction because it has to do with safety .
F ailur e to compl y with the instr uction may
r esult in per sonal injur y .
General Lawn Mower Safety
T he follo wing instr uctions ha v e been adapted
from the ISO standard 5395.
T his cutting mac hine is capable of amputating
hands and feet and thro wing objects . F ailure to
obser v e the follo wing safety instr uctions could
result in serious injur y or death.
Training
• R ead the instr uctions carefully . Be familiar
with the controls and the proper use of the
equipment.
• Nev er allo w c hildren or people unfamiliar with
these instr uctions to use the mo w er . Local
regulations can restrict the ag e of the operator .
• K ee p in mind that the operator or user is
responsible for accidents or hazards occur ring
to other people or their proper ty .
• Understand explanations for all pictog rams
used on the mo w er or in the instr uctions .
Gasoline
W ARNING -Gasoline is highly flammable . T ak e
the follo wing precautions .
• Store fuel in containers specifically designed
for this pur pose .
• R efuel outdoors only and do not smok e while
refueling .
• Add fuel before star ting the engine . Nev er
remo v e the cap of the fuel tank or ad g asoline
while the engine is r unning or when the engine
is hot.
• If g asoline is spilled, do not attempt to star t the
engine but mo v e the mo w er a w a y from the area
of spillag e and a v oid creating any source of
ignition until g asoline v apors ha v e dissipated.
• R e place all fuel tank and container caps
securely .
Preparation
• W hile mo wing, alw a ys w ear substantial
footw ear and long trousers . Do not operate
the equipment when barefoot or w earing open
sandals .
• T horoughly inspect the area where the
equipment is to be used and remo v e all stones ,
stic ks , wires , bones and other foreign objects .
• Before using, alw a ys visually inspect to see that
guards , and safety devices , suc h as deflectors
and/or g rass catc hers , are in place and w orking
cor rectly .
• Before using, alw a ys visually inspect to see that
the blades , blade bolts and cutter assembly
are not w or n or damag ed. R e place w or n or
damag ed blades and bolts in sets to preser v e
balance .
Starting
• Diseng ag e all blade and dri v e clutc hes and shift
into neutral before star ting the engine .
• Do not tilt mo w er when star ting the engine or
switc hing on the motor , unless the mo w er has
to be tilted for star ting . In this case , do not tilt
it more than absolutely necessar y and lift only
the par t, whic h is a w a y from the operator .
• Star t the engine or switc h on the motor
carefully according to instr uctions and with
feet w ell a w a y from the blade(s) and not in
front of the disc harg e c hute .
Operation
• Nev er mo w while people , especially c hildren,
or pets are nearb y .
• Mo w only in da ylight or in g ood ar tificial light.
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