WARNING
Hands,feet,hair,clothing,oraccessoriescan
becomeentangledinrotatingparts.Contactwith
therotatingpartscancausetraumaticamputation
orseverelacerations.
•Donotoperatethemachinewithoutguards,
shields,andsafetydevicesinplaceandworking
properly.
•Keephands,feet,hair,jewelry,orclothingaway
fromrotatingparts.
•Donotoperatethemachineundertheinuenceof
alcoholordrugs.
•Keeppetsandbystandersawayfromanoperating
machine.
Stopthemachineifanyoneentersthearea.
•Makesurethatyouhavegoodfootingwhileusingthis
machine,especiallywhenbackingup.
Note:Reducedfootingcouldcauseslipping.
•Stoponlevelground,disengagedrives,engagethe
parkingbrake(ifprovided),shutofftheenginebefore
leavingtheoperator'spositionforanyreason.
•Donotrunanengineinanenclosedarea.
•Lightningcancausesevereinjuryordeath.Iflightning
isseen,orthunderisheardinthearea,donotoperate
themachine;seekshelter.
•Onlyoperateinwell-litareas,keepingawayfromholes
andhiddenhazards.
•Slowdownanduseextracareonhillsides.Besureto
travelsidetosideonhillsides.Turfconditionscanaffect
thestabilityofthemachine.Usecautionwhileoperating
neardrop-offs.
•Slowdownandusecautionwhenmakingturnsandwhen
changingdirectionsonslopes.
•Lookbehindanddownbeforebackinguptoensurea
clearpath.
•Slowdownandusecautionwhenmakingturnsand
crossingroadsandsidewalks.
•Usecarewhenapproachingblindcorners,shrubs,trees,
orotherobjectsthatmayobscurevision.
•Allowengineparts,especiallythemufer,tocoolbefore
touching.
•Removeaccumulateddebrisfrommuferandenginearea.
•EnsurethatmotioncontrolisintheNeutralpositionand
thattheparkingbrakeissetbeforestartingengine.Only
starttheenginefromtheoperator’sposition.
•Donotoperatethemachinewithouttheshieldsor
otherguardssecurelyinplace.Besureallinterlocksare
attached,adjustedproperly,andfunctioningproperly.
•Donotchangetheenginegovernorsettingoroverspeed
theengine.
•Stopthemachineafterstrikingobjectsorifanabnormal
vibrationoccurs.Makethenecessaryrepairsbefore
resumingoperations.
SafeHandlingofFuel
•Toavoidpersonalinjuryorpropertydamage,use
extremecareinhandlinggasoline.Gasolineisextremely
ammableandthevaporsareexplosive.
•Extinguishallcigarettes,cigars,pipes,andothersources
ofignition.
•Useonlyanapprovedfuelcontainer.
•Donotremovethefuelcaporaddfuelwiththeengine
running.
•Allowtheenginetocoolbeforefueling.
•Donotfuelthemachineindoors.
•Donotstorethemachineorfuelcontainerwherethere
isanopename,spark,orpilotlightsuchasonawater
heateroronotherappliances.
•Donotllcontainersinsideavehicle,onatruck,orona
trailerbedwithaplasticliner.Alwaysplacecontainerson
thegroundawayfromyourvehiclebeforelling.
•Removeequipmentfromthetruckortrailerandfuelit
ontheground.Ifthisisnotpossible,thenaddfuelwith
suchequipmentasaportablecontainer,ratherthanfrom
afueldispensernozzle.
•Keepthenozzleincontactwiththerimofthefueltank
orcontaineropeningatalltimesuntilfuelingiscomplete.
Donotuseanozzlelockopendevice.
•Iffuelisspilledonclothing,changeyourclothing
immediately.
•Donotoverllfueltank.Replacefuelcapandtighten
securely.
MaintenanceandStorage
•Donotallowuntrainedpersonneltoservicemachine.
•Donottouchequipmentorattachmentpartswhichmay
behotfromoperation.Allowallofthepartsofthe
machinetocoolbeforeattemptingtomaintain,adjust,or
servicethemachine.
•Keephandsandfeetawayfrommovingparts.Ifpossible,
donotmakeadjustmentswiththeenginerunning.
•MovethemotioncontrollevertotheNeutralposition,
settheparkingbrake,stopengine,andremovekeyor
disconnectspark-plugwire.Waitforallmovementto
stopbeforeadjusting,cleaningorrepairing.
•Disconnectthebatteryorremovethespark-plugwire
beforemakinganyrepairs.Disconnectthenegative
terminalrstandthepositiveterminallast.Reconnect
thepositiverstandnegativelast.
•Cleangrass,dirt,anddebrisfromthedrives,mufers,and
enginetohelppreventres.
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