Safety
CAUTION
Fueltankventislocatedinsidetheroll
bartube.Removingormodifyingtheroll
barcouldresultinfuelleakageandviolate
emissionsregulations.
โขDoNotremoverollbar.
โขDoNotweld,drill,ormodifyrollbarin
anyway.
โขCheckthattheoperatorโspresencecontrols,
safetyswitches,andshieldsareattachedand
functioningproperly.DoNotoperateunlessthey
arefunctioningproperly.
Operation
WARNING
Operatingengineparts,especiallythe
muf๎er,becomeextremelyhot.Severeburns
canoccuroncontactanddebris,suchas
leaves,grass,brush,etc.cancatch๎re.
โขAllowengineparts,especiallythemuf๎er,
tocoolbeforetouching.
โขRemoveaccumulateddebrisfrommuf๎er
andenginearea.
โขInstallandmaintaininworkingordera
sparkarresterbeforeusingequipment
onforest-covered,grass-covered,or
brush-coveredunimprovedland.
WARNING
Engineexhaustcontainscarbonmonoxide,
whichisanodorlessdeadlypoisonthatcan
killyou.
DoNotrunengineindoorsorinasmall
con๎nedareawheredangerouscarbon
monoxidefumescancollect.
โขOperateonlyindaylightorgoodarti๎ciallight,
keepingawayfromholesandhiddenhazards.
โขBesurealldrivesareinneutralandparkingbrake
isengagedbeforestartingengine.Useseatbelts
withtherollbarintheraisedandlockedposition.
โขNeveroperatethemowerwithdamagedguards,
shields,orcovers.Alwayshavesafetyshields,
guards,switchesandotherdevicesinplaceandin
properworkingcondition.
โขNevermowwiththedischargede๎ectorraised,
removedoralteredunlessthereisagrass
collectionsystemormulchkitinplaceand
workingproperly.
โขDoNotchangetheenginegovernorsettingor
overspeedtheengine.
โขParkmachineonlevelground.Stopengine,wait
forallmovingpartstostop,removekeyand
engageparkingbrake:
โBeforechecking,cleaningorworkingonthe
mower.
โAfterstrikingaforeignobjectorabnormal
vibrationoccurs(inspectthemowerfor
damageandmakerepairsbeforerestarting
andoperatingthemower).
โBeforeclearingblockages.
โWheneveryouleavethemower.
โขStopengine,waitforallmovingpartstostop,and
engageparkingbrake:
โBeforerefueling.
โBeforedumpingthegrasscatcher.
WARNING
Hands,feet,hair,clothing,oraccessoriescan
becomeentangledinrotatingparts.Contact
withtherotatingpartscancausetraumatic
amputationorseverelacerations.
โขDoNotoperatethemachinewithout
guards,shields,andsafetydevicesin
placeandworkingproperly.
โขKeephands,feet,hair,jewelry,orclothing
awayfromrotatingparts.
โขNEVERcarrypassengers.DONOToperate
themowerwhenpeople,especiallychildren,or
petsareinthearea.
โขBealert,slowdownandusecautionwhenmaking
turns.Lookbehindandtothesidebefore
changingdirections.
โขStoptheblades,slowdown,andusecautionwhen
crossingsurfacesotherthangrassandwhen
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