stages.Startatahighercuttingheightand
gooverthesameareaasecondtimewitha
lowercuttingheight.
Donotcutwetgrass;itwillsticktothe
undersideofthedeckandpreventproper
collectionordischargeofgrassclippings.
Neworthickgrassmayrequireahigher
cuttingheight.
Emptythegrassboxregularly,thedischarge
chutewillbecomeblockedwithgrass
cuttings.
Themowerisdesignedtooperateandcut
mosteffectivelywhenmovingforwards.
MAINTENANCEANDSTORAGE
Keepallnuts,boltsandscrewstighttobe
suretheequipmentisinsafeworking
condition.
Replacewornordamagedpartsforsafety.
Keepthemachinefreeofgrass,leaves,or
otherdebrisbuild-up.
Allowthemachinetocoolbeforestoring.
Grasscatchercomponentsaresubjectto
wear,damage,&deterioration,whichcould
exposemovingpartsorallowobjectstobe
thrown.Frequentlycheck&replacethem
withthemanufacturer’srecommended
parts,whennecessary.
Mowerbladesaresharpandcanbe
dangerous.Wraptheblade(s)orwear
gloves,anduseextracautionwhen
servicingthem.
STAYALERT
Donotoperatethemachinewhileunder
theinfluenceofdrugs,alcohol,orany
medicationthatcouldaffectyourabilityto
useitproperly.Donotusethismachine
whenyouaretiredordistractedfromthe
jobathand.Beawareofwhatyouare
doing.Usecommonsense.
AVOIDDANGEROUSCONDITIONS
Makesurethereisadequatesurrounding
workspace.Clutteredareasinviteinjuries.
Keepyourworkareacleanwithsufficient
light.Keepareaaroundthemachineclear
ofobstructions,stones,sticks,wiresand
otherdebrisorforeignbodieswhichcould
causedamagetothemachine.
DONOTSMOKE,whilstusingthemachine.
INSPECTYOURMACHINE
Checkallbolts,nuts,andscrewsfor
tightnessbeforeeachuse,especiallythose
securingguardsanddrivemechanisms.
Vibrationduringusemaycausetheseto
loosen.
Replacedamaged,missingorfailedparts
beforeusing.
Warninglabelscarryimportantinformation.
Replaceanymissingordamagedwarning
labels.
DRESSPROPERLY
Donotwearlooseclothing,gloves,scarfs,
necktiesorjewellery(rings,wristwatches),
whichcanbecaughtinmovingparts.
ALWAYSwearprotectiveeyeandearwear.
Appropriateglovesarealsorecommended.
Wearprotectivehaircoveringtocontain
longhair,preventingitfromgettingcaught
inmachinery.
DONOTusewhilstbarefootorwearing
opentoedfootwear.
KEEPBYSTANDERSANDCHILDRENAWAY
Keepunauthorisedpersonsoranimalsa
minimumdistanceof15metresawayfrom
themower.Donotallowchildrentohandle,
use,orclimbonthelawnmower.
DONOTOVERREACH
Keepproperfootingandbalanceatall
times,particularlyifusingonslopes.The
machineshouldnotbeusedonsteepslopes
andalwaysbesureoffooting.
AVOIDINJURYFROMUNEXPECTED
ACCIDENT
Keephandsoutofthewayofmovingparts,
particularlytheengineandrotatingcutting
tool.
DONOTFORCETOOL
Alwaysworkwithintheratedcapacity.Do
notusethemachineforapurposefor
whichitwasnotintended.Alwaysusethe
correcthandlesprovidedwiththemachine.
MAINTAINYOURMACHINEWITHCARE
Cleanthemachineimmediatelyafteruse.
Keepthemachinecleantoensureit
operatestoitsfullandsafestperformance.
Whenmaintainingthismachine,onlythe