• Thebladecontrolhandleisa safetydevice.Neverattemptto
bypassits operation.Doingso makesthe safetydeviceinopera-
tiveandmayresultin personalinjurythroughcontactwiththe
rotatingblade.The bladecontrolhandlemustoperateeasily
in bothdirectionsandautomaticallyreturnto thedisengaged
positionwhenreleased.
• Neveroperatethe mowerinwetgrass.Alwaysbe sureof your
footing.A slip andfallcancauseseriouspersonalinjury.Ifyou
feelyouarelosingyourfooting,releasethebladecontrolhandle
immediatelyandthebladewill stop rotatingwithinthreeseconds.
• Mowonlyin daylightor goodartificiallight.Walk,neverrun.
• Stopthe bladewhencrossinggraveldrives,walksor roads.
• Ifthe equipmentshouldstartto vibrateabnormally,stopthe
engineandcheckimmediatelyforthe cause.Vibrationis gener-
allya warningof trouble.
• Shutthe engineoff andwaituntilthebladecomesto a complete
stopbeforeremovingthegrasscatcheror uncloggingthe chute.
Thecuttingbladecontinuesto rotatefor afewsecondsafterthe
bladecontrolisreleased.Neverplaceany partofthe bodyinthe
bladeareauntilyouaresurethe bladehasstoppedrotating.
• Neveroperatemowerwithoutpropertrailshield,dischargecover,
grasscatcher,bladecontrolhandleor othersafetyprotectivede-
vicesin placeandworking.Neveroperatemowerwithdamaged
safetydevices.Failureto do socan resultinpersonalinjury.
Mufflerandenginebecomehotandcan causea burn.Donot
touch.
• Neverattemptto makea wheelorcuttingheightadjustmentwhile
theengineisrunning.
• Onlyuse partsand accessoriesmadeforthis machinebythe
manufactureraslistedin the PartspagesofthisOperator's
Manual.Failureto dosocan resultin personalinjury.
• Whenstartingengine,pullcordslowlyuntilresistanceis felt,then
pullrapidly.Rapidretractionof startercord(kickback)willpull
handandarmtowardenginefasterthanyoucan let go. Broken
bones,fractures,bruisesor sprainscould result.
• If situationsoccurwhicharenot coveredinthismanual,usecare
andgoodjudgement.Contact1-800-4MY-HOME®forinformation
andassistance.
SLOPE OPERATION
Slopesare amajorfactor relatedto slipandfall accidents,whichcan
resultinsevereinjury.Operationon slopesrequiresextracaution.If
youfeeluneasyona slope,do not mowit. Foryoursafety,usethe
SlopeGuideincludedas partof thismanualto measureslopesbefore
operatingthis machineon a slopedor hillyarea.Ifthe slopeisgreater
than15degrees,donot mowit.
Do:
o
Mowacrossthefaced slopes;neverupanddown.Exercise
extremecautionwhenchangingdirectiononslopes.
• Watchfor holes,ruts, rocks,hiddenobjects,or bumpswhichcan
causeyouto sliportrip.Tallgrasscan hideobstacles.
• Alwaysbesureof yourfooting.A slipandfall can causeserious
personalinjury.Ifyou feelyou arelosingyourbalance,release
thebladecontrolhandleimmediatelyandthe bladewillstop
rotatingwithinthree(3) seconds.
DoNot:
• Donot mowneardrop-offs,ditchesor embankments,because
youcouldloseyourfootingorbalance.
• Donot mowslopesgreaterthan 15degreesas shownon the
slopeguide.
• Donot mowon wetgrass.Unstablefootingcouldcauseslipping.
CHILDREN
Tragicaccidentscanoccurif theoperatorisnot alertto thepresence
ofchildren.Childrenareoftenattractedto themowerandthe mowing
activity.Theydonotunderstandthe dangers.Neverassumethat
childrenwill remainwhereyou lastsawthem.
Keepchildrenout ofthe mowingareaandunderwatchfulcareof
a responsibleadultotherthanthe operator.
• Bealertandturn moweroffif achildentersthe area.
• Beforeandwhilemovingbackwards,look behindanddownfor
smallchildren.
• Useextremecarewhenapproachingblindcorners,doorways,
shrubs,trees,orotherobjectsthatmayobscureyourvisionof a
childwhomayrunintothe mower.
• Keepchildrenawayfromhotor runningengines.Theycan suffer
burnsfroma hotmuffler.
• Neverallowchildrenunder14yearsof agetooperatethis
machine.Children14andovershouldreadand understandthe
instructionsandsafeoperationpracticesinthis manualandon
themachineand betrainedandsupervisedbyan adult.
SERVICE
SafeHandlingOf Gasoline:
• Toavoidpersonalinjuryor propertydamageuseextremecare
in handlinggasoline.Gasolineis extremelyflammableandthe
vaporsareexplosive.Seriouspersonalinjurycanoccurwhen
gasolineis spilledon yourselfor yourclothes,whichcanignite.
Washyourskinandchangeclothesimmediately.
• Useonly anapprovedgasolinecontainer.
• Neverfill containersinsidea vehicleoron atruck ortrailerbed
witha plasticliner.Alwaysplacecontainerson thegroundaway
fromyourvehiclebeforefilling.
• Removegas-poweredequipmentfromthetruckortrailerand
refuelit on theground.Ifthisis notpossible,thenrefuelsuch
equipmenton atrailerwitha portablecontainer,ratherthanfrom
a gasolinedispensernozzle.
• Keepthe nozzleincontactwiththe rimof the fueltankor
containeropeningatall timesuntilfuelingis complete.Donot use
a nozzlelock-opendevice.
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