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Dixie Chopper ▪ 6302 E. County Road 100 N. ▪ Coatesville, IN ▪ 46121 ▪ www.dixiechopper.com
Safety Features
Roll Over Protection
System (ROPS)
Retractable
Seatbelt
Operator Controlled
Discharge Chute
(OCDC)
Parking
Brake
ROPS - Mower must be operated with roll over protection system (ROPS) properly installed and in the up-right
position.
Seatbelt - Seatbelt must be worn at all time while operating the machine.
OCDC - The operator controlled discharge chute (OCDC) must be in the fully closed position, when mowing
with people or vulnerable objects present in the immediate vicinity.
Parking Brake - The parking brake should be engaged whenever the mower is stopped, and no operator is on
the mower.
Safety Interlock System - The mower has a system of safety interlock switches that will not allow the mower
to start unless the steering speed control levers are in the neutral lock position, the parking brake is set and/
or seat is occupied, and the deck engaging switch (PTO) is off. If the seat is vacated during mowing without
positioning the controls as previously outlined, the engine will be stopped by the safety interlock system.