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Dixie Chopper • 6302 E. County Road 100 N. • Coatesville, IN • 46121 • www.dixiechopper.com
Thrown Objects
This unit has spinning mower blades. These blades can pick up and throw
debris that could seriously injure a bystander. Be sure to clean up the
area to be mowed and remove objects that could be thrown by the blade
BEFORE you start mowing.
This mower is equipped with an Operator Controlled Discharge Chute
(OCDC). Do not operate mower if OCDC is not properly attached. This
discharge chute has a variable adjustment from fully open to fully closed.
In the closed position it will serve to keep some of the clipped material
under the mower deck for a longer period of time, in order to enhance the
mulching capabilities, as well as function as a discharge safety shield.
This discharge chute should ALWAYS BE OPERATED IN THE DOWN
POSITION WHEN MOWING WHILE PEOPLE ARE PRESENT IN THE
IMMEDIATE VICINITY.
Do not allow anyone in the area while the unit is running! If someone does
enter the area, shut the unit off immediately until they leave.
Moving Parts
This equipment has many moving parts that can injure you
or someone else. However, if you stay in the operator zone
(stay seated in the seat), and follow the safety rules in this
operator’s manual, the unit is safe to operate.
The mower deck has spinning mower blades that can am-
putate hands and feet. Do not allow anyone near the unit
while it is running! Keep safety devices (guards, shields, and
switches) in place and working.
To help you, the operator, use this equipment safely, it is
equipped with an operator-presence control system. Do
NOT attempt to alter or bypass the system. See your dealer
immediately if the system does not pass all the safety inter-
lock system tests found in this manual.
Roll Bar Use
Keep the roll bar in the raised position and fasten the seat
belt. There is no roll-over protection when the roll bar is in
the down position! Do not jump off if the mower tips (it is
safer to be secured by the seat belt with the roll bar raised).
Lower the roll bar only when necessary (such as to tempo-
rarily clear a low overhanging obstacle) and NEVER remove
it. Do NOT use the seat belt when the roll bar is down.
Raise the roll bar as soon as clearance permits.
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