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Dixie Chopper • 6302 E. County Road 100 N. • Coatesville, IN • 46121 • www.dixiechopper.com
General Safety Precautions (Continued)
19. Handle gasoline with care - it is highly fl ammable.
Follow these guidelines:
a. Use approved gasoline container.
b. Place container out of reach of children.
c. Use gasoline only as a fuel, never as a cleaner.
d. Never remove cap to add gasoline to a running or hot engine, or to an engine that has not been allowed
to cool for several minutes after running.
e. Never fi ll fuel tank indoors.
f. Wipe up spilled gasoline.
g. Positively NO SMOKING.
h. Never store equipment with gasoline in the tank inside a building where fumes may reach an
open fl ame or spark.
i. Always have a fi re extinguisher present when using gasoline or other fl ammable substance.
20. Keep vehicle and attachments in good operating condition and keep safety devices, such as guards,
shields, and covers, in place and working.
21. Do not operate the mower or attachments if any guards are missing or not functioning properly.
22. Stop the mower and attachments, secure the mower, and inspect for damage after striking a foreign
object. Repair any damage before restarting and operating the equipment.
23. Do not change engine governor settings or overspeed the engine.
24. Disengage power to mower deck before backing up. No mower is designed to mow in reverse,
nor can it be safely operated in reverse. Dixie Chopper’s zero turning radius eliminates the need for back-
ing up. Simply turn the mower around within its own dimension and proceed forward.
25. Do not mow with mower blades that are out of balance or have eroded airlifts and/or split
ends.
26. Use personal protective equipment when operating mower or performing maintenance, such as (but
not limited to) protection for eyes, ears, feet, and head. Do not operate or service the mower when
barefoot or wearing open-toed sandals.
27. Use caution when handling mower blades during replacement or maintenance. Wear appropriate protective
gloves and clothing and cover the sharp cutting edges of the blades. Failure to comply can result in per-
sonal injury.
28. Operate mower only in daylight or good artifi cial light.
29. If at all possible, do not operate mower when grass is wet.
30. Do not make sudden turns, stops, starts, reversals, or any abrupt maneuvers, especially
when negotiating slopes. The steering speed control arms are very responsive to slight movement. Rapid,
rough, or jerky manipulation of the steering speed control arms can result in damage to equipment and
personal injury.
31. Do not run the engine in an enclosure without adequate ventilation to the outside. Exhaust fumes contain
carbon monoxide which is odorless and deadly poisonous to humans. Failure to comply can result in
personal injury or death.
32. Do not work underneath the mower unless it is supported safely by jack stands with a safe working
load capacity of 1/2 ton or more, a hoist, or blocks. Failure to comply can result in personal injury or death.
33. Disconnect the spark plug wires and place the wires where they cannot contact spark plugs when setting
up, adjusting, doing repairs on, or transporting your mower. Mower can accidentally start if spark plug
wires are connected. Failure to comply can result in personal injury or death.
34. Do not touch hot parts of the mower. Failure to comply can result in personal injury.
35. Give complete and undivided attention to the job at hand.
36. Obey all safety decals.
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