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•Payparticular attention to your
footings when working on a
slope.
•Donotworkstraightupordown
on a slope.Always workalong
horizontalline.
•Be especially careful when
turningthemachineonaslope.
•Neverworkonasteepslope.
•Pay extreme attention when
reversingorpullingthemachine
towardsyou.
•Donotoverreach.Keepproper
footingandbalanceatalltimes.
This enables better control of
the machine in unexpected
situations.
•Neveroperatethemachinewhile
people, especially children, or
petsarenearby.
•Alwaysremember:
– Keep your feet away from
thecuttingtools.
– Donottiltthemachine.
– Donotstandinfrontofthe
dischargeopening.
– Neverletyourhandsorother
partofthebody orclothing
placenearmovingparts.
•Donotforcethemachine.Itdoes
the job better and safer at the
rateforwhichitwasdesigned.
Frequent overload may cause
motordamageorre.
•Switchoffthemotorandunplug:
– Whenever leaving the
machineunattended
– Before clearing a blockage
oranyfault
– Beforechecking,cleaningor
workingonthemachine
– Before making any
adjustments, changing
accessoriesorstoring
– When the machine hits a
foreign object. Wait until
the machine cools down.
Inspect the machine and
replace the parts if needed
beforecontinuingoperation
– Whenever the machine
starts vibrating or making
noiseunusually
– Whenattachingorremoving
grasscatcher
– Whensomeoneentersyour
workingarea
– Whencrossingsurfaceother
thangrass
– Whentransporting.
•Stopthecuttingtool:
– Ifyouhavetotiltthemachine
– When crossing surfaces
otherthangrass
– Transporting the machine
to and from surfaces to be
worked.
•Payattentiontothecuttingtools.
They do not stop immediately
afterswitchoff.
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