Exmark ARS180KA21 - Slope Operation Safety; Maintenance and Storage Guidelines

Safety
DANGER
Operatingonwetgrassorsteepslopescan
causeslidingandlossofcontrol.Lossofcontrol
and/orlossofoperator'sfootingcouldresultina
fallwithanarmorleggettingunderthemachine
whichmayresultinseriousinjury,deathor
drowning.
•Operateacrossslopes,neverupanddown.
•DoNotoperateonslopeswhengrassiswet.
•Useextremecautionwhenoperatingnear
drop-offsornearwater.
•DoNotoperateonexcessivelysteepslopes.
•Reducespeedanduseextremecautionon
slopes.
•Avoidsuddenturnsorrapidspeedchanges.
•Removeormarkobstaclessuchasrocks,tree
limbs,etc.fromtheworkingarea.Tallgrasscan
hideobstacles.
•Watchforditches,holes,rocks,dipsandrisesthat
changetheoperatingangle,asroughterraincould
overturnthemachine.
•Avoidsuddenstartswhenaeratinguphillbecause
themachinemaytipbackwards.Themachineis
morestablegoinguphillwiththetinesdisengaged.
•Beawarethatoperatingonwetgrass,acrosssteep
slopesordownhillmaycausethemachinetolose
traction.Lossoftractiontothedrivewheelsmay
resultinslidingandalossofbrakingandsteering.
•Alwaysavoidsuddenstartingorstoppingona
slope.
•Followthemanufacturer’srecommendationsfor
wheelweightsorcounterweightstoimprove
stability.
MaintenanceandStorage
•Raisethetines,stopengineanddisconnectspark
plugwire.Waitforallmovementtostopbefore
adjusting,cleaningorrepairing.
•Keepengineandengineareafreefromexcessive
greaseoroilandotherdebriswhichcan
accumulateintheseareas.Thesematerialscan
becomecombustibleandmayresultinare.
•Letenginecoolbeforestoringanddonotstore
nearameoranyenclosedareawhereopenpilot
lightsorheatappliancesarepresent.
•Shutofffuelwhilestoringortransporting.Do
Notstorefuelnearamesordrainindoors.
•Parkmachineonlevel,hardground.Neverallow
untrainedpersonneltoservicemachine.
•Usejackstandstosupportcomponentswhen
required.
•Carefullyreleasepressurefromcomponentswith
storedenergy.
•Removesparkplugwirebeforemakingany
repairs.
•Usecarewhencheckingandservicingtines.Wrap
thetine(s)orweargloves,andusecautionwhen
servicingthem.Onlyreplacedamagedtines.
Neverstraightenorweldthem.
•Keephandsandfeetawayfrommovingparts.
Ifpossible,DoNotmakeadjustmentswiththe
enginerunning.
•Keepallguards,shieldsandallsafetydevicesin
placeandinsafeworkingcondition.
•Checkallboltsfrequentlytomaintainproper
tightness.
•Frequentlycheckforwornordeteriorating
componentsthatcouldcreateahazard.
WARNING
Removalormodicationoforiginalequipment,
partsand/oraccessoriesmayalterthewarranty,
controllability,andsafetyofthemachine.
Unauthorizedmodicationstotheoriginal
equipmentorfailuretouseoriginalExmark
partscouldleadtoseriousinjuryordeath.
Unauthorizedchangestothemachine,engine,
fuelorventingsystem,mayviolateapplicable
safetystandardssuchas:ANSI,OSHAand
NFPAand/orgovernmentregulationssuchas
EPAandCARB.
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