Safety
transportingthemowertoandfromtheareato
bemowed.
•Beawareofthemowerdischargepathanddirect
dischargeawayfromothers.
•DoNotoperatethemowerundertheinuence
ofalcoholordrugs.
•Useextremecarewhenloadingorunloadingthe
machineintoatrailerortruck.
•Usecarewhenapproachingblindcorners,shrubs,
trees,orotherobjectsthatmayobscurevision.
SlopeOperation
UseExtremecautionwhenmowingand/orturning
onslopesaslossoftractionand/ortip-overcould
occur.Theoperatorisresponsibleforsafeoperation
onslopes.
DANGER
Operatingonwetgrassorsteepslopescan
causeslidingandlossofcontrol.Wheels
droppingoveredges,ditches,steepbanks,or
watercancauserollovers,whichmayresult
inseriousinjury,deathordrowning.
•DoNotmowslopeswhengrassiswet.
•DoNotmowneardrop-offsornearwater.
•DoNotmowslopesgreaterthan15
degrees.
•Reducespeedanduseextremecaution
onslopes.
•Avoidsuddenturnsorrapidspeed
changes.
•Seeinsidethebackcovertodeterminethe
approximateslopeangleoftheareatobemowed.
•Useawalkbehindmowerand/orahandtrimmer
neardrop-offs,ditches,steepbanksorwater.
(Figure3).
Figure3
1.SafeZone-Usethemowerhereonslopeslessthan15
degrees
2.DangerZone-Useawalkbehindmowerand/orhand
trimmerneardrop-offsandwater.
3.Water
•Removeormarkobstaclessuchasrocks,tree
limbs,etc.fromthemowingarea.Tallgrasscan
hideobstacles.
•Watchforditches,holes,rocks,dipsandrisesthat
changetheoperatingangle,asroughterraincould
overturnthemachine.
•Avoidsuddenstopswhenmowingdownhill
becausethemowermaytipforwards.
•Beawarethatlossoftractionmayoccurgoing
uphill.Weighttransfertotherearwheelsmay
causedrivewheelstoslipandcauselossof
brakingandsteering.
•Alwaysavoidsuddenstartingorstoppingona
slope.Iftireslosetraction,disengagetheblades
andproceedslowlyofftheslope.
•Followthemanufacturer’srecommendationsfor
wheelweightsorcounterweightstoimprove
stability.
•Useextremecarewithgrasscatchersor
attachments.Thesecanchangethestabilityofthe
machineandcauselossofcontrol.
UsingtheRolloverProtectionSystem
(ROPS)
ARolloverProtectionSystem(rollbar)isinstalled
ontheunit.
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