Safety
stones, sticks, wir es, bones, and other f or eign
objects. Thr own objects can cause personal injur y .
4. Bef or e using the la wnmo w er , al w ays visuall y
inspect to see that the blade and the blade
assembl y ar e not w or n or dama ged. W or n or
damaged par ts incr ease the risk of injur y .
5. K eep guards in place. Guards must be in
w or king order and be pr oper l y mounted. A
guard that is loose , damaged, or is not functioning cor r ectly
may r esult in personal injur y .
6. K eep all cooling air inlets clear of de bris.
Bloc k ed air inlets and de bris may r esult in overheating
or risk of r e.
7. W hile operating the la wnmo w er , al w ays w ear
non-slip and pr otecti v e f ootw ear . Do not
operate the la wnmo w er when bar ef oot or
w earing open sandals. This r educes the chance of
injur y to the f eet fr om contact with the moving b lade.
8. W hile operating the la wnmo w er , al w ays w ear
long tr ouser s. Exposed skin incr eases the lik elihood of
injur y fr om thr own objects .
9. Do not operate the la wnmo w er on ex cessi v el y
steep slopes. This r educes the risk of loss of contr ol,
slipping and falling w hich may r esult in personal injur y .
10. W hen w or king on slopes, al w ays be sur e of
y our f ooting , al w ays w or k acr oss the f ace
of slopes, nev er up or do wn and ex ercise
extr eme caution when changing dir ection.
This r educes the risk of loss of contr ol, slipping and falling
w hich may r esult in personal injur y .
11. Use extr eme caution when r ev er sing or
pulling the la wnmo w er to w ards y ou. Alw ays be
aw ar e of y our sur r oundings .
12. Do not touch blades and other hazardous
mo ving par ts while they ar e still in motion.
This r educes the risk of injur y fr om moving par ts .
13. W hen clearing jammed material or cleaning
the la wnmo w er , mak e sur e all po w er s witches
ar e of f and r emo v e (or acti v ate) the disa bling
device. Unexpected operation of the lawnmow er may
r esult in serious personal injur y .
Save all warnings and
instructions for future reference.
Additional Safety Messages
Safety-Alert Symbol
T he safety-aler t symbol ( Figure 2 ) sho wn in this
man ual and on the mac hine identies impor tant safety
messag es that y ou m ust follo w to prev ent accidents .
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Figure 2
Safety-alert symbol
T he safety-aler t symbol appears abo v e infor mation
that aler ts y ou to unsafe actions or situations and is
follo w ed b y the w ord D ANGER , W ARNING , or
CA UTION .
D ANGER indicates an imminently hazardous
situation whic h, if not a v oided, will result in death or
serious injur y .
W ARNING indicates a potentially hazardous
situation whic h, if not a v oided, could result in death
or serious injur y .
CA UTION indicates a potentially hazardous
situation whic h, if not a v oided, may result in minor
or moderate injur y .
T his man ual uses tw o other w ords to highlight
infor mation. Impor tant calls attention to special
mec hanical infor mation and Note emphasizes
g eneral infor mation w or th y of special attention.
General Safety
T his product is capable of amputating hands and feet
and of thro wing objects . Alw a ys follo w all safety
instr uctions to a v oid serious personal injur y or death.
• K ee p clear of the disc harg e opening .
• Allo w only responsible and ph ysically capable
people to operate the mac hine .
• Shut off the mac hine , remo v e the k ey , and w ait
for all mo ving par ts to stop before lea ving the
operator's position. Allo w the mac hine to cool
before ser vicing, adjusting, or cleaning it.
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