Hayter R53A - Hayter Mower Safety Information; General Lawn Mower Safety Precautions

Contents
Introduction.................................................................2
Safety...........................................................................3
GeneralLawnMowerSafety.................................3
SoundPressure.....................................................5
SoundPower........................................................5
Vibration,Hand/arm...........................................5
SafetyandInstructionalDecals.............................6
Setup............................................................................8
UnfoldingtheHandle...........................................8
FillingtheEnginewithOil....................................8
InstallingtheFuse................................................8
ChargingtheBattery.............................................9
InstalltheMulchPlugorGrassBag.....................10
ProductOverview......................................................11
Operation...................................................................11
FillingtheFuelTank...........................................11
CheckingtheEngineOilLevel............................12
AdjustingtheCuttingHeight..............................12
AdjustingtheUpperHandleHeight....................12
StartingtheEngine.............................................13
TravelingForward..............................................14
StoppingtheEngine...........................................14
MulchingtheClippings.......................................14
CollectingGrass.................................................15
Side-discharge....................................................16
OperatingTips...................................................17
Maintenance...............................................................18
RecommendedMaintenanceSchedule(s)................18
PremaintenanceProcedures....................................18
PreparingforMaintenance.................................18
Lubrication.............................................................19
LubricatingtheWheelGears...............................19
LubricatingtheUpperHandle............................19
EngineMaintenance...............................................20
ReplacingtheAirFilter.......................................20
ChangingtheEngineOil....................................20
ElectricalSystemMaintenance................................21
ChargingtheBattery...........................................21
ReplacingtheFuse..............................................21
DriveSystemMaintenance.....................................22
AdjustingtheAuto-drive....................................22
BladeMaintenance.................................................23
ReplacingtheCutterblade...................................23
Cleaning.................................................................24
CleaningtheMower............................................24
Storage.......................................................................24
PreparingtheMowerforStorage........................24
FoldingtheHandle.............................................25
RemovingtheMowerfromStorage.....................25
Safety
Improperlyusingormaintainingthismowercan
resultininjury.Toreducethepotentialforinjury,
complywiththesesafetyinstructions.
Thismowerwasdesignedandtestedforreasonablysafe
service;however,failuretocomplywiththefollowing
instructionsmayresultinpersonalinjury.
Toensuremaximumsafety,bestperformance,and
togainknowledgeoftheproduct,itisessential
thatyouandanyotheroperatorofthemowerread
andunderstandthecontentsofthismanualbefore
theengineiseverstarted.Payparticularattention
tothesafetyalertsymbol(Figure1)whichmeans
Caution,Warning,orDanger—“personalsafety
instruction.”Readandunderstandtheinstruction
becauseithastodowithsafety.Failuretocomply
withtheinstructionmayresultinpersonalinjury.
GeneralLawnMowerSafety
Thefollowinginstructionshavebeenadaptedfromthe
ISO5395.
Thiscuttingmachineiscapableofamputatinghands
andfeetandthrowingobjects.Failuretoobservethe
followingsafetyinstructionscouldresultinserious
injuryordeath.
Training
•Readtheinstructionscarefully.Befamiliarwiththe
controlsandtheproperuseoftheequipment.
•Neverallowchildrenorpeopleunfamiliarwiththese
instructionstousethemower.Localregulationscan
restricttheageoftheoperator.
•Keepinmindthattheoperatororuserisresponsible
foraccidentsorhazardsoccurringtootherpeopleor
theirproperty.
•Understandexplanationsforallpictogramsusedon
themowerorintheinstructions.
Petrol
WARNING-Petrolishighlyammable.Takethe
followingprecautions.
•Storefuelincontainersspecicallydesignedforthis
purpose.
•Refueloutdoorsonlyanddonotsmokewhile
refueling.
•Addfuelbeforestartingtheengine.Neverremove
thecapofthefueltankoraddpetrolwhilethe
engineisrunningorwhentheengineishot.
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