S ope Operaton DoNor
Slopesarea majorfactorrelatedto lossof controland 1. Do notturnonslopesunlessnecessary;then,turn
out mportant safety
instruct!onswhich, !f
not followed, could
endanger the personal
safety and!or property
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of yourself and others,
Readand follow all
_nstruct!ons_nth_sman-
ual before attempting to
operate this machine
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Fa ure to compy wth
these instructionsmay
result
in persona injury.
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tip-overaccidentswhichcanresultin severeinjury or
death.All slopesrequireextracaution.Ifyoucannot
backuptheslopeor ifyoufeel uneasyonit, do notmow
it.
Foryour safety,usetheslopegaugeincludedas partof
thismanualto measureslopesbeforeoperatingthisunit
ona slopedor hillyarea.If theslopeis greaterthan 15
degreesas shownonthe slopegauge,do notoperate
thisunitonthatareaorseriousinjurycouldresult.
Do:
1. Mowupanddownslopes,notacross.Exercise
extremecautionwhenchangingdirectiononslopes.
2. Watchforholes,ruts,bumps,rocks,or other hidden
objects.Uneventerraincouldoverturnthemachine.
Tallgrasscan hideobstacles.
3. Useslowspeed.Choosea low enoughspeed
settingso thatyouwillnothaveto stoporshift while
ontheslope.Tiresmaylosetractiononslopeseven
thoughthe brakesarefunctioningproperly.Always
keepmachineingearwhengoingdownslopesto
takeadvantageofenginebrakingaction.
4. Followthe manufacturer'srecommendationsfor
wheelweightsorcounterweightsto improvestability.
5. Useextracarewithgrasscatchersor otherat-
tachments.Thesecanchangethestabilityofthe
machine.
6. Keepall movementon theslopesslowandgradual.
Donotmakesuddenchangesinspeedor direction.
Rapidengagementor brakingcouldcausethefront
ofthemachineto liftand rapidlyflipoverbackwards
whichcouldcauseseriousinjury.
7. Avoidstartingor stoppingon a slope.If tireslose
traction,disengagethe blade(s)andproceedslowly
straightdowntheslope.
slowlyandgraduallydownhill,if possible.
2. Do not mowneardrop-offs,ditchesor embankments.
Themowercouldsuddenlyturnoverif awheelisover
theedgeof acliff,ditch,or if anedgecavesin.
3. Do nottry to stabilizethe machineby puttingyourfoot
ontheground.
4. Do not usea grasscatcheronsteepslopes.
5. Do not mowonwetgrass.Reducedtractioncould
causesliding.
6. Do notshifttoneutralandcoastdownhill.Over-speed-
ingmaycausetheoperatorto lose controlof the
machineresultingin seriousinjuryordeath.
7. Do nottow heavypullbehindattachments(e.g.loaded
dumpcart, lawnroller,etc.)on slopesgreaterthan
5 degrees.Whengoingdownhill,the extraweight
tendsto pushthetractorand maycauseyoutoloose
control.(e.g.tractormayspeedup, brakingandsteer-
ingabilityarereduced,attachmentmayjack-knifeand
causetractorto overturn).
Towing:
1. Towonlywitha machinethathasa hitchdesignedfor
towing.Do not attachtowedequipmentexceptat the
hitchpoint.
2. Followthe manufacturersrecommendationfor weight
limitsfor towedequipmentandtowingonslopes.
3. Neverallowchildrenor othersin oron towedequip-
ment.
4. Onslopes,theweightof thetowedequipmentmay
causelossoftractionandlossof control.
5. Travelslowlyandallowextradistancetostop.
6. Do notshifttoneutralandcoastdownhill.
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Responslbdaty
Restnctthe use
of this powermachine
to personswno reae,
andfollowthewarn,ngs
instructions
in this manual
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