Snapper GT600 Series - Operator Safety

WARNING
Certain components in this product and its related ac-
cessories contain chemicals known to the State of California
to cause cancer, birth defects, or other reproductive harm.
Wash hands after handling.
WARNING
Battery posts, terminals, and related accessories
contain lead and lead compounds - chemicals known to the
State of California to cause cancer, birth defects, or other
reproductive harm. Wash hands after handling.
WARNING
The engine exhaust from this product contains chemi-
cals known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth
defects, or other reproductive harm.
Important Safety Instructions
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS - This manual contains im-
portant instructions that should be followed during the initial
set-up, the operation, and the maintenance of the equipment.
Save these original instructions for future reference.
The safety alert symbol is used to identify safety infor-
mation about hazards that can result in personal injury. A sig-
nal word (DANGER, WARNING, or CAUTION) is used with
the alert symbol to indicate the likelihood and the potential
severity of injury. In addition, a hazard symbol may be used to
represent the type of hazard.
NOTICE indicates a situation that could result in damage
to the product.
Fire
Moving Parts Shock
Stop
Toxic Fumes
Kickback
Explosion
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Choke
Fuel
Hot SurfaceHazardous
Chemical
Wear Eye
Protection
Read
Manual
Fast
Slow
Oil
Safety Symbols and Meanings
WARNING
Running engine gives o carbon monoxide, an odor-
less, colorless, poison gas.
Breathing carbon monoxide can cause headache, fa-
tigue, dizziness, vomiting, confusion, seizures, nausea,
fainting or death.
• Operate equipment ONLY outdoors.
• Keep exhaust gas from entering a conned area through
windows, doors, ventilation intakes, or other openings.
Roll-Over
Hazard
Amputation
Hazard
Fuel
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Operator Safety
DANGER indicates a hazard which, if not avoided, will
result in death or serious injury.
WARNING indicates a hazard which, if not avoided,
could result in death or serious injury.
WARNING
Running engines produce heat. Engine parts, espe-
cially muer, become extremely hot.
Severe thermal burns can occur on contact.
Combustible debris, such as leaves, grass, brush, etc.
can catch re.
•
Allo
w muer, engine cylinder and ns to cool before
touching.
•
R
emove accumulated debris from muer area and
cylinder ar
ea.
• It is a violation of California Public Resource Code,
Section 4442, to use or oper
ate the engine on any forest-
co
vered, brush-covered, or grass-covered land unless
the e
xhaust system is equipped with a spark arrester, as
dened in Section 4442, maintained in eectiv
e working
order. Other states or federal jurisdictions may have
similar la
ws. Contact the original equipment manufac-
tur
er, retailer, or dealer to obtain a spark arrester de-
signed f
or the exhaust system installed on this engine.
CAUTION indicates a hazard which, if not avoided,
could result in minor or moderate injury.
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Not for
Reproduction