Operation
•Lightningcancausesevereinjuryordeath.If
lightningisseen,orthunderisheardinthearea,
donotoperatethemachine;seekshelter.
•Donotrunanengineinanenclosedarea.
•Operatethemachineonlyinwell-litareas,keeping
awayfromholesandhiddenhazards.
•Ensurethatalldrivesareinneutralandthatthe
parkingbrakeisengagedbeforestartingthe
engine.Starttheengineonlyfromtheoperator’s
position.
•Makesurethatyouhavegoodfootingwhileusing
thismachine,especiallywhenbackingup.
Note:Reducedfootingcouldcauseslipping.
•Slowdownanduseextracareonhillsides.Be
suretotravelsidetosideonhillsides.Turf
conditionscanaffectthestabilityofthemachine.
Usecautionwhileoperatingneardrop-offs.
•Slowdownandusecautionwhenmakingturns
andwhenchangingdirectionsonslopes.
•Donotoperatethemachinewithouttheshields
orotherguardssecurelyinplace.Besureall
interlocksareattached,adjustedproperly,and
functioningproperly.
•Donotchangetheenginegovernorsettingor
overspeedtheengine.
•Stoponlevelground,disengagedrives,engage
theparkingbrake(ifprovided),shutofftheengine
beforeleavingtheoperator'spositionforany
reason.
•Stopequipmentandinspectthetinesafterstriking
objectsorifanabnormalvibrationoccurs.Make
thenecessaryrepairsbeforeresumingoperations.
•Keepyourhandsandfeetawayfromthetine
assembly.
•Lookbehindanddownbeforebackingupto
ensureaclearpath.
•Stopthemachineifanyoneentersthearea.Keep
petsandbystandersawayfromanoperating
machine.
•Slowdownandusecautionwhenmakingturns
andcrossingroadsandsidewalks.Fullyraisethe
tinesifyouarenotaerating.
•Donotoperatethemachinewhileill,tired,or
undertheinuenceofalcoholordrugs.
•Usecarewhenloadingorunloadingthemachine
intoorfromatrailerortruck.
•Usecarewhenapproachingblindcorners,shrubs,
trees,orotherobjectsthatmayobscurevision.
Safehandlingoffuels
•Toavoidpersonalinjuryorpropertydamage,use
extremecareinhandlingfuel.Fuelisextremely
ammableandthevaporsareexplosive.
•Extinguishallcigarettes,cigars,pipes,andother
sourcesofignition.
•Useonlyanapprovedfuelcontainer.
•Donotremovethefuelcaporaddfuelwiththe
enginerunning.
•Allowtheenginetocoolbeforefueling.
•Donotfuelthemachineindoors.
•Donotstorethemachineorfuelcontainerwhere
thereisanopename,spark,orpilotlightsuchas
onawaterheateroronotherappliances.
•Donotllcontainersinsideavehicle,onatruck,
oronatrailerbedwithaplasticliner.Alwaysplace
containersonthegroundawayfromyourvehicle
beforelling.
•Removeequipmentfromthetruckortrailerand
fuelitontheground.Ifthisisnotpossible,
thenaddfuelwithsuchequipmentasaportable
containerratherthanfromafuel-dispensernozzle.
•Keepthenozzleincontactwiththerimofthefuel
tankorcontaineropeningatalltimesuntilfueling
iscomplete.Donotuseanozzlelock-opendevice.
•Iffuelisspilledonclothing,changeyourclothing
immediately.
•Donotoverllthefueltank.Replacethefuelcap
andtightenitsecurely.
MaintenanceandStorage
•Donotallowuntrainedpersonneltoservicethe
machine.
•Donottouchequipmentorattachmentpartsthat
maybehotfromoperation.Allowallofthepartsof
themachinetocoolbeforeattemptingtomaintain,
adjust,orservicethemachine.
•Keepyourhandsandfeetawayfrommoving
parts.Ifpossible,donotmakeadjustmentswith
theenginerunning.
•Disengagethedrives,raisethetines,engagethe
parkingbrake,shutofftheengine,andremove
thekeyordisconnectthespark-plugwire.Waitfor
allmovementtostopbeforeadjusting,cleaning,
orrepairing.
•Disconnectthebatteryorremovethespark-plug
wirebeforemakinganyrepairs.Disconnectthe
negativeterminalrstandthepositiveterminal
last.Connectthepositiverstandnegativelast.
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