Storage...................................................................85
StorageSafety..................................................85
StoringtheMachineforlessthan30
days..............................................................85
StoringtheMachinefortheSeason..................85
Troubleshooting......................................................87
Safety
GeneralSafety
Thisproductiscapableofcausingpersonalinjury.
Alwaysfollowallsafetyinstructionstoavoidserious
personalinjury.
•Readandunderstandthecontentsofthis
Operator’sManualbeforestartingtheengine.
•Useyourfullattentionwhileoperatingthe
machine.Donotengageinanyactivitythat
causesdistractions;otherwise,injuryorproperty
damagemayoccur.
•Donotputyourhandsorfeetnearmoving
componentsofthemachine.
•Donotoperatethemachinewithoutallguards
andothersafetyprotectivedevicesinplaceand
workingonthemachine.
•Keepthemachineawayfrombystanderswhileit
ismoving.
•Keepclearoftheopeningaroundthetines.Keep
bystandersandpetsawayfromthemachine.
•Keepchildrenoutoftheoperatingarea.Never
allowchildrentooperatethemachine.
•Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,fullyraise
andlatchthehandlebartoengagetheparking
brake,shutofftheengine,removethekey,and
waitforallmovingpartstostopbeforeservicing,
fueling,oruncloggingthemachine.
Improperlyusingormaintainingthismachinecan
resultininjury.T oreducethepotentialforinjury,
complywiththesesafetyinstructionsandalways
payattentiontothesafety-alertsymbol
,which
meansCaution,Warning,orDanger—personalsafety
instruction.Failuretocomplywiththeseinstructions
mayresultinpersonalinjuryordeath.
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