Operation
BeforeOperation
BeforeOperationSafety
GeneralSafety
•Neverallowchildrenoruntrainedpeopleto
operateorservicethemachine.Localregulations
mayrestricttheageoftheoperator.Theowner
isresponsiblefortrainingalloperatorsand
mechanics.
•Becomefamiliarwiththesafeoperationofthe
equipment,operatorcontrols,andsafetysigns.
•Shutofftheengine,removethekey,andwait
forallmovementtostopbeforeyouleavethe
operator’sposition,Allowthemachinetocool
beforeadjusting,servicing,cleaning,orstoringit.
•Knowhowtostopthemachineandshutoffthe
enginequickly.
•Checkthatoperator-presencecontrols,safety
switches,andguardsareattachedandfunctioning
properly.Donotoperatethemachineunlessthey
arefunctioningproperly.
•Beforemowing,alwaysinspectthemachineto
ensurethattheblades,bladebolts,andcutting
assembliesareingoodworkingcondition.
Replacewornordamagedbladesandboltsinsets
topreservebalance.
•Inspecttheareawhereyouwillusethemachine
andremoveallobjectsthatthemachinecould
throw.
FuelSafety
•Useextremecareinhandlingfuel.Itisammable
anditsvaporsareexplosive.
•Extinguishallcigarettes,cigars,pipes,andother
sourcesofignition.
•Useonlyanapprovedfuelcontainer.
•Donotremovethefuelcaporllthefueltank
whiletheengineisrunningorhot.
•Donotaddordrainfuelinanenclosedspace.
•Donotstorethemachineorfuelcontainerwhere
thereisanopename,spark,orpilotlight,such
asonawaterheaterorotherappliance.
•Ifyouspillfuel,donotattempttostarttheengine;
avoidcreatinganysourceofignitionuntilthefuel
vaporshavedissipated.
PerformingDaily
Maintenance
Beforestartingthemachineeachday,perform
theEachUse/DailyprocedureslistedinDaily
MaintenanceChecklist(page41).
CheckingtheAirPressure
intheTires
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Frontandreartiresairpressurespecication:140
kPa(20psi).
Castertiresairpressurespecication:150kPa
(21psi).
DANGER
Lowtirepressuredecreasesmachineside-hill
stability.Thiscouldcausearollover,which
mayresultinpersonalinjuryordeath.
Donotunder-inatethetires.
Checktheairpressureinthefrontandreartires.Add
orremoveairasneededtosettheairpressureinthe
tirestothetireairpressurespecication.
Important:Maintainpressureinalltiresto
ensureagoodqualityofcutandpropermachine
performance.
Checktheairpressureinallthetiresbefore
operatingthemachine.
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