maybeinjuredbythelawnmowerduring
operation.
C.Thoroughlyinspecttheareawherethe
lawnmoweristobeusedandremoveall
stones,sticks,wires,bones,andother
foreignobjects.Thrownobjectscancause
personalinjury.
D.Beforeusingthelawnmower,alwaysvisually
inspecttoseethatthebladeandtheblade
assemblyarenotwornordamaged.Wornor
damagedpartsincreasetheriskofinjury.
E.Keepguardsinplace.Guardsmustbein
workingorderandbeproperlymounted.
Aguardthatisloose,damaged,orisnot
functioningcorrectlymayresultinpersonal
injury.
F.Keepallcoolingairinletsclearofdebris.
Blockedairinletsanddebrismayresultin
overheatingorriskofre.
G.Whileoperatingthelawnmower,always
wearnon-slipandprotectivefootwear.Do
notoperatethelawnmowerwhenbarefoot
orwearingopensandals.Thisreducesthe
chanceofinjurytothefeetfromcontactwiththe
movingblade.
H.Whileoperatingthelawnmower,alwayswear
longtrousers.Exposedskinincreasesthe
likelihoodofinjuryfromthrownobjects.
I.Donotoperatethelawnmoweronslopes
greaterthan15°.Thisreducestheriskofloss
ofcontrol,slipping,androlloverwhichmayresult
inpersonalinjury.
J.Exerciseextremecautionwhenworking
onslopes.Thisreducestheriskoflossof
control,slipping,androlloverwhichmayresult
inpersonalinjury.
K.Useextremecautionwhenreversing
thelawnmower.Alwaysbeawareofyour
surroundings.
L.Donottouchbladesandotherhazardous
movingpartswhiletheyarestillinmotion.
Thisreducestheriskofinjuryfrommovingparts.
M.Whenclearingjammedmaterialorcleaning
thelawnmower,makesureallpower
switchesareoffandremove(oractivate)the
disablingdevice.Unexpectedoperationofthe
lawnmowermayresultinseriouspersonalinjury.
Saveallwarningsandinstructions
forfuturereference.
AdditionalSafetyMessages
Safety-AlertSymbol
Thesafety-alertsymbol(Figure2)showninthis
manualandonthemachineidentiesimportantsafety
messagesthatyoumustfollowtopreventaccidents.
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Figure2
Safety-alertsymbol
Thesafety-alertsymbolappearsaboveinformation
thatalertsyoutounsafeactionsorsituationsand
isfollowedbythewordDANGER,WARNING,or
CAUTION.
DANGERindicatesanimminentlyhazardoussituation
which,ifnotavoided,willresultindeathorserious
injury.
WARNINGindicatesapotentiallyhazardoussituation
which,ifnotavoided,couldresultindeathorserious
injury.
CAUTIONindicatesapotentiallyhazardoussituation
which,ifnotavoided,mayresultinminorormoderate
injury.
Thismanualusestwootherwordstohighlight
information.Importantcallsattentiontospecial
mechanicalinformationandNoteemphasizesgeneral
informationworthyofspecialattention.
GeneralSafety
Thisproductiscapableofamputatinghandsand
feetandofthrowingobjects.Alwaysfollowallsafety
instructionstoavoidseriouspersonalinjuryordeath.
•Keepclearofthedischargeopening.
•Allowonlyresponsibleandphysicallycapable
peopletooperatethemachine.
•Shutoffthemachine,removethekey,andwait
forallmovingpartstostopbeforeleavingthe
operator'sposition.Allowthemachinetocool
beforeservicing,adjusting,orcleaningit.
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