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1.SafeZone-usethe
TimeCutterhere
3.Water
2.Usewalkbehindmower
and/orhandtrimmernear
drop-offsandwater.
FuelSafety
DANGER
Incertainconditions,gasolineisextremely
īammableandhighlyexplosive.Aīreorexplosion
fromgasolinecanburnyouandothersandcan
damageproperty.
ā¢Fillthefueltankoutdoors,inanopenarea,
whentheengineiscold.Wipeupanygasoline
thatspills.
ā¢Neverīllthefueltankinsideanenclosedtrailer.
ā¢Donotīllthefueltankcompletelyfull.Add
gasolinetothefueltankuntilthefuelreaches
thebaseoftheīllerneck.Thisemptyspacein
thetankallowsgasolinetoexpand.
ā¢Neversmokewhenhandlinggasoline,andstay
awayfromanopenīameorwheregasoline
fumesmaybeignitedbyaspark.
ā¢Storegasolineinanapprovedcontainerand
keepitoutofthereachofchildren.Neverbuy
morethana30-daysupplyofgasoline.
ā¢Donotoperatewithoutentireexhaustsystem
inplaceandinproperworkingcondition.
DANGER
Incertainconditionsduringfueling,static
electricitycanbereleasedcausingasparkwhich
canignitethegasolinevapors.Aīreorexplosion
fromgasolinecanburnyouandothersandcan
damageproperty.
ā¢Alwaysplacegasolinecontainersontheground
awayfromyourvehiclebeforeīlling.
ā¢Donotīllgasolinecontainersinsideavehicle
oronatruckortrailerbedbecauseinterior
carpetsorplastictruckbedlinersmayinsulate
thecontainerandslowthelossofanystatic
charge.
ā¢Whenpractical,removegas-powered
equipmentfromthetruckortrailerandrefuel
theequipmentwithitswheelsontheground.
ā¢Ifthisisnotpossible,thenrefuelsuch
equipmentonatruckortrailerfromaportable
container,ratherthanfromagasolinedispenser
nozzle.
ā¢Ifagasolinedispensernozzlemustbeused,
keepthenozzleincontactwiththerimofthe
fueltankorcontaineropeningatalltimesuntil
fuelingiscomplete.
WARNING
Gasolineisharmfulorfatalifswallowed.
Long-termexposuretovaporscancauseserious
injuryandillness.
ā¢Avoidprolongedbreathingofvapors.
ā¢Keepfaceawayfromnozzleandgastankor
conditioneropening.
ā¢Keepgasawayfromeyesandskin.
UnderstandingtheSafetyInterlock
System
WARNING
Ifsafetyinterlockswitchesaredisconnectedor
damagedthemachinecouldoperateunexpectedly
causingpersonalinjury.
ā¢Donottamperwiththeinterlockswitches.
ā¢Checktheoperationoftheinterlockswitches
dailyandreplaceanydamagedswitchesbefore
operatingthemachine.
Thesafetyinterlocksystemisdesignedtopreventthe
enginefromstartingunless:
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