IMPORTANT
RULESFORSAFEOPERATION
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THISSYMBOLPOINTSOUTIMPORTANTSAFETYINSTRUCTIONSWHICH,tFNOTFOLLOWED,COULDENDANGERTHEPERSONALSAFETY
AND/ORPROPERTYOFYOURSELFANDOTHERS.READANDFOLLOWALLINSTRUCTIONSINTHISMANUALBEFOREATTEMPTING
TOOPERATEYOURUNIT.FAILURETOCOMPLYWITHTHESEINSTRUCTIONSMAYRESULTINPERSONALINJURY.WHENYOUSEE
HEEDITSWARNING.
Yourunitwasbuilttobeoperatedaccordingto the rulesfor safeoperationin thismanual.Aswithany
typeofpowerequipment,carelessnessor erroronthepartof the operatorcanresultin seriousinjury.
If youviolateanyof theserules,youmaycauseseriousinjuryto yourselfor others.
1. READTHISOWNER'SMANUALcarefuflyinitsentiretybeforeat-
temptingto assembleor operatethisunit.Keepthismanualin
a safeplaceforfuture andregularreferenceandfor ordering
replacementparts.
2. Thisunitisaprecisionpieceofpowerequipment,nota plaything.
Thereforeexerciseextremecautionat all times.
3. Knowthe controlsandhowto stopthemachinequickly.
4. Donotallowchildrenunder14yearsoldtooperatevehicle.Children
14yearsandovershouldonlyoperateunitundercloseparental
supervision.Donotallowanyonetooperateitwithoutproperin-
struction.Onlypersonswellacquaintedwiththeserulesof safe
operationshouldbeallowedtouse yourmower.
5. Wearsturdy,rough-soledworkshoesandclose-fittingslacksand
shirts.Donotwearloosefitting clothesorjewelry.Theycanbe
caughtinmovingparts.Neveroperateaunitinbarefeet,sandals,
or sneakers.
6. Topreventinjury,do notcarrypassengersor giverides.Keep
children,petsandbystandersoutoftheareawhilemowing.Only
theoperatorshouldrideontheunitand only rideinthe seat.
7. Checkoverheadclearancecarefullybeforedrivingunderpower
lines,guywires,bridgesor low hangingtreebranches,before
enteringor leavingbuildings,orinanyothersituationwherethe
operatormaybestruckorpulledfromtheunit,whichcouldresult
inseriousinjury.
8. Tomaintaincontroloftheunitandreducethepossibilityofupset
orcollision,operatethetractorsmoothly.Avoiderraticoperation
andexcessivespeed.
9. Thoroughlyinspecttheareato bemowed.Removeallstones,
sticks,wire,bonesandotherforeignobjects.Keeptheareaof
operationclearofallpersons,particularlysmallchildrenandpets.
Stopenginewhentheyareinthevicinityofyourmower.Although
theareaofoperationshouldbecompletelyclearedofforeignob-
jects,asmallobjectmayhavebeenoverlookedandcouldbeac-
cidenttythrownbythemowerinanydirectionandcauseinjury
toyouorabystander.Planyourmowingpatterntoavoiddischarge
ofmaterialtowardroads,sidewalks,bystanders,petsandthelike.
10. Alwayswearsafetyolassesoreyeshieidsduringoperationorwhite
performinganadjustmentorrepair,to protecteyesfromforeign
objectsthatmaybethrownfromthe machinein anydirection.
11. Stoptheblade(s)whencrossinggraveldrives,walksor roads.
12. Disengageallattachmentclutches,thoroughlydepressthebrake
pedal,andshiftintoneutralbeforeattemptingtostartengine.
13. Beforeleavingtheoperator'sposition,disengageblade(s),place
shiftleverinneutral,engageparkingbrake,shutengineoff and
removekey.
14. Donotputhandsorfeetnearorunderrotatingparts.Keepclear
ofthedischargeopeningatalltimesastherotatingblade(s)can
causeinjury.
15. Disengagepowertoattachment(s)andstopenginebeforemak-
inganyrepairsor adjustments.Disconnectthesparkplugwire
andkeepthewireawayfromtheplugtopreventaccidentalstarting.
16. Beforeattemptingto unclogthemowerordischargechute,stop
theengine.Themowerblade(s)maycontinuetorotateforafew
secondsaftertheengineisshutoff.Therefore,besuretheblade(s)
havestoppedcompletely.Disconnectthesparkplugwireandkeep
thewireawayfrom theplugto preventaccidentalstarting.
17. Disengagepowertoattachment(s)whentransportingornotinuse.
!8. Foryoursafety,usetheslopegaugeincludedaspartofthismanual
to measureslopesbeforeoperatingthis unitona slopedor hilly
area.if theslopeisgreaterthan15oasshownontheslopegauge,
donotoperatethisunitonthatareaorseriousinjurycouldresult.
19. Donotstoporstartsuddenlywhengoinguphillordownhill.Mow
upanddownfaceof steepslopes;neveracrosstheface.Use
extremecautionifit isnecessaryto drivethetractorupanincline
or backthetractordownaninclinebecausethefrontof thetrac-
tor couldlift andrapidlyflip overbackwardwhichcould cause
seriousinjury.
20. Reducespeedon slopesandin sharpturnsto preventtippingor
lossof control.Alwayskeepthetractorin lowgearwhengoing
downsteephillsto takeadvantageofenginebrakingaction.Choose
alow enoughgearsothatyouwill nothaveto stopor shiftwhile
on theslope.
21. Stayalertfor holesinterrainandotherhiddenhazardswhichmay
causethe unitto tip over.
22. Usecarewhenpullingloadsor usingheavyequipment.
A. Useonlyapproveddrawbarhitchpoints.
B. Limit loadsto thoseyoucansafelycontrol.
C. Do not turn sharply.Usecare whenbacking.
D. Usecounterweight(s)or wheelweightswhensuggestedin
owner'smanual.
23. Watchoutfor traffic whencrossingor nearroadways.
24. Whenusinganyattachments,neverdirectdischargeof material
towardbystandersnorallowanyonenearvehiclewhileinoperation.
25. Handlegasolinewithcare.It ishighlyflammable.
A. Extinguishcigarettes,cigars,pipesandall othersourcesof
ignition.
B. Useapprovedgasolinecontainer.
C. Neverremovecapor addgasolinetoa runningorhotengine
orfill fueltankindoors.Allowtocoolatleast2minutesbefore
refilling.Wipeupspilledgasoline.Alwaysuseoriginaltype
ventedcap.
D. Opendoorsif engineis runin garage.Exhaustfumes are
dangerous.Donotrunengineindoors.
26. Neverstorethemachinewithfuelinthefueltankinsideabuilding
wherefumesmayreachanopenflameorspark,suchashotwater
andspaceheaters,clothesdryers,andthelike.Allowtheengine
tocoolbeforestoringin anyenclosure.
27. Toreducefirehazard,keepengineandcuttingdeckfreeofgrass,
leavesorexcessivegreaseor oil.
28. Keepthevehicleandattachmentsin goodoperatingcondition,
andkeepsafetydevicesinplace.Useguardsas instructedin
operator'smanual.Donotoperatethisunitunlessthechutedeflec-
tor,guards,andsafetyinterlocksystemareinstalledandfunc-
tioningproperly.
29. Keepall nuts,bolts, andscrewstightto besuretheequipment
isin safeworkingcondition.
30. Thevehicleandattachmentsshouldbestoppedandinspectedfor
damageafterstrikinga foreignobject.Thedamageshouldbe
repairedbeforerestartingandoperatingtheequipment.
31. Do notchangetheenginegovernorsettingsoroverspeedthe
engine.
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