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•Always stay alert. Operating this Intercultivators when you are tired, ill or under
the influence of alcohol or drugs may result serious injury.
•Keep all persons and pets away from the weeding area.
•Make sure the drag bar is in place and properly adjusted.
Child Safety:
•Keep children indoors and supervise all the time while any outdoor power
equipment is being used nearby. Young children move quickly and are attracted
especially by the Intercultivator and intercultural/weeding operations.
•Never assume children will remain where you last saw them. Be alert and turn
the Intercultivator off if children enter the area.
•Children should never be allowed to operate the Intercultivator even under adult
supervision.
Thrown Object Hazard:
•Objects hit by the rotating tines can be thrown from the Intercultivator with great
force and may cause severe injury.
•Before weeding clear the weeding area of sticks, large stone wire glass etc.
•Cultivate only in daylight.
•Pieces thrown from worn or damaged-tines can cause serious injury. Always
inspect the tines before using the Inter-cultivator.
Fire and Burn Hazard:
•Petrol is extremely flammable and petrol vapor can explode.
•Take extreme care when handling petrol. Keep petrol out of reach of children.
•Refuel in a well-ventilated area with the engine stopped.
•Allow the engineto cool before refueling. Fuelvapor or spilled fuel may be ignited.
•The engine and exhaust system become very hot during operation and remain
hot for a while even after stopping. Contact with hot engine components can
cause burn injuries and can ignite some materials.
•Avoid touching a hot engine or exhaust system.
•Allow the engine to cool before performing maintenance or storing the
Intercultivator indoors.
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Hazard:
•Exhaust contains poisonous carbon monoxide a colorless and odorless gas.
Breathing exhaust can cause loss of consciousness and may lead to death.
•If you run the engine in an area that is confined or even partially enclosed, the air
you breathe could contain a dangerous amount of exhaust gas. To keep exhaust
gas from building-up, provide adequate ventilation.
Operation on Slope
•When weeding on slopes, keep the fuel tank less than half full to minimize fuel
spillage.
