
•Neveroperatethemachinewithdamagedguards,
shields,orwithoutsafetyprotectivedevicesin
place.Makesurethatallinterlocksareattached,
adjustedproperly,andfunctioningproperly.
•Donotchangetheenginegovernorsettingsor
overspeedtheengine.Operatingtheengineat
excessivespeedmayincreasethehazardof
personalinjury.
•Beforeleavingtheoperator'sposition,dothe
following:
–Stoponlevelground.
–Disengagethepowertake-offandlowerthe
attachments.
–Changeintoneutralandsettheparkingbrake.
–Stoptheengineandremovethekey.
•Disengagedrivetoattachmentswhentransporting
ornotinuse.
•Stoptheengineanddisengagedrivetoattachment
forthefollowing:
–Beforerefuelling
–Beforeremovingthegrasscatcher/catchers
–Beforemakingheightadjustmentunless
adjustmentcanbemadefromtheoperator's
position
–Beforeclearingblockages
–Beforechecking,cleaningorworkingonthe
mower
–Afterstrikingaforeignobjectorifanabnormal
vibrationoccurs.Inspectthemowerfor
damageandmakerepairsbeforerestarting
andoperatingtheequipment
•Reducetheenginespeedsettingduringengine
run-outand,iftheengineisprovidedwithashutoff
valve,turnthefueloffattheconclusionofmowing.
•Keephandsandfeetawayfromthecuttingunits.
•Lookbehindanddownbeforebackinguptobe
sureofaclearpath.
•Slowdownandusecautionwhenmaking
turnsandcrossingroadsandsidewalks.Stop
cylinders/reelsifnotmowing.
•Donotoperatethemoweriftired,ill,orunderthe
inuenceofalcoholordrugs.
•Lightningcancausesevereinjuryordeath.If
lightningisseenorthunderisheardinthearea,do
notoperatethemachine;seekshelter.
•Usecarewhenloadingorunloadingthemachine
intoatrailerortruck.
•Usecarewhenapproachingblindcorners,shrubs,
trees,orotherobjectsthatmayobscurevision.
SlopeSafety
•Slowdownthemachineanduseextracareon
hillsides.Travelintherecommendeddirectionon
hillsides.Turfconditionscanaffectthestabilityof
themachine.
•Avoidstarting,stopping,orturningthemachine
onaslope.Ifthetireslosetraction,disengage
theblade(s)andproceedslowlystraightdownthe
slope.
•Donotturnthemachinesharply.Usecarewhen
reversingthemachine.
•Whenoperatingthemachineonaslope,always
keepallcuttingunitslowered.
•Avoidturningthemachineonslopes.Ifyoumust
turn,turnslowlyandgraduallydownhill,ifpossible.
•Useextracarewhileoperatingthemachinewith
attachments;theycanaffectthestabilityofthe
machine.Followtherecommendationsforusing
themachineonaslopeinthisOperator’sManual.
MaintenanceandStorage
•Keepallnuts,boltsandscrewstighttobesure
thattheequipmentisinsafeworkingcondition.
•Neverstoretheequipmentwithfuelinthetank
insideabuilding,wherefumesmayreachanopen
ameorspark.
•Allowtheenginetocoolbeforestoringinany
enclosure.
•Toreducetherehazard,keeptheengine,
silencer/mufer,batterycompartmentandfuel
storageareafreeofgrass,leaves,orexcessive
grease.
•Checkthegrasscatcherfrequentlyforwearor
deterioration.
•Keepallpartsingoodworkingconditionandall
hardwareandhydraulicttingstightened.Replace
allwornordamagedpartsanddecals.
•Ifthefueltankhastobedrained,dothisoutdoors.
•Becarefulduringadjustmentofthemachineto
prevententrapmentofthengersbetweenmoving
bladesandxedpartsofthemachine.
•Onmulti-cylinder/multi-reelmachines,takecare
asrotatingonecylinder/reelcancauseother
cylinders/reelstorotate.
•Disengagedrives,lowerthecuttingunits,set
parkingbrake,stopengine,andremovekeyfrom
ignition.Waitforallmovementtostopbefore
adjusting,cleaning,orrepairingthemachine.
•Cleangrassanddebrisfromcuttingunits,drives,
silencers/mufers,andenginetohelpprevent
res.Cleanupoilorfuelspills.
•Usejackstandstosupportcomponentswhen
required.
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