Operator`s manual

Introduction section 2 -
© 2010 Alamo Group Inc.
MOWER 04/13
INTRODUCTION SECTION
2
Introduction
We are pleased to have you as a Rhino customer. Your Flail Cutter has been carefully designed with care and built with quality materi-
als by skilled workers to give maximum service with minimum down time. This manual is provided to give you the necessary operating
and maintenance instructions for keeping your ail cutter in top operation condition. Careful use and timely service saves extensive
repairs and costly downtime losses. Please read this manual thoroughly. Understand what each control is for and how to use it.
Rhino offers shielding to protect the operator, passerby, livestock, and property from thrown objects such as deectors. No shielding
is 100% effective in preventing thrown objects. The possibility of injury and property damage from this hazard can be substantially re-
duced by selecting proper shielding, maintaining the mower and shielding in good operational condition, inspecting the area for foreign
debris before mowing, operating the mower at a minimum cutting height of 2”, and keeping unprotected persons at a minimum distance
of 300 feet from the mower at all times during operation.
Safety is of primary importance to the owner/operator and to the manufacturer. The rst section of this manual includes a list of Safety
Messages, that, if followed, will help protect the operator and bystanders from injury or death. Many of the Safety Messages will be
repeated throughout the manual. The owner/operator/dealer should know these Safety Messages before assembly and be aware of
the hazards of operating this mower during assembly, use, and maintenance. The Safety Alert Symbol combined with a Signal Word,
as seen below, is intended to warn the owner/operator of impending hazards and the degree of possible injury faced when operating
this machine.
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DANGER
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WARNING
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CAUTION
Important
Indicates an imminently hazardous situation that, if not avoided, WILL result in DEATH OR VERY SERIOUS INJURY.
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DANGER
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WARNING
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CAUTION
Important
Indicates an imminently hazardous situation that, if not avoided, COULD result in DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY.
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DANGER
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WARNING
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CAUTION
Important
Indicates an imminently hazardous situation that, if not avoided, MAY result in MINOR INJURY.
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DANGER
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WARNING
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CAUTION
Important
Identies special instructions or procedures that, if not strictly observed, could result in damage to, or destruction of
the machine, attachments or the environment.