Operator's Manual

•Beforeattemptingtostarttheengine,disengage
allbladeattachmentclutches,shiftintoneutral,
andengagetheparkingbrake.
•Remember,thereisnosuchthingasasafeslope.
Travelongrassslopesrequiresparticularcare.T o
guardagainstoverturning:
–Donotstoporstartsuddenlywhengoingup
ordownhill.
–Machinespeedshouldbekeptlowonslopes
andduringtightturns.
–Stayalertforhumpsandhollowsandother
hiddenhazards.
–Donotturnsharply.Usecarewhenreversing.
–Usecounterweight(s)orwheelweightsas
recommendedintheOperator'sManual.
•Stayalertforholesintheterrainandotherhidden
hazards.
•Watchoutfortrafcwhencrossingornear
roadways.
•Stopthebladesrotatingbeforecrossingsurfaces
otherthangrass.
•Whenusinganyattachments,neverdirect
dischargeofmaterialtowardbystandersnorallow
anyonenearthemachinewhileinoperation.
•Neveroperatethemachinewithdamagedguards,
shields,orwithoutsafetyprotectivedevicesin
place.Besurethatallinterlocksareattached,
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,iftheengineisprovidedwithashut-off
valve,turnthefueloffattheconclusionofmowing.
•Keephandsandfeetawayfromthecuttingunits.
•Lookbehindanddownbeforebackinguptobe
sureofaclearpath.
•Slowdownandusecautionwhenmaking
turnsandcrossingroadsandsidewalks.Stop
cylinders/reelsifnotmowing.
•Donotoperatethemowerundertheinuenceof
alcoholordrugs.
•Lightningcancausesevereinjuryordeath.If
lightningisseenorthunderisheardinthearea,do
notoperatethemachine;seekshelter.
•Usecarewhenloadingorunloadingthemachine
intoatrailerortruck.
•Usecarewhenapproachingblindcorners,shrubs,
trees,orotherobjectsthatmayobscurevision.
MaintenanceandStorage
•Keepallnuts,boltsandscrewstighttobesure
thattheequipmentisinsafeworkingcondition.
•Neverstoretheequipmentwithfuelinthetank
insideabuilding,wherefumesmayreachanopen
ameorspark.
•Allowtheenginetocoolbeforestoringinany
enclosure.
•Toreducetherehazard,keeptheengine,
silencer/mufer,batterycompartmentandfuel
storageareafreeofgrass,leaves,orexcessive
grease.
•Checkthegrasscatcherfrequentlyforwearor
deterioration.
•Keepallpartsingoodworkingconditionandall
hardwareandhydraulicttingstightened.Replace
allwornordamagedpartsanddecals.
•Ifthefueltankhastobedrained,dothisoutdoors.
•Becarefulduringadjustmentofthemachineto
prevententrapmentofthengersbetweenmoving
bladesandxedpartsofthemachine.
•Onmulti-cylinder/multi-reelmachines,takecare
asrotatingonecylinder/reelcancauseother
cylinders/reelstorotate.
•Disengagedrives,lowerthecuttingunits,set
parkingbrake,stopengine,andremovekeyfrom
ignition.Waitforallmovementtostopbefore
adjusting,cleaning,orrepairingthemachine.
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