Use and Care Manual
SAFETY
The
definitions
below
give
the
level
of
severity
for
each
signal
word.
A
DANGER
This
symbol
points
out
important safety instructions.
This machine was
built
to be operated according
to
the safe operation practices in this manual. As
with
any type
of
power equipment, carelessness or
error
on the
part
of
the operator can result in serious
injury. This machine
is
capable
of
amputating
fmgers,
hands, toes and feet and throwing foreign objects.
Failure
to observe the safety instructions could result
in serious injury
or death.
A
WARNING
This symbol points
out
safety
instructions.
Read
and follow
all
instructions before
attempting
to operate this
machine. Failure
to comply
with
these instructions
may result in personal injury.
A
CAUTION
This
symbol
indicates
a
hazard, which,
if
not avoided,
may result in minor
or moderate injury.
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NOTE
This
information
makes
the
product easier to
use.
GENERAL
SAFETY
RULES
UNDERSTAND
YOUR
MACHINE
Read
this manual
and
labels affixed
to
the machine
to
understand
its
limitations
and
potential
hazards
before
attempting
to
assemble
this
machine. Read,
understand,
and
follow
all
instructions on the machine
and
in the manuals before operation.
Be
thoroughly
familiar
with
the
controls
and
their
proper
operation. Know
how
to
stop
the
machine and disengage
the
controls quickly.
Make sure
to
read
and
understand all the instructions
and
safety
precautions
as
outlined in
the
Engine Manufacturer's manual
packed separately with your unit. Do not attempt
to
operate the
machine until you fully understand how
to
properly operate
and
maintain the engine
and
how
to
avoid accidental injuries and/or
property
damage.
Keep
this manual
and
engine manual in a safe place
for
future
and
regular reference.
If
the unit
is
to
be
used
by someone other than original purchaser
or
loaned, rented,
or
sold, always provide this manual
and
any
needed safety training before operation. The user
can
prevent
and is responsible
for
accidents
or
injuries
that
may occur
to
themselves, other people,
and
property.
This machine is a precision piece
of
power
equipment,
not
a
plaything. Therefore, exercise extreme caution at all times. This
machine
has
been
designed
to
perform one job:
to
mow
grass.
Do
not
use
it
for
any other purpose.
Do
not
force
the
machine. Use
the
correct
machine
for
your
application. The correct machine will do the job more efficiently
and
safely at the rate
it
was
designed.
PERSONAL
SAFETY
Do not permit children
to
operate this machine at any time. Only
responsible individuals who are familiar
with
these rules
of
safe
operation should
be
allowed
to
use
this machine.
To
help avoid blade contact
or
a
thrown
object injury, stay in
operator zone behind handles
and
keep children, pets,
and
other
people not using the unit away from the
work
area.
Be
alert
and
shut
off
unit
if
anyone enters
work
area.
Keep
children under the
watchful care
of
a responsible adult.
Thoroughly inspect the area where the equipment
is
to
be
used.
Remove all stones, sticks, wire, bones, toys and
other
foreign
objects, which could
be
tripped over
or
picked up
and
thrown by
the blade. Thrown objects
can
cause
serious personal injury.
Plan
your mowing pattern
to
avoid discharge
of
material toward
roads, sidewalks, bystanders
and
the like. Also, avoid discharging
material
against
a
wall
or
obstruction,
which
may cause
discharged material
to
ricochet back toward the operator; this
may
cause
personal injury.
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