Ryobi Outdoor RY46501B manual Specific Safety Rules

SPECIFIC SAFETY RULES

Do not use near underground electric cables, telephone lines, pipes, or hoses. If in doubt, contact your utility or telephone company to locate underground services.

Make sure your extension cord is in good condition. When using an extension cord, be sure to use one heavy enough to carry the current your product will draw. A wire gauge size (A.W.G.) of at least 14 is recommended for an extension cord 50 feet or less in length. A cord exceed- ing 100 feet is not recommended. If in doubt, use the next heavier gauge. The smaller the gauge number, the heavier the cord. An undersized cord will cause a drop in line voltage resulting in loss of power and overheating.

Start the cultivator carefully according to instructions from a normal operating position and with feet well away from the tines. Do not force cultivator. It will do the job better and with less likelihood of a risk of injury at the rate for which it was designed.

Stay alert. Watch what you are doing. Use common sense. Do not operate cultivator when you are tired.

If the unit strikes a foreign object, stop the motor, thor- oughly inspect the machine for any damage, and repair the damage before restarting and operating the ma- chine.

Never leave the operating position when the motor is running.

Unplug the unit before unclogging the tines and when making any repairs, adjustments, or inspections.

Do not overload the machine capacity by cultivating too deep in a single pass or at too fast a rate.

Be aware that the equipment may unexpectedly bounce upward or jump forward if the tines should strike buried obstacles such as large stones, roots, or stumps.

Never operate the equipment on a slope.

Use extreme caution when pulling the machine towards you.

When not in use, cultivator should be stored indoors in a dry, locked up place — out of the reach of children.

Maintain cultivator with care. Keep tines clean for best performance and reduce the risk of injury. Follow instruc- tions for lubrication and changing accessories. Inspect cultivator cord periodically and, if damaged, have it replaced. Keep handles dry, clean, and free from grease and oil.

Check damaged parts. Before further use of this cultivator, a guard or other part that is damaged should be care- fully checked to determine that it will operate properly and perform its intended function. Check for alignment of moving parts, binding of moving parts, breakage of parts, mounting, and any other condition that may af- fect its operation. A guard or other part that is damaged should be properly repaired or replaced by an authorized service center unless otherwise indicated elsewhere in this manual.

Save these instructions. Refer to them frequently and use them to instruct others who may use this cultivator. If you loan someone this unit, loan them these instructions also.

WARNING:

Some dust created by power sanding, sawing, grinding, drilling, and other construction activities contains chemicals known to cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm. Some examples of these chemicals are:

•lead from lead-based paints,

•crystalline silica from bricks and cement and other masonry products, and

•arsenic and chromium from chemically-treated lumber.

Your risk from these exposures varies, depending on how often you do this type of work. To reduce your exposure to these chemicals: work in a well ventilated area, and work with approved safety equipment, such as those dust masks that are specially designed to filter out microscopic particles.

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