WARNING! The items listed in this section will help you keep your DR LEAF and LAWN VACUUM running smoothly and, most importantly, prevent injury to yourself or others. Please review them carefully before starting your machine.
Protecting Yourself
Always wear eye protection while operating either your tractor lawn deck, vacuum system, chipper or performing an adjustment on your DR LEAF and LAWN VACUUM to protect your eyes from possible foreign objects thrown from the machine.
Use hearing protection or earplugs to protect your hearing.
Wear shoes with
Avoid wearing loose clothing or jewelry, which might get caught on the machine’s moving parts.
We recommend wearing
Operating the Machine Safely
Inspect the area in which you will be working. The site must be free of potentially hazardous obstacles (e.g., stones, glass and metal objects such as cans).
Pile sticks that you intend to chip separately and away from the vacuum site.
Never operate your machine unless all hoses and covers are secured and in good condition. Objects can be thrown at high velocity through openings in hoses and the Collector Box.
Never allow people who are unfamiliar with these instructions to use the DR LEAF and LAWN VACUUM.
To be safe, do not operate the machine near children or pets, and never allow children to operate the machine.
Never allow people or pets to ride in the Collector Box or on the trailer.
Never start the blower/chipper engine unless it is bolted firmly to the engine mounting plate and the mounting plate is attached firmly to the trailer chassis using the four (4) retaining knobs. See Figure 47.
Check behind your DR LEAF and LAWN VACUUM before backing up. You cannot see directly behind the Collector Box.
Never attempt to dump a load while the lawn tractor engine or the DR LEAF and LAWN VACUUM engine is running.
Do not attempt to open the Collector Box when your DR LEAF and LAWN VACUUM engine or your lawn deck engine is operating. Debris may be propelled at high velocity out of the small openings created in the seams of the Collector Box as you unlatch the Collector Box panels.
DO NOT operate the machine on slopes greater than 20°.
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