Potential Hazard

WARNING

♦Operating engine parts, especially the muffler, become extremely hot.

WHAT CAN HAPPEN

♦Severe burns can occur on contact.

♦Debris, such as leaves, grass, brush, etc. can catch fire.

HOW TO AVOID THE HAZARD

♦Allow engine parts, especially the muffler, to cool before touching.

♦Remove accumulated debris from muffler and engine area.

♦Install and maintain in working order a spark arrester before using equipment on forest-covered, grass-covered, or brush-covered unimproved land.

WARNING

POTENTIAL HAZARD

♦Hands, feet, hair, clothing, or accessories can become entangled in rotating parts.

WHAT CAN HAPPEN

♦Contact with rotating parts can cause traumatic amputation or severe lacerations.

HOW TO AVOID THE HAZARD

♦Do not operate the machine without guards, shields, and safety devices in place and working.

♦Keep hands, feet, hair, jewelry, or clothing away from rotating parts.

1.4.1Give complete, undivided attention to the job at hand.

1.4.2Mow only in daylight or good artificial light, keeping away from holes and hidden hazards. Do Not operate the mower when children or others are in the area!

1.4.3When feasible, avoid operating the equipment in wet grass.

1.4.4Use EXTREME caution when mowing and/or turning on slopes as loss of traction and/or tip-over could occur. The operator is responsible for safe operation on slopes.

DANGER

POTENTIAL HAZARD

♦Mowing on wet grass or steep slopes can cause sliding and loss of control.

WHAT CAN HAPPEN

♦Loss of control and/or loss of operator’s footing could result in a fall with an arm or leg getting under the mower or engine deck, which may result in serious injury or death.

HOW TO AVOID THE HAZARD

♦Mow across slopes, never up and down.

♦Do not mow slopes when grass is wet.

♦Do not mow near drop-offs or near water.

♦Do not mow slopes greater than 20 degrees.

♦Reduce speed and use extreme caution on slopes.

♦Avoid sudden turns or rapid speed changes.

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