Exmark 4500-367 manual Slope Operation

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Safety

Stop engine, wait for all moving parts to stop, and engage parking brake:

Before refueling.

Before dumping the grass catcher.

WARNING

Hands, feet, hair, clothing, or accessories can become entangled in rotating parts. Contact with the rotating parts can cause traumatic amputation or severe lacerations.

Do Not operate the machine without guards, shields, and safety devices in place and working properly.

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

NEVER carry passengers. DO NOT operate the mower when people, especially children, or pets are in the area.

Be alert, slow down and use caution when making turns. Look behind and to the side before changing directions.

Stop the blades, slow down, and use caution when crossing surfaces other than grass and when transporting the mower to and from the area to be mowed.

Be aware of the mower discharge path and direct discharge away from others.

Do Not operate the mower under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

Use extreme care when loading or unloading the machine into a trailer or truck.

Use care when approaching blind corners, shrubs, trees, or other objects that may obscure vision.

Slope Operation

Use 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

Operating on wet grass or steep slopes can cause sliding and loss of control. Wheels dropping over edges, ditches, steep banks, or water can cause rollovers, which may result in serious injury, death or drowning.

Do Not mow slopes when grass is wet.

Do Not mow near drop-offs or near water.

Do Not mow slopes greater than 15 degrees.

Reduce speed and use extreme caution on slopes.

Avoid sudden turns or rapid speed changes.

See inside the back cover to determine the approximate slope angle of the area to be mowed.

Use a walk behind mower and/or a hand trimmer near drop-offs, ditches, steep banks or water. (Figure 3).

Figure 3

1.Safe Zone-Use the mower here on slopes less than 15 degrees

2.Danger Zone-Use a walk behind mower and/or hand trimmer on slopes greater than 15 degrees, near drop-offs and water.

3.Water

Remove or mark obstacles such as rocks, tree limbs, etc. from the mowing area. Tall grass can hide obstacles.

Watch for ditches, holes, rocks, dips and rises that change the operating angle, as rough terrain could overturn the machine.

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