Slope Operation
USE OF MACHINERY ON SLOPES IS A MAJOR FACTOR RELATED TO ACCIDENTS, WHICH CAN RESULT IN SEVERE PERSONAL INJURY. USE OF MACHINERY ON SLOPES REQUIRES CAUTION. IF YOU FEEL UNEASY USING THE
ALWAYS:
•OPERATE THE MACHINE UP AND DOWN THE FACE OF SLOPES AND AVOID GOING ACROSS. EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN CHANGING DIRECTION ON SLOPES.
•REMOVE OBJECTS SUCH AS GLASS, LARGE STICKS, STONES, METAL OBJECTS, WIRE, ROPE, AND
•WATCH FOR HOLES, RUTS, AND BUMPS ON THE GROUND.
NEVERS:
•NEVER OPERATE NEAR
•NEVER OPERATE ON SLOPES GREATER THAN 20 DEGREES, OR ON ANY EXCESSIVELY STEEP SLOPE. SEE THE OPERATING PARAMETERS SECTION ON PAGE 21 FOR FURTHER RESTRICTIONS RELATING TO YOUR TOW VEHICLE.
•NEVER OPERATE ON WET, OR SLIPPERY SLOPES. REDUCED TRACTION COULD RESULT IN TIPPING OVER YOUR TOW VEHICLE AND/OR THE
•NEVER PARK THE TOW VEHICLE ON A STEEP GRADE OR SLOPE.
Safety for Children
TRAGIC ACCIDENTS CAN OCCUR IF THE OPERATOR IS NOT ALERT TO THE PRESENCE OF CHILDREN. CHILDREN CAN BE ATTRACTED TO THE
•KEEP CHILDREN OUT OF THE WORK AREA AND UNDER THE WATCHFUL CARE OF A RESPONSIBLE ADULT.
•BE ALERT AND ALWAYS TURN OFF YOUR TOW VEHICLE ENGINE AND THE DR
•BEFORE, AND WHILE MOVING YOUR TOW VEHICLE BACKWARDS, LOOK BEHIND, AND DOWN FOR SMALL CHILDREN.
•NEVER ALLOW CHILDREN TO OPERATE THE
•NEVER ALLOW CHILDREN TO RIDE ON THE MOWER, EVEN IF THE ENGINE IS NOT RUNNING.
•USE EXTRA CARE WHEN APPROACHING BLIND CORNERS, SHRUBS, TREES, OR OTHER OBJECTS THAT MAY OBSCURE YOUR VISION.
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