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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 DR ROTO-HOG POWER TILLER ON A SLOPE, DO NOT OPERATE IT. ALWAYS TAKE THE FOLLOWING PRECAUTIONS WHEN USING THIS MACHINE ON SLOPES:

ALWAYS:

•EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN CHANGING DIRECTION ON SLOPES.

•WATCH FOR HOLES, RUTS, AND BUMPS ON THE GROUND.

NEVERS:

•NEVER OPERATE NEAR DROP-OFFS, DITCHES, OR EMBANKMENTS; YOU COULD LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR TOW VEHICLE AND/OR THE DR ROTO-HOG POWER TILLER.

•NEVER OPERATE ON SLOPES GREATER THAN 5 DEGREES, OR ON ANY EXCESSIVELY STEEP SLOPE.

•NEVER OPERATE ON WET, OR SLIPPERY SLOPES. REDUCED TRACTION COULD RESULT IN TIPPING OVER YOUR TOW VEHICLE AND/OR THE DR ROTO-HOG POWER TILLER.

•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 DR ROTO-HOG POWER TILLER AND ITS TILLING ACTIVITY. NEVER ASSUME THAT CHILDREN WILL REMAIN WHERE YOU LAST SAW THEM.

•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 AND THE DR ROTO-HOG POWER TILLER ENGINE IF CHILDREN ENTER THE WORK AREA.

•BEFORE, AND WHILE MOVING YOUR TOW VEHICLE BACKWARDS, LOOK BEHIND, AND DOWN FOR SMALL CHILDREN.

•NEVER ALLOW CHILDREN TO OPERATE THE DR ROTO-HOG POWER TILLER.

•USE EXTRA CARE WHEN APPROACHING BLIND CORNERS, SHRUBS, TREES, OR OTHER OBJECTS THAT MAY OBSCURE YOUR VISION.

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