Craftsman 247.28919 manual Towing, Service, SafeHandlingof Gasoline

CHILDREN

Tragicaccidentscanoccur ifthe operatoris notalert to the presence of children.Childrenareoftenattractedto the machineandthe mowing activity.Theydo notunderstandthe dangers.Neverassumethat childrenwill remainwhereyou lastsawthem.

•Keepchildrenout of the mowingareaand inwatchfulcare of a responsibleadultotherthanthe operator.

•Bealert andturnmachineoff ifa childentersthe area.

•Beforeandwhilebacking,lookbehindanddownfor small children.

Nevercarrychildren,evenwiththe blade(s)shutoff.Theymay fall offandbe seriouslyinjuredor interferewithsafemachine operation.

•Useextremecarewhenapproachingblindcorners,doorways, shrubs,treesorotherobjectsthatmayblockyourvisionof a child whomayrun intothe machine. Toavoidback-overaccidents,alwaysdisengagethe cutting blade(s)beforeshiftingintoReverse.Ifequipped,the "Reverse

CautionMode"(bladesoperatewhilemachineridesin reverse) shouldnotbe usedwhenchildrenor othersarearound.

Keepchildrenawayfromhotor runningengines.Theycansuffer burnsfroma hotmuffler.

•Removekeywhenmachineisunattendedto preventunauthorized operation.

Neverallowchildrenunder14yearsof ageto operatethis machine. Children14andovershouldreadandunderstandthe instructionsand safeoperationpracticesin thismanualandon the machineandshould betrainedandsupervisedbyan adult.

TOWING

Towonlywitha machinethathasa hitchdesignedfor towing.Do not attachtowedequipmentexceptat the hitchpoint. Followthe manufacturersrecommendationforweightlimitsfor

towedequipmentandtowingonslopes.For recommendations, call 1-800-659-5917.

Neverallowchildrenor othersin oron towedequipment.

Onslopes,theweightof thetowedequipmentmaycauselossof tractionandlossof control.

Alwaysuseextracautionwhentowingwitha machinecapableof makingtightturns(e.g."zero-turn"ride-onmower). Makewide turnsto avoidjack-knifing.Travelslowlyandallowextradistanceto stop.

Do notcoastdownhill.

SERVICE

SafeHandlingof Gasoline

Toavoidpersonalinjuryorpropertydamageuse extremecarein handlinggasoline.Gasolineisextremelyflammableandthe vaporsare explosive.Seriouspersonalinjurycanoccurwhengasolineis spilled on yourselforyour clotheswhichcan ignite.Washyourskinand changeclothesimmediately.

•Useonly anapprovedgasolinecontainer.

Neverfill containersinsidea vehicleoron a truckortrailer bed witha plasticliner.Alwaysplacecontainerson the groundaway fromyourvehiclebeforefilling. Whenpractical,removegas-poweredequipmentfromthe truck or trailerandrefueliton theground.Ifthis isnot possible,then refuelsuchequipmentona trailerwitha portablecontainer,rather than froma gasolinedispensernozzle.

Keepthe nozzleincontactwiththe rim of the fueltankor containeropeningat all timesuntilfuelingiscomplete.Donot use a nozzlelock-opendevice.

Extinguishall cigarettes,cigars,pipesandothersourcesof ignition.

•Neverfuel machineindoors.

Neverremovegascap or addfuelwhilethe engineis hotor run- ning.Allowengineto coolat leasttwominutesbeforerefueling. Neveroverfill fuel tank. Filltankto no morethan 1/2inchbelow bottomof filler neckto allowspaceforfuel expansion.

•Replacegasolinecap andtightensecurely.

•Ifgasolineis spilled,wipeitoff the engineandequipment.Move machineto anotherarea.Wait5 minutesbeforestartingthe engine.

•To reducefire hazards,keepmachinefree of grass,leaves,or otherdebrisbuild-up.Cleanup oilor fuel spillageandremoveany fuel soakeddebris.

•Neverstorethe machineor fuelcontainerinsidewherethere isan openflame,sparkor pilotlight as ona waterheater,spaceheater, furnace,clothesdryeror othergasappliances.

Allowa machineto coolat leastfiveminutesbeforestoring.