Mantener la maquina libre de hierba, hojas u otros residuos acumulados. Limpiar las salpicaduras de aceite o carburante y quitar cualquier cosa mojada con carburante. Dejar que la mgtquina se enfrie antes de guardarla.

Si se golpea un objeto ajeno, hay que pararse e inspeccionar la m_,quina. Reparar, si es nec- esario, antes de volver a poner en marcha.

Nunca hacer ningOn ajuste o reparaci6n con el motor en funci6n.

Controlar los componentes del captador de hierba y la protecci6n de la descarga frecuent- emente y sustituir con partes recomendadas por el fabricante, en su caso.

Nunca Ilevar pasajeros.

No cortar marcha atras al no set absolutamente necesario. Mirar siempre abajo y delante mien- tras se procede atras.

Nunca Ilevar nihos, incluso si hay las cuchillas apagadas. Podrian caer y herirse seriamente o interferir con el funcionamiento seguro de la maquina, los ni_os que se han Ilevado prec- edentemente pueden aparecer de pronto en el area de corte pot otto paseo y ser atropellados o tumbados por la maquina.

Mantener los nihos fuera del area de corte y vigilados por un adulto responsable que no sea el operador.

Estar alerta y apagar la m_,quina si un nihos entra en el area.

Las cuchillas del cortacesped son afiladas. Envolver la cuchilla, ponerse guantes y poner la maxima atenci6n cuando se hacen opera- ciones en elias.

Controlar el funcionamiento del freno frecuent-

emente. Ajustar y hacer las operaciones de mantenimiento cuando eso sea necesario.

Mantener y sustituir las etiquetas de seguridad e instrucci6n, cuando sea necesario.

Asegurarse de que el area este libre de otras personas antes de ponerla en marcha, para la m_,quina si alguien entra en el area.

Antes y durante la marcha atras, mirar adelante y abajo para vet si hay nihos pequenos.

Cortar hacia arriba y abajo de una pendiente (15 ° Max), no de modo horizontal.

Escoger una velocidad de marcha baja de modo que no sea necesario pararse o cambiar estando en una pendiente.

Evitar arrancar, pararse o girar en una pendi- ente. Si las ruedas pierden tracci6n, desconec- tar las cuchillas y proceder despacio cuesta abajo en la pendiente.

Si la maquina se para mientras va cuesta arriba, desconectar las cuchillas, poner la marcha atrgts y ir hacia atras despacio.

No girar estando en pendientes si no es nec- esario, y luego girar despacio y gradualmente cuesta abajo, si es posible.

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Craftsman 917.289281 manual

917.289281 specifications

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