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 Lamaquina se enfrie antes de guardarLa.

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

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

Asegurarse de que el area est@ Libre de otras personas antes de ponerLa en marcha, para La maquina si alguien entra en el area.

Nunca Ilevar pasajeros.

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

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

Mantener Los niflos 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 niflos entra en el area.

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

Las cuchiLlas del cortac@sped son afiLadas. EnvoLver Lacuchilla, ponerse guantes y poner

La mgtxima atenci6n cuando se hacen opera- clones 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.

Antes y durante la marcha atras, mirar ad-

eLante y abajo para ver si hay niflos peque- flos.

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 cam- biar estando en una pendiente.

Evitar arrancar, pararse o girar en una pendiente. Si las ruedas pierden tracci6n, desconectar las cuchiLLas y proceder despa- cio cuesta abajo en la pendiente.

Si la maquina se para mientras va cuesta arriba, desconectar las cuchiLlas, poner la marcha arras y ir hacia atr6.s 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 917.28955 owner manual

917.28955 specifications

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