SECTION 5: SAFETY LABELS FOUND ON YOUR UNIT
IGNITION STOP
STARTING INSTRUCTIONS
1.BE FAMILIAR WITH CONTROLS BEFORE STARTING ENGINE AND OPERATING.
2.SET CHOKE, MOVE THROTTLE TO MID POSITION AND DEPRESS BRAKE PEDAL.
3.TURN KEY TO THE START POSITION.
4.AFTER ENGINE STARTS OPEN CHOKE.
STOPPING INSTRUCTIONS
1.DISENGAGE PTO AND SET PARKING BRAKE.
2.MOVE THROTTLE CONTROL TO MID POSITION AND TURN
KEY OFF.
POSITION
INDICATOR
WARNING
AVOID SERIOUS INJURY
OR DEATH
•GO UP AND DOWN
S L O P E S , N OT A C R O S S .
•AVO I D S U D D E N T U R N S .
•D O N OT O P E R AT E U N I T W H E R E I T C O U L D S L I P O R T I P.
•I F M A C H I N E S TO P S
G O I N G UPHILL, STOP PTO A N D B A C K D O W N H I L L S L OW LY.
•DO NOT MOW WHEN
C H I L D R E N O R O T H E R S A R E A R O U N D.
•NEVER CARRY CHILDREN.
•L O O K D O W N A N D
B E H I N D B E F O R E A N D
W H I L E B AC K I N G
•K E E P S A F E T Y D E V I C E S [ G U A R D S , S H I E L D S ,
A N D S W I T C H E S ] I N
P L A C E A N D W O R K I N G .
•REMOVE OBJECTS THAT C O U L D B E T H R O W N B Y T H E B L A D E S .
•K N O W L O C AT I O N A N D FUNCTION OF ALL CONTROLS.
•BE SURE THE BLADES AND THE ENGINE ARE STOPPED BEFORE PLACING HANDS O R F E E T N E A R B L A D E S .
•B E F O R E L E AV I N G
O P E R ATO R ' S P O S I T I O N , DISENGAGE PTO, ENGAGE B R A KE L OC K , S H U T OF F ENGINE AND REMOVE KEY.
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