Great Dane GDRZ61-25KHE manual Keep Riders Off, Avoid Tipping, Checking Wheel Bolts, Safety

	SAFETY
PROTECT CHILDREN:		• Transport machine with decks lowered to improve
		stability.
		• Drive machine very slowly and avoid quick stops when
		attachment is removed.
		• Drive across a hill, not up and down. Be careful when
		you change direction on a slope. If necessary, turn slowly
		and in the downhill direction.
		• Mowing when grass is wet can cause reduced traction
		and sliding.
		Keep Riders Off

•Never assume that children will remain where you last saw them. Children are attracted to mowing activity, stay alert to the presence of children.

•Keep children indoors when you are mowing. Turn the machine off if a child enters the mowing area.

•Use extra care when you come to blind corners, shrubs, trees, or other objects that may block your vision.

•Do not let children or an untrained person operate the machine.

•Do not carry or let children ride on any attachment or machine even with the blades off. Do not tow children in a cart or trailer.

Avoid Tipping

MIF

•Slopes are a major factor related to loss-of-control and tip-over accidents, which can result in severe injury or death.

•Do not drive where machine could slip or tip.

•Stay alert for holes and other hidden hazards in the terrain.

•Keep away from drop-offs, ditches, and embankments.

•Slow down before you make a sharp turn or operate on a slope.

MIF

•Only allow the operator on the machine. Keep riders off.

•Riders on the machine or attachment may be struck by foreign objects or thrown off the machine causing serious injury.

•Riders obstruct the operator’s view resulting in the machine being operated in an unsafe manner.

Checking Wheel Bolts

•A serious accident could occur causing serious injury if wheel bolts are not tight.

•Check wheel bolt tightness often during the first 100 hours of operation.

•Wheel hardware must be tightened to specified torque using the proper procedure anytime it is loosened.

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