Operation

Note:Determinetheleftandrightsidesofthe
machinefromthenormaloperatingposition.

ThinkSafetyFirst

Pleasecarefullyreadallofthesafetyinstructionsand
decalsinthesafetysection.Knowingthisinformation
couldhelpyou,yourfamily,petsorbystandersavoid
injury.
Mowingonwetgrassorsteepslopescancause
slidingandlossofcontrol.
Wheelsdroppingoveredgescancauserollovers,
whichmayresultinseriousinjury,deathor
drowning.
Alossoftractionisalossofsteeringcontrol.
Toavoidlossofcontrolandpossibilityof
rollover:
•Donotmowneardrop-offsornearwater.
•Donotmowslopesgreaterthan15degrees.
•Reducespeedanduseextremecautionon
slopes.
•Whenmowingslopes,graduallyworkfrom
lowertohigherareasontheincline.
•Avoidsuddenturnsorrapidspeedchanges.
•Turnup,intoaninclinewhenchanging
directionsonslopes.Turningdownthe
slopereducestraction.
•Attachmentschangethehandling
characteristicsofthemachine.Useextra
cautionwhenusingattachmentswiththe
machine.
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1.SafeZone-usethemachinehere
2.Usewalkbehindmowerand/orhandtrimmerneardrop-offs
andwater.
3.Water

RecommendedFuel

Useunleadedregularpetrolsuitableforautomotive
use(87pumpoctaneminimum).
Incertainconditions,petrolisextremely
ammableandhighlyexplosive.Areor
explosionfrompetrolcanburnyouandothers
andcandamageproperty.
•Fillthefueltankoutdoors,inanopenarea,
whentheengineiscold.Wipeupanypetrol
thatspills.
•Neverllthefueltankinsideanenclosed
space.
•Donotllthefueltankcompletelyfull.Add
petroltothefueltankuntilthebodyofthe
tankisfull.Alwaysleavetheneckemptyin
thefueltanktoallowthepetroltoexpand.
•Neversmokewhenhandlingpetrol,andstay
awayfromanopenameorwherepetrol
fumesmaybeignitedbyaspark.
•Storepetrolinanapprovedcontainerand
keepitoutofthereachofchildren.Never
buymorethana30-daysupplyofpetrol.
•Donotoperatewithoutentireexhaust
systeminplaceandinproperworking
condition.
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