SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
Safety instructions
These instructions are for your safety. Read them carefully.
Insure your Rider
•Check the insurance coverage for your new Rider.
•Contact your insurance company.
•You should have fully comprehensive insurance including: third party, fire, damage, theft and liability
General use
•Read all the instructions in this operator’s manual and on the machine before you start it. Ensure you understand them and then observe them.
WARNING! This machine produces an
!electromagnetic field during operation. This field may under some circumstances interfere with active or passive medical implants. To reduce the risk of serious or fatal injury, we recommend persons with medical implants to consult their physician and the medical implant manufacturer before operating this machine.
•Learn how to use the machine and its controls safely and learn to how to stop quickly. Also learn to recognize the safety decals.
•Only allow the machine to be used by adults who are familiar with its use.
•Make sure nobody else is in the vicinity of the machine when you start the engine, engage the drive or drive off.
•Clear the area of objects such as stones, toys, wires, etc. that may become caught in the blades and be thrown out.
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•Stop the engine and prevent the engine from being started until you have cleaned the outlet channel.
•Look out for the ejector and do not direct it towards anyone.
•Stop the engine and prevent it from starting before you clean the cutting unit.
•Remember that the driver is responsible for dangers or accidents.
•Never carry passengers. The machine is only intended to be used by one person.
•Always look downwards and backwards before and while reversing. Keep watch for both large and small obstacles.
•Slow before cornering.
•Switch off the blades when you are not mowing.
•Take care when rounding a fixed object, so that the blades do not hit it. Never run the machine over foreign objects.
! | WARNING! This machine can sever hands |
and feet as well as throw objects. Failure to | |
observe the safety instructions can result in | |
| serious injuries. |
! | WARNING! The inside of the muffler contain |
chemicals that may be carcinogenic. Avoid | |
contact with these elements in the event of a | |
| damaged muffler. |
! | WARNING! The engine emits carbon |
monoxide, which is a colourless, poisonous | |
gas. Do not use the machine in enclosed | |
| spaces. |
•Only use the machine in daylight or in other
•Never use the machine if you are tired, if you have consumed alcohol, or if you are taking other drugs or medication that can affect your vision, judgement or co- ordination.
•Keep an eye on the traffic when working close to a road or when crossing it.
•Never leave the machine unsupervised with the engine running. Always stop the blades, apply the parking brake, stop the engine and remove the keys before leaving the machine.
