SLOPE OPERATION

Slopes are a major factor related to loss-of-control and tip-over accidents, which can result in severe injury or death. Operation on all slopes requires extra caution. If you cannot back up the slope or if you feel uneasy on it, do not operate on it.

Control of a walk-behind or ride-on machine sliding on a slope will not be regained by the application of the brake. The main reasons for loss of control are: insufficient tire grip on the ground, speed too fast, inadequate braking, the type of machine is unsuitable for its task, lack of awareness of the ground conditions, incorrect hitching and load distribution.

Safety Rules and Information

WARNING

Never operate on slopes greater than 15°

Select slow ground speed before driving onto slope. Use extra caution when operating on slopes with rear-mounted grass catchers.

Mow across the face of slopes, not up and down,use caution when changing directions and DO NOT START OR STOP ON SLOPE.

TOWED EQUIPMENT (RIDE-ON UNITS)

Safety

1. Mow across slopes, not up and down.

 

1.

Tow only with a machine that has a hitch designed

2. Watch for holes, ruts, or bumps. Uneven terrain

 

for towing. Do not attach towed equipment except

could overturn the unit. Tall grass can hide

 

at the hitch point.

obstacles.

 

 

2.

Follow the manufacturer’s recommendations for

3. Choose a slow speed so that you will not have to

 

weight limit for towed equipment and towing on

stop or change speeds while on the slope.

 

slopes. See attaching a trailer under OPERATION.

4. Do not mow on wet grass. Tires may loose

3. Never allow children or others in or on towed

traction.

 

 

 

equipment.

 

Reproductionshrubs, trees, or other objects that may obscure

5. Avoid starting, stopping, or turning on a slope. If

4.

On slopes, the weight of the towed equipment

tires lose traction (i.e. machine stops forward

 

may cause loss of traction and loss of control.

motion on a slope), disengage the blade(s) (PTO)

5.

T avel slowly a d all w extra distance to stop.

and drive slow off the slope.

 

 

6.

Do not sh ft to neutral and coast down hill.

6. Keep all movement on slopes slow and gradual.

CHILDREN

Do not make sudden changes in speed or

direction, which could cause the machine

 

Tragic a iden s can occur if the operator is not alert to

rollover.

 

 

the presen e of hildren. Children are often attracted to

7. Use extra care while operating machines wi h

the

nit and the mowing activity. Never assume that

grass catchers or other attachments; they can

chil

ren will remain where you last saw them.

affect the stability of the unit. Do not use

n

1.

Keep children out of the mowing area and under

steeps slopes.

 

 

 

the watchful care of another responsible adult.

8. Do not try to stabilize the machine by putting y ur

 

2.

Be alert and turn unit off if children enter the area.

foot on the ground (ride-on units).

 

 

3.

Before and during reverse operation, look behind

 

Not

9. Do not mow near drop-offs, ditches, or

 

 

and down for small children.

embankments. The mower could suddenly tu

 

4.

Never carry children, even with the blade(s) off.

over if a wheel is over the edge of a cliff or ditch,

 

They may fall off and be seriously injured or

or if an edge caves in.

 

 

 

 

 

 

interfere with safe unit operation. Children who

10. Do not use grass catchers on ste p slop

s.

 

 

have been given rides in the past may suddenly

11. Do not mow slopes if you cannot back up th m.

 

 

appear in the mowing area for another ride and be

12. See your authorized dealer/retailer for

 

 

 

 

run over or backed over by the machine.

recommendations of wheel weights or

 

 

 

5.

Never allow children to operate the unit.

counterweights to improve stability.

 

 

6.

Use extra care when approaching blind corners,

13. Remove obstacles such as rocks, tree limbs, etc.

 

 

14. Use slow speed. Tires may lose traction on slopes

 

vision.

even though the brakes are functioning properly.

 

 

 

15. Do not turn on slopes unless necessary, and then,

EMISSIONS

turn slowly and gradually uphill, if possible. Never

mow down slopes.

 

 

1.

Engine exhaust from this product contains

 

 

 

 

chemicals known, in certain quantities, to cause

 

 

 

 

cancer, birth defects, or other reproductive harm.

 

 

 

2.

Look for the relevant Emissions Durability Period

 

 

 

 

and Air Index information on the engine emissions

 

 

 

 

label.

 

 

 

IGNITION SYSTEM

 

 

 

1.

This spark ignition system complies with Canadian

 

 

 

 

ICES-002.

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