Snapper 285Z manual Retaining Walls, Drop-offs, and Water, Fuel and Maintenance, Enclosed Areas

Operator Safety

Retaining Walls, Drop-offs, and Water

Retaining walls and drop-offs around steps and water are a common hazard. Give yourself a minimum of two mower widths of clearance around these hazards and hand-trim with a walk behind mower or string trimmer. Wheels dropping over retaining walls, edges, ditches, embankments, or into water can cause rollovers, which may result in serious injury, death, or drowning.

Fuel and Maintenance

Always disengage all drives, shutoff the engine, and remove the key before doing any cleaning, refueling, or servicing.

Gasoline and its vapors are extremely flammable. Do not smoke
while operating or refueling. Do not add fuel while engine is hot
or running. Allow engine to cool for at least 3 minutes prior
adding fuel.
Do not add fuel indoors, in an enclosed trailer, garage, r any
other enclosed area that is not well ventilated. Gasoline spills
should be cleaned up promptly and before operation begins.
Gasoline should be stored only in sealed containersNotapp oved f
fuel.
Proper maintenance is critical to the safety and performance of
your unit. Keep the unit free of grass, leaves, and		xc ss oil. Be
sure to perform the maintenance procedures list		in this manu-
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Enclosed Areas

Only operate this unit outdoors and away from unven- tilated areas such as inside garages or enclosed trail- ers. The engine emits poisonous carbon monoxide gas and prolonged exposure in an enclosed area can result in serious injury or death.

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