seriouspersonalinjury. If you feel you are losing yeur feeting, release the blade control handle
immediately and the blade will step rotating within three seconds.
"16. Mew in daylight or geod artificial light. Walk, never run. Step the blade when crossing gravel drives, walkways er reads.
"17. If the equipment should start to vibrate abnormally,
stop the engine and check immediately for the cause. Vibration is generally a warning of trouble.
"18. Shut the engine off and wait until the blade comes to a complete stop before removing the grass
catcher or unclegging the chute. The cutting blade centinues to retate fer a few seconds after the
engine is shut off. Never place any part of the bedy in the blade area until you are sure the blade has stopped rotating.
"19. Never operate mower witheut proper trail shield, discharge cover, grass catcher, blade control handle er ether safety pretective devices in place and working. Never operate mower with damaged safety devices. Failure te do so can result in personal injury.
20.Muffler and engine beceme her and can cause a burn. De net touch.
21.Only use parts and accessories made by the eriginal equipment manufacturer (O.E.M). Failure to do so can result in personal injury.
22.If situations occur which are not covered in this manual, use care and goed judgment. Contact your dealer for assistance. Telephone
SlopeOperation
Slopes are a major factor related te slip and faT] accidents which can result in severe injury. Operatien on slopes requires extra cautien. It you feel uneasy on a slope, do net mow it. Before operating this unit on a slope or hilly area, use the slepe gauge en page 6 te measure slepes. It the slope is greater than 15 degrees, do net mew it.
gO:
"1. Mew acress the face of slepes; never up and down. Exercise extreme caution when changing diractien en slopes.
2.Watch ter holes, ruts, recks, hidden obiects, or bumps which can cause you te slip or trip. Tall grass can hide obstacles.
3.Always be sure ef yeur footing. A slip and fall can cause serious personal injury. It yeu feel you are lesing your balance, release the blade centrel
handle immediately, and the blade will stop rotating within 3 seconds.
go Net:
"1. Do not mow near drop_offs, ditches or embankments; you may lose your footing or balance.
2.Do not mew slepes greater than 15 degrees as shown on the slepe gauge.
3.Do not mew en wet grass. Unstable footing could cause slipping.
Children
Tragic accidents can occur if the operator is not alert to the presence ef children. Children are often attracted to the mower and the mowing activity. They do net understand the dangers. Never assume that children will remain where yeu last saw them.
"1. Keep children eut of the mowing area and under the watchful care of a respensible adult other than the operator.
2.Be alert and turn mower eft if a child enters the
area.
3.Before and while reeving backwards, leek behind and dewn for small children.
4.Use extreme care near blind corners, doorways, shrubs, trees, or other obiects that may obscure yeur vision efa child who may run inte the mewer.
5.Keep children away from hot or running engines. They can suffer burns from a hot muffler.
6.Never allew children under "14years old te eperate a power mewer. Chi]dran 14 years eld and ever should read and understand the eperation instructions and safety rules in this manual and should be trained and supervised by a parent.
Service
Safe Handlingel Gasellne:
"1. To avoid personal injury or property damage use extreme care in handling gasoline. Gasoline is extremely flammable and the vapors are explesive. Serieus personal injury can occur when gasoline is spilled on yourself er your clethes which can ignite.
2.Wash your skin and change clethes immediately.
3.Use only an appreved gasoline centainer.
4.Never fill centainers inside a vehicle or en a truck or trailer bed with a plastic liner. Always place centainers on the greund away from yeur vehicle before filling.
5.If possible, remove gas_powered equipment from the truck er trailer and refuel it en the ground. If this is net possible, then refuel such equipment en a trailer with a pertable container, rather than frem a gasoline dispenser nezzle.
6.Keep the nozzle in contact with the rim of the fuel tank or container opening at all times until fueling is complete. Do not use a nozzle
7.Extinguish all cigarettes, cigars, pipes and other sources of ignition.
8.Never fuel machine indoors because flammable vapors will accumulate in the area.
9.Never remove gas cap or add fuel while the engine
