EVH MFG HARDEE LR50148, Operator And Maintenance Manual

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Section 2
Hardee by EVH
Safety Information
LR50148 Long Reach Mower 2
General Safety Rules
This section of your manual will address the safe
operation of your new mower. We at Hardee strive to
produce a machine that is both a quality product and
safe to operate. Please take the time to read,
understand and follow the safety rules listed below
and throughout this manual.
Your safety also depends on you becoming familiar
with the basic operation of your new mower. You can
find complete instructions for this mower in the
Operation Instruction section of this manual. We
believe that using your mower safely, in a safe
environment will give you great results!
DANGER
This machine is designed for use on a closed cab
tractor only! If your tractor has an open cab, then it
MUST be equipped with operator protective equipment
in the form of shielding from thrown objects and Roll
Over Protective Structure (ROPS) to operate this
equipment safely.
DANGER
Rotary mowers have the inherent ability to throw
debris considerable distances when the blades are
allowed to strike foreign objects. The operator must
use caution or serious injury may result. Be sure by-
standers are at a safe distance at all times when the
cutter is in use.
WARNING
Always keep your tractor level as you reach over
ditches, etc. Be careful to keep ample distance
between the rear tire and the top of the ditch bank to
avoid a cave-in of the bank.
WARNING
Failure to keep the tractor level may result in loss of
traction, tipping, rollover, property damage, personal
injury or death.
WARNING
Never stand, or allow others to stand, under the boom
or mowerhead at any time. Never park the unit without
placing the mowerhead squarely and firmly on the
ground. Serious injury or death by crushing may occur
in case of hydraulic failure.
DANGER
Do not look under the mower deck or attempt to
remove objects or branches from under the mower
deck while the tractor is running. Serious injury, loss of
limb or death may result.
DANGER
Do not reach under the mower deck at any time.
Cutting blades may cause serious injury, loss of limb
or disfigurement.
WARNING
Never use the mower for a crane or lifting device of
any kind. It is not designed for this purpose. Serious
damage to unit may occur. Serious bodily injury may
be incurred from this misuse.
WARNING
Never use the mower for a man-Iift or personnel lift. It
is not designed for this purpose. Serious damage to
unit may occur. Serious bodily injury may be incurred
from this misuse.
DANGER
Never operate the mower within 10 feet of overhead
power lines or utility lines. Do not trim trees with power
lines running through them. Serious injury or death by
electrocution may occur.
WARNING
Never allow the mower to impact rock piles, piles of
gravel, steel guardrails or concrete abutments.
Contact with these objects could cause blade failure.
Serious machine damage, property damage or bodily
injury may occur. Check the area for these items
before mowing.
DANGER
Never attempt to use the mower to remove brush or
trees larger than 4 inches in diameter. Failure to use
caution when cutting trees, may lead to the tree falling
on the mower deck and tipping the tractor over.