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SafeHandlingOfGasoline:
1.
Toavoidpersonalinjuryorpropertydamageuseextreme
careinhandlinggasoline.Gasolineisextremelyflammable
andthevaporsareexplosive.Seriouspersonalinjurycan
occurwhengasolineisspilledonyourselforyourclothes,
whichcanignite.Washyourskinandchangeclothes
immediately.
2.
Useonlyanapprovedgasolinecontainer.
3.
Neverfillcontainersinsideavehicleoronatruckortrailer
bedwith aplasticliner.Alwaysplacecontainersonthe
groundawayfromyourvehiclebeforefilling.
4.
Removegas-poweredequipmentfromthetruckor
trailerandrefuelit ontheground.Ifthisisnotpossible,
thenrefuelsuchequipmentonatrailerwith aportable
container,ratherthanfromagasolinedispensernozzle.
5.
Keepthenozzleincontactwith therimofthefueltankor
containeropeningatalltimesuntil fuelingiscomplete.Do
notuseanozzlelock-opendevice.
6.
Extinguishallcigarettes,cigars,pipesandothersources
ofignition.
7.
Neverfuelmachineindoorsbecauseflammablevaporswill
accumulateinthearea.
8.
Neverremovegascaporaddfuelwhileengineishotor
running.Allowenginetocoolatleasttwominutesbefore
refueling.
9.
Neveroverfillfueltank.Filltanktonomorethan1inch
belowbottomoffillernecktoprovideforfuelexpansion.
10.
Replace gasolinecapandtightensecurely.
11.
Ifgasolineisspilled,wipeit offtheengineandequipment.
Movemachinetoanotherarea.Wait5minutesbefore
startingengine.
12.
Neverstorethemachineorfuelcontainernearanopen
flame,sparkorpilotlightasonawaterheater,space
heater,furnace,clothesdryerorothergasappliances.
13. Toreducefirehazard,keepmachinefreeofgrass,leaves,
orotherdebrisbuild-up.Cleanupoilorfuelspillageand
removeanyfuelsoakeddebris.
14.
Allowmachinetocoolatleast5minutesbeforestoring.
GeneralService:
1.
Neverrunanengineindoorsorinapoorlyventilatedarea.
Engineexhaustcontainscarbonmonoxide,anodorless
anddeadlygas.
2.
Beforecleaning,repairing,orinspecting,makecertainthe
bladeandallmovingpartshavestopped.Disconnectthe
sparkplugwireandgroundagainsttheenginetoprevent
unintendedstarting.
3.
Checkthebladeandenginemountingboltsatfrequent
intervalsforpropertightness.Also,visuallyinspectblade
fordamage(e.g.,bent,cracked,worn)Replace bladewith
theoriginalequipmentmanufacture
’s(O.E.M.)bladeonly,
listedinthismanual.
“Useofpartswhichdonotmeetthe
originalequipmentspecificationsmayleadtoimproper
performanceandcompromisesafety!
”
4.
Mowerbladesare sharpandcancut.Wrapthebladeor
weargloves,anduseextracautionwhenservicingthem.
5.
Keepallnuts,bolts,andscrewstighttobesurethe
equipmentisinsafeworkingcondition.
6.
Nevertamperwith safetydevices.Checktheirproper
operationregularly.
7.
Afterstrikingaforeignobject,stoptheengine,disconnect
thesparkplugwireandgroundagainsttheengine.
Thoroughlyinspectthemowerforanydamage.Repairthe
damagebeforestartingandoperatingthemower.
8.
Neverattempttomakeawheelorcuttingheight
adjustmentwhiletheengineisrunning.
9.
Grasscatchercomponents,dischargecover,andtrailshield
aresubjecttowearanddamagewhichcouldexpose
movingpartsorallowobjectstobethrown.Forsafety
protection,frequentlycheckcomponentsandreplace
immediatelywith originalequipmentmanufacturer
’s
(O.E.M.)partsonly,listedinthismanual.
“Useofparts
whichdonotmeettheoriginalequipmentspecifications
mayleadtoimproperperformanceandcompromise safety!
”
10.
Donotchangetheengine
’sgovernorsettingorover-speed
theengine.Thegovernorcontrolsthemaximumsafe
operatingspeedoftheengine.
11.
Checkfuelline,tank,cap,andfittingsfrequentlyforcracks
orleaks.Replaceifnecessary.
12.
Donotcrankenginewith sparkplugremoved.
13.
Maintainorreplacesafetyandinstructionlabels,as
necessary.
14.
Observeproper disposallawsandregulations.Improper
disposaloffluidsandmaterialscanharmtheenvironment.
Donotmodifyengine
Toavoidseriousinjuryordeath,donotmodifyengineinany
way.Tamperingwith thegovernorsettingcanleadtoarunaway
engineandcauseit tooperateatunsafespeeds.Nevertamper with
factorysettingofenginegovernor.
