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7ARNINGSANDSAFETYINSTRUCTIONS
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o-AKESURETHESAFETYGUARDISPROPERLYATTACHED
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RECOMMENDEDTHATTHEFUELBEEMPTIEDAFTEREACHUSE)FFUELIS
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PAYSPECIALATTENTIONWHENHANDLINGORüLLINGFUEL
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OUTSIDETHEMHAZARDZONE3TOPTHEENGINEIMMEDIATELYIFYOU
AREAPPROACHED
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MACHINEANDENSURETHATALLCUTTINGATTACHMENTSARESTOPPED
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ATTACHMENTSHAVECOMPLETELYSTOPPEDBEFORECLEARINGDEBRISOR
REMOVINGGRASSFROMTHECUTTINGATTACHMENT
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KILL
-AINTENANCESAFETY
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PROCEDURES
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ANDUSECOMMONSENSE#ONTACT()4!#()DEALERIFYOUNEED
ASSISTANCE0AYSPECIALATTENTIONTOSTATEMENTSPRECEDEDBYTHE
FOLLOWINGWORDS
7!2.).'
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