5
SAFETY RULES
CAUTION
Some of the illustrations show the machine with no guard, no shield. Never use the machine
without these devices
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Learn to stop the machine in case emergency.
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Read this manual.
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Do not let anybody use the machine before having read and understood this
manual.
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Do not let children use the machine.
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Do not wear loose clothes. They might be grasped by moving parts.
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Always wear protection equipment when using the machine.
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Only work during daylight or with good artificial light.
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Check that the safety instruction stickers are in place and in a good condition.
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Keep the machine free from debris or mud.
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Check that the machine can work properly before any use.
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Check that all the shields, grids and safety guards are in place and in a good state.
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It is strictly forbidden to carry persons or animals onto the machine during the work or during the
transportation.
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Never stop or start roughly when working on a slope. Never use the machine to work on a stepping
terrain.
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Reduce the ground speed when running on a slope and when turning
straight in order to prevent from any risk of losing control.
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Be very careful when bordering ditches.
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Stop the engine, and remove the sparking plug ignition cover before any
intervention on the machine.
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Never work under the machine or its parts when lifted, unless they are
blocked and maintained into position with sufficient security.
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When running on a slope, basically work going up or down. In case of
going across the slope, respect the limit angle on slope.
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Steer clear of unsteady embankments, holes or rocks. They might be dangerous during manoeuvres
or transport.
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Keep away from electric wires and obstacles. A contact with electric wires causes electrocution and
death.
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Stop the engine when lifting or transporting the machine.
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When stopping the work, stop the engine and remove the sparking plug ignition cover before leaving
the mower.
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Engage all the safety equipment.
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Move the controls only when correctly sat down in the mower
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Visually check hydraulic leaks and if some parts are faulty or missing. Repair before use.
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Never change the adjustment of the regulator, it is set in the factory. Unsetting this valve would
cause failures.
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Ensure that the user of the machine has already read and understood this
manual and is aware of all the safety instructions before any use.
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Always use a chuck and bronze hammer when replacing or intervening
on the pins and bolts at the end of rams, rod … etc. in order to avoid the
projection of metal fragments.
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Clear the mowing path from foreign objects, stones, woods, cans, bottle,
pieces of steel, which can be thrown by the mower.
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Gasoline is highly flammable :
- Refuel outside, never smoke when refueling
- Never refuel when the engine is running, stop the engine before refueling
- Allowed the engine to cool down before refueling
- If gasoline has spilled, do not try to start engine before the spilled gasoline has been wiped.
- Check that the fuel cap is correctly installed after refueling
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