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WARNING
WARNING
WARNING
Precautions in Operation
Stop the engine if any abnormal vibration is felt.
If there is any vibration from an unknown
cause, turn “OFF” the engine switch.
Flying objects and high temperature oil or
gas, due to a damaged engine or reel blade
might injure you.
Stop the engine when loading or unloading the machine on a vehicle.
When this machine is to be loaded for transport
onto any carrier such as a truck, do not load
the machine when being driven by its engine.
If the loading should fail then there could be
a serious accident.
When this machine is loaded onto any such carrier as a
truck and is then to be carried, two or more persons are
needed to load and unload it. On any such occasion,
use the brake. (Refer to “Transporting of Lawn Mower
using a Vehicle” on page 24).
Preliminary inspection of the work place is required.
Perform the preliminary inspection of the work
place and remove any gravel and hard objects
which might be caught by the reel blade.
If such an object is caught by the reel blade,
it might spread all around the machine and
hurt the operator or supervisor.
In addition, this machine cannot be used on
any ground with an inclination of 10 degrees
or more. Perform an advance inspection of
the work place and identify any sites with
steep slopes.