Yardworks 11A-435R515, Operator'S Manual

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Slope Operation
Slopes are a ma jor factor re lated to slip and fall ac cidents
which can re sult in se vere in jury. Op eration on slopes re quires
extra caution. If you feel un easy on a slope, do not mow it. For
your safety, use the slope gauge in cluded as part of this man -
ual to mea sure slopes be fore operating this unit on a sloped
or hilly area. If the slope is greater than 15 de
grees, do not
mow it.
Do:
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Mow across the face of slopes; never up and down. Ex ercise
extreme cau tion when changing di rection on slopes.
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Watch for holes, ruts, rocks, hidden objects, or bumps which
can cause you to slip or trip. Tall grass can hide obstacles.
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Always be sure of your footing. A slip and fall can cause seri-
ous per
sonal in jury. If you feel you are los ing your bal ance,
release the blade control han dle im mediately, and the blade
will stop ro tating within 3 seconds.
Do Not:
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Do not mow near drop-offs, ditches or em bankments, you
could lose your foot ing or balance.
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Do not mow slopes greater than 15 de grees as shown on the
slope gauge.
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Do not mow on wet grass. Un stable footing could cause slip-
ping.
Chil dren
Tragic ac cidents can oc cur if the op erator is not alert to the
presence of chil dren. Children are of ten attracted to the mower
and the mow ing ac tivity. They do not un derstand the dan gers.
Never as
sume that children will re main where you last saw
them.
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Keep chil dren out of the mow ing area and un der the watchful
care of a re sponsible adult other than the op erator.
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Be alert and turn mower off if a child enters the area.
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Before and while moving backwards, look be hind and down
for small children.
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Use ex treme care when ap proaching blind cor ners, door ways,
shrubs, trees, or other objects that may obscure your vision of
a child who may run into the mower.
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Keep chil dren away from hot or run ning en gines. They can
suffer burns from a hot muf fler.
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Never al low children un der 14 years old to op erate a power
mower. Chil dren 14 years old and over should read and un der-
stand the op eration in structions and safety rules in this manual
and should be trained and supervised by a par ent.
Ser vice
Safe Han dling Of Gas oline:
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To avoid per sonal injury or property dam age use extreme care
in han dling gas o line. Gas o line is ex tremely flam ma ble and the
va pors are ex plo sive. Se ri ous per sonal in jury can oc cur when
gasoline is spilled on your self or your clothes which can ig nite.
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Wash your skin and change clothes im mediately.
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Use only an approved gasoline con tainer.
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Never fill con tainers in side a vehicle or on a truck or trailer bed
with a plas
tic liner. Al ways place containers on the ground
away from your vehicle before filling.
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Remove gas-powered equip ment from the truck or trailer and
refuel it on the ground. If this is not possible, then refuel such
equipment on a trailer with a por
table con tainer, rather than
from a gasoline dispenser nozzle.
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Keep the noz zle in con tact with the rim of the fuel tank or con-
tainer open ing at all times until fueling is com plete. Do not use
a noz zle lock-open de vice.
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Extinguish all cig arettes, ci gars, pipes and other sources of ig ni-
tion.
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Never fuel ma chine in doors be cause flammable va pors will ac -
cumulate in the area.
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Never re move gas cap or add fuel while the en gine is hot or run-
ning. Allow engine to cool at least two minutes be fore refueling.
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Never over fill fuel tank. Fill tank to no more than ½ inch be low
bottom of filler neck to provide for fuel ex pansion.
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Replace gas oline cap and tighten securely.
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If gasoline is spilled, wipe it off the engine and equipment.
Move unit to another area. Wait 5 minutes be fore starting the
en gine.
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Never store the ma chine or fuel container near an open flame,
spark or pi lot light as on a wa ter heater, space heater, fur nace
,clothes dryer or other gas ap pliances.
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To re duce fire haz ard, keep mower free of grass, leaves, or
other de bris build-up. Clean up oil or fuel spillage and remove
any fuel soaked de bris.
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Allow a mower to cool at least 5 min utes be fore storing.
Gen eral Ser vice:
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Never run an engine in doors or in a poorly ventilated area. En -
gine ex
haust con tains car bon monoxide, an odorless and
deadly gas.
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Be fore clean ing, re pair ing, or in spect ing, make cer tain the
blade and all moving parts have stopped. Disconnect the
spark plug wire and ground against the en gine to pre vent un -
in tended start ing.
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Check the blade and en gine mount ing bolts at fre quent in ter-
vals for proper tightness. Also, vi
sually in spect blade for
damage (e.g., bent, cracked, worn) Re place blade with the
original equip ment man ufacture’s (O.E.M.) blade only, listed in
this manual. “Use of parts which do not meet the orig
inal
equip ment spec i fi ca tions may lead to im proper per for mance
and com pro mise safety!”
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Mower blades are sharp and can cut. Wrap the blade or wear
gloves, and use ex tra cau tion when ser vicing them.
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Keep all nuts, bolts, and screws tight to be sure the equipment
is in safe working con dition.
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Never tam per with safety de vices. Check their proper opera-
tion reg u larly.
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After striking a for eign ob ject, stop the en gine, disconnect the
spark plug wire and ground against the en gine. Thoroughly in-
spect the mower for any dam age. Repair the dam age be fore
start ing and op er at ing the mower.
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Never at tempt to make a wheel or cut ting height ad justment
while the en gine is run ning.
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Grass catcher com ponents, dis charge cover, and trail shield
are subject to wear and damage which could ex pose mov ing
parts or al low objects to be thrown. For safety protection, fre-
quently check com po nents and re
place im me di ately with
original equip ment manufacturer’s (O.E.M.) parts only, listed in
this manual. “Use of parts which do not meet the orig
inal
equip ment spec i fi ca tions may lead to im proper per for mance
and com pro mise safety!
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Do not change the en gine gov ernor setting or overspeed the
en gine. The gov
er nor con trols the max i mum safe op er at ing
speed of the en gine.
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Maintain or re place safety la bels, as nec essary.
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Observe proper dis posal laws and reg ulations. Im proper dis -
posal of flu ids and ma terials can harm the en vironment.
Your Re spon si bil ity
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Restrict the use of this power machine to persons who read,
understand and fol
low the warnings and in structions in this
manual and on the ma chine.
SI-102
10.6.04