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• Do not remove fuel cap or fill tank with engine run-
ning or while engine is hot.
Clean up any diesel fuel
spills.
•
If diesel fuel is spilled, do not attempt to start the
engine but move the machine away from the area
of spillage and avoid creating any source of igni-
tion until diesel fuel vapors have dissipated.
•
Keep diesel fuel away from open flame or spark
and store machine away from open flame or
spark or pilot light such as on a water heater or
appliances.
•
Refuel outdoors. Never refuel or drain the diesel
fuel from the machine indoors.
•
Never attempt to start the engine when there is a
strong odor of diesel fuel fumes present. Locate
and correct the cause.
•
Store diesel fuel in an approved container and
keep it out of the reach of children. Never buy
more than a 30-day supply of diesel fuel.
•
Do not fill fuel containers inside a vehicle or on a
truck or trailer bed with interior carpets or plastic
truck bed liners. Always place diesel fuel contain-
ers on the ground away from your vehicle before
filling.
•
When practical, remove the machine from the
truck or trailer and refuel the machine with its
wheels on the ground. If this is not possible, then
refuel such machine on the truck or trailer using a
portable container and not a fuel dispenser noz-
zle. If a fuel dispenser nozzle must be used, keep
the nozzle in contact with the rim of the fuel tank
or container opening at all times until fueling is
complete. Do not use a nozzle lock-open device.
•
Never use diesel fuel for cleaning parts.
•
Read and observe safety precautions elsewhere
in this manual.
Diesel fuel is harmful or fatal if swallowed.
Avoid prolonged breathing of vapors.
•
Long-term exposure to vapors can cause serious
injury and illness.
Keep diesel fuel away from eyes and skin.
•
Keep face away from nozzle and fuel tank or fuel
container opening.
•
If diesel fuel is spilled on clothing, change cloth-
ing immediately.
Safety and Instructions Decals
The decals are designed to give the operator and mechanic
brief daily operational and service information. Use these
decals as an extension of this manual. Do not remove or
obliterate the decals. Replace unreadable or missing decals.
It is the
owner’s responsibility
to make certain that the
operators and mechanics read and understand all decals
before operating this machine.
The following illustrations show the safety decals that are
located on the mower. A brief explanation is shown to help
the operator understand the decal’s meaning.
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Specific safety warning decals are located on the
equipment near the immediate areas of potential
hazards. Do not remove or obliterate these decals.
Replace them if they become non-readable.
•
Read Operator’s Manual and Safety Warning Decals before
attempting to operate this machine.
•
Do not smoke while refueling.
•
Do not remove the fuel tank cap or fill tank with engine running or
while the engine is hot.
•
Allow the mower, especially the engine, to cool in a well ventilated
area before storing inside a building or other enclosure.
•
Store away from open flame or spark if there is fuel in tank.
•
Clean up any diesel fuel spills.
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Do not refuel while in enclosed trailer or other enclosed areas.
WARNING:
Fire!
Part Number 601967
•
Clean flammable material from
machine. Prevent fires by keeping
engine compartment, top of deck,
exhaust area, battery, fuel line, fuel
tank and operator’s station clean of
accumulated trash, grass clippings,
and other debris. Always clean up
spilled fuel and oil.
WARNING:
Hot surface!
Part Number 779280
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Avoid skin contact with hot surface.
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