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Be sure that there are no people, animals or vehicles close by. Taking these
precautions can avoid injury and accidents.
Before starting the machine, remove any rocks or branches that could be thrown from
the machine and cause injury to bystanders or damage to the machine. In fields with
rocks and loose branches, please operate the machine with the blade set higher for
safety. Locking knives or scattering rocks may cause serious injury
.
When working in a dangerous area, erect markers to prevent you from mistakenly
getting too near to obstacles, ditches, soft path edges, slopes steeper than 10°, or
uneven ground.
Display a “MOWING” sign and erect a guard rope to prevent people (especially
children) from coming within 100 FEET of the machine. The grass clippings will be
discharged from the right rear of this unit. However, objects like debris, stones, wood
etc. may come out from all directions of the mowing deck.
Use this machine during daylight or with sufficient artificial light only. Do not operate
this machine at night when poor visibility will not allow you to be fully aware of your
surroundings. Not being able to notice dangerous objects and bystanders is a cause
of serious injury and accidents.
Do not use this machine on wet grass. It is easy to slip on wet grass, causing injury
and accidents.
When you identify areas on the machine that are in need of maintenance, please turn
off the machine and ensure that the repairs are completed before starting the machine
again.
Always check that the tire mounting bolts are securely tightened. If these are loose,
please tighten.
It is very dangerous if the blade comes off. Please tighten the nuts and bolts of the
blade set. If the blade is getting old, replace it with a new one.
It is very dangerous to operate the machine while the blade replacement cover is
open. Make sure it is always closed. The blade replacement cover should only be
opened when replacing the blade. It should remain closed at all other times.
Using the roll-over protection
To avoid injury or death from roll-over, keep the roll bar in the raised locked position
and use the seatbelt.
Lower the roll bar only when absolutely necessary.
There is no roll-over protection when the roll bar is in the down position.
-Do not wear the seat belt when the roll bar is in the down position.
-Drive slowly and carefully
-Raise the roll bar as soon as clearance permits.
Spark arrester (optional)
This product is NOT equipped with a spark arrester. In some areas, it is illegal to
operate the engine without a spark arrester. Please check local laws and regulations.
An optional USDS approved spark arrester is available through your engine service
dealer.
Spark arrestor (Briggs & Stratton) item code: 88-794945
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