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• Avoid operating the equipment on wet
grass, where feasible.
• Always be sure of your footing on slopes.
• Walk, never run.
• Mow across the face of a slope, never up
and down.
• Exercise extreme caution when changing
direction on slopes.
• Do not mow steep slopes excessively.
• Use extreme caution when reversing or
pulling the lawn mower towards you.
• Stop the blade if the lawn mower has
to be tilted for transportation when
crossing surfaces other than grass, and
when transporting the lawn mower to
and from the area to be mowed.
• Never operate the lawn mower with
defective guards, or without safety
devices in place, for example deflectors
and/or grass catchers.
• Do not change the engine governor
settings or over speed the engine.
• Start the engine carefully according to
the instructions and with feet well away
from the blade.
• Do not tilt the lawn mower when starting
the engine.
• Do not start the engine without the
grass collector in place.
• Do not put hands or feet near or
under rotating parts.
Keep clear of the
discharge opening at all times.
