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Do not use near underground electric cables, telephone
lines, pipes, or hoses. If in doubt, contact your utility or
telephone company to locate underground services.
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Make sure your extension cord is in good condition. When
using an extension cord, be sure to use one heavy enough
to carry the current your product will draw. A wire gauge
size (A.W.G.) of at least 14 is recommended for an exten-
sion cord 50 feet or less in length. A cord exceeding 100
feet is not recommended. If in doubt, use the next heavier
gauge. The smaller the gauge number, the heavier the
cord. An undersized cord will cause a drop in line voltage
resulting in loss of power and overheating.
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Start the cultivator carefully according to instructions from
a normal operating position and with feet well away from
the tines.
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If the unit strikes a foreign object, stop the motor, thor-
oughly inspect the machine for any damage, and repair
the damage before restarting and operating the ma-
chine.
SPECIFIC SAFETY RULES
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Never leave the operating position when the motor is
running.
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Unplug the unit before unclogging the tines and when
making any repairs, adjustments, or inspections.
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Do not overload the machine capacity by cultivating too
deep in a single pass or at too fast a rate.
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Be aware that the equipment may unexpectedly bounce
upward or jump forward if the tines should strike buried
obstacles such as large stones, roots, or stumps.
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Never operate the equipment on a slope.
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Use extreme caution when pulling the machine towards
you.
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Save these instructions. Refer to them frequently and
use them to instruct others who may use this cultivator. If
you loan someone this unit, loan them these instructions
also.
WARNING:
Some dust created by power sanding, sawing, grinding, drilling, and other construction activities contains chemicals
known to cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm. Some examples of these chemicals are:
• lead from lead-based paints,
• crystalline silica from bricks and cement and other masonry products, and
• arsenic and chromium from chemically-treated lumber.
Your risk from these exposures varies, depending on how often you do this type of work. To reduce your exposure to
these chemicals: work in a well ventilated area, and work with approved safety equipment, such as those dust masks
that are specially designed to filter out microscopic particles.
