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Alwaysstopenginewhenedgingortrimmingisdelayedorwhen
transportingmachinefromonelocationtoanother.
Neverleavearunningmachineunattended.Stoptheengine,disconnect
sparkplugwireandgroundagainsttheenginetopreventunintended
starting.
Onlyusepartsandaccessoriesmadeforthismachinebythemanufacturer.
Failuretodoso,canresultinpersonalinjury.
Ifsituationsoccurwhicharenotcoveredinthismanual,usecareandgood
judgment.
CHILDREN
Tragicaccidentscanoccuriftheoperatorisnotalertto thepresenceof children.
Childrenareoftenattractedto powerequipmentsuchaslawnedgers.Theydonot
understandthedangers.Neverassumethatchildrenwill remainwhereyoulastsaw
them.
Keepchildrenoutoftheedgingareaandunderwatchfulcareof a
responsibleadultotherthantheoperator.
Bealertandturn lawnedgeroff if achildentersthearea.
Beforeandwhilemovingbackwards,lookbehindanddownfor small
children.
Useextremecarewhenapproachingblindcorners,doorways,shrubs,trees,
orotherobjectsthatmayobscureyourvisionofachildwhomayrunintothe
lawnedger.
Keepchildrenawayfromhotorrunningengines.Theycansufferburnsfrom
ahotmuffler.
Neverallowchildrenunder14yearsof ageto operatethismachine.Children
14andovershouldreadandunderstandthe instructionsandsafeoperation
practicesinthis manualandonthe machineandbetrainedandsupervised
byanadult.
SERVICE
Safe Handling of Gasoline:
Toavoid personalinjuryorpropertydamageuseextremecarein handling
gasoline.Gasolineis extremelyflammable andthevaporsareexplosive.
Seriouspersonalinjury canoccurwhen gasolineisspilled on yourself or your
clotheswhich canignite. Washyourskin andchangeclothesimmediately.
Useonlyan approvedgasolinecontainer.
Neverfill containersinsideavehicleor on atruckortrailer bedwith aplastic
liner.Alwaysplacecontainerson thegroundawayfromyourvehiclebefore
filling.
Removegas-poweredequipmentfrom the truckortrailerandrefuelit on
theground.If thisisnotpossible,thenrefuelsuchequipmentona trailer
with aportablecontainer,ratherthanfrom agasolinedispensernozzle.
Keepthenozzleincontactwith the rim of thefueltank orcontaineropening
at alltimesuntilfuelingiscomplete.Donotuseanozzlelock-opendevice.
Extinguishall cigarettes,cigars,pipesandothersources
of ignition.
Neverfuel machineindoorsbecauseflammablevaporswill accumulatein
thearea.
Neverremovegascapor addfuelwhile engineishot or running. Allow
engineto coolat leasttwo minutesbeforerefueling.
Neverover-fillfuel tank.Toallowforexpansionof thefuel,do not fill above
thebottomof thefueltankneck.
Replacegasolinecapandtightensecurely.
Ifgasolineisspilled,wipeit offthe engineandequipment.Movemachineto
anotherarea.Wait5 minutesbeforestartingengine.
Neverstorethemachineorfuelcontainernearanopenflame,sparkor pilot
lightason awaterheater,spaceheater,furnace,clothesdryerorothergas
appliances.
Toreducefire hazard,keepmachinefreeofgrass,leaves,orotherdebris
build-up.Cleanup oil or fuelspillageandremoveanyfuel-soakeddebris.
Allowmachinetocoolat least5 minutesbeforestoring.
General Service:
Neverrunanengineindoorsorina poorlyventilatedarea.Engineexhaust
containscarbonmonoxide,an odorlessanddeadlygas.
Beforecleaning,repairing,orinspecting,makecertainthebladeandall
movingpartshavestopped.Disconnectthe sparkplugwire andground
againstthe engineto preventunintendedstarting.
Checkthebladeandenginemountingboltsat frequentintervalsfor proper
tightness.Also,visuallyinspectbladefordamage(e.g.,bent,cracked,
worn) Replacebladewiththe originalequipmentmanufacture's(O.E.M.)
bladeonly,listedinthismanual."Useof partswhichdo notmeetthe
originalequipmentspecificationsmayleadto improperperformanceand
compromisesafety!"
Lawnedgerbladesaresharpandcancut.Wrapthebladeorweargloves,
anduseextracautionwhenservicingthem.
Keepallnuts,bolts,andscrewstight to besuretheequipmentis insafe
workingcondition.
Nevertamperwith safetydevices.Checktheirproperoperationregularly.
Afterstrikingaforeignobject,stoptheengine,disconnectthesparkplug
wire andgroundagainstthe engine.Thoroughlyinspectthelawnedgerfor
anydamage.Repairthedamagebeforestartingandoperatingthelawn
edger.
Neverattemptto makea wheeladjustmentwhiletheengineis running.
Manycomponentsonyournewedgercanwearwithcontinueduse.For
safetyprotection,frequentlycheckall edgercomponentsandreplace
immediatelywith originalequipmentmanufacturer's(O.E.M.)parts
only,listedinthismanual."Useof partswhichdonot meettheoriginal
equipmentspecificationsmayleadto improperperformanceand
compromisesafety!"
Donotchangethe enginegovernorsettingoroverspeedtheengine.The
governorcontrolsthe maximumsafeoperatingspeedof theengine.
Maintainorreplacesafetyandinstructionlabels,asnecessary.
Observeproperdisposallawsandregulationsforusedgas,oil,etc..Improper
disposalof fluidsandmaterialscanharmtheenvironment.
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