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Useextracarewhenloadingorunloadingthemachineintoatrailerortruck.
Thismachineshouldnotbedrivenupordownramp(s),becausethemachine
couldtipover,causingseriouspersonalinjury.Themachinemustbepushed
manuallyonramp(s)toloadorunloadproperly.
Mufflerandenginebecomehotandcancauseaburn.Donottouch.
Checkoverheadclearancescarefullybeforedrivingunderlowhangingtree
branches,wires,dooropeningsetc.,wheretheoperatormaybestruckor
pulledfromthemachine,whichcouldresultinseriousinjury.
Disengageallattachmentclutches,settheparkingbraketothe'on' position
andmovethe RHandLHdrivecontrolleversto theneutralpositionbefore
attemptingto starttheengine.
Yourmachineisdesignedto cutnormalresidentialgrassofa heightnomore
than10".Donotattemptto mowthroughunusuallytall,drygrass(e.g.,
pasture)or pilesof dryleaves.Drygrassor leavesmaycontacttheengine
exhaustand/orbuild upon themowerdeckpresentingapotentialfire
hazard.
Useonlyaccessoriesandattachmentsapprovedforthis machinebythe
machinemanufacturer.Read,understandandfollowall instructions
providedwith the approvedaccessoryor attachment.Foralist ofapproved
accessoriesandattachments,call1-800-659-5917.
Dataindicatesthatoperators,age60yearsandabove,areinvolvedina
largepercentageof ridingmower-relatedinjuries.Theseoperatorsshould
evaluatetheirabilityto operatethe ridingmowersafelyenoughto protect
themselvesandothersfrom seriousinjury.
If situationsoccurwhicharenotcoveredin thismanual,usecareandgood
judgment.
SLOPE OPERATION
Slopesareamajorfactorrelatedto lossof controlandtip-overaccidentswhichcan
resultinsevereinjuryordeath.All slopesrequireextracaution.Ifyoucannotback
uptheslopeorif youfeeluneasyon it, do not mowit.
Foryoursafety,usethe slopegaugeincludedaspart ofthis manualto measure
slopesbeforeoperatingthis machineon aslopedorhilly area.If theslopeisgreater
than15degreesasshownontheslopegauge,do not operatethis machineon that
areaor seriousinjurycouldresult.
Do;
Mowacrossslopes,notupanddown.Exerciseextremecautionwhen
changingdirectiononslopes.
Watchfor holes,ruts,bumps,rocks,orotherhiddenobjects.Uneventerrain
couldoverturnthemachine.Tallgrasscanhideobstacles.
Useslowspeed.Choosea lowenoughspeedsothatyouwill nothaveto
stopwhileon theslope.Avoidstartingorstoppingonaslope.Ifthetiresare
unableto maintaintraction,disengagethebladesandproceedslowlyand
carefullystraightdowntheslope.
Followthe manufacturer'srecommendationsfor wheelweightsor
counterweightsto improvestability.
Useextracarewith grasscatchersor otherattachments.Thesecanchange
thestabilityof themachine.
Keepallmovementon theslopesslowandgradual.Donot makesudden
changesinspeedordirection.Rapidaccelerationordecelerationcouldcause
thefront of themachineto lift andrapidlyroll overbackwards,whichcould
causeseriousinjury.
Do Not:
Donotturn onslopesunlessnecessary;then turnslowlyuphillanduseextra
carewhileturning.
Donotmow neardrop-offs,ditchesorembankments.Themowercould
suddenlyturn overira wheelisovertheedgeofacliff, ditch,orif anedge
cavesin.
Donottry to stabilizethemachinebyputtingyourfoot ontheground.
Donotusea grasscatcheronsteepslopes.
Donotmowonwetgrass.Reducedtractioncouldcausesliding.
Donottow heavypull behindattachments(e.g.loadeddumpcart,lawn
roller,etc.)onslopesgreaterthan5 degrees.Whengoingdown hill, the
extraweighttendsto pushtheridingmowerandmaycauseyouto loose
control(e.g.ridingmowermayspeedup,brakingandsteeringabilityare
reduced,attachmentmayjack-knifeandcauseridingmowerto overturn).
CHILDREN
Tragicaccidentscanoccurif theoperatoris notalertto thepresenceofchildren.
Childrenareoftenattractedto themachineandthe mowingactivity.Theydo not
understandthedangers.Neverassumethatchildrenwill remainwhereyoulastsaw
them.
Keepchildrenoutof themowingareaandin watchfulcareof aresponsible
adultotherthantheoperator.
Bealertandturn machineoff if achildentersthearea.
Toavoidback-overaccidents,alwayslookbehindanddownforsmall
children.
Nevercarrychildren,evenwith theblade(s)shutoff.Theymayfall offand be
seriouslyinjuredorinterferewith safemachineoperation.
Useextremecarewhenapproachingblindcorners,doorways,shrubs,trees
orotherobjectsthat mayblockyourvisionofa childwho mayrunintothe
pathof themachine.
Keepchildrenawayfrom hotor runningengines.Theycansufferburnsfrom
a hotmuffler.
Removekeywhenmachineis unattendedto preventunauthorized
operation.
Neverallowchildrenunder14yearsofageto operatethismachine.Children14and
overshouldreadandunderstandtheinstructionsandsafeoperationpracticesin
thismanualandonthemachineandshouldbetrainedandsupervisedbyan adult.
TOWING
Towonlywith a machinethathasa hitchdesignedfor towing.Donotattach
towedequipmentexceptat thehitchpoint.
Followthe manufacturersrecommendationforweightlimitsfortowed
equipmentandtowingonslopes.
Neverallowchildrenor othersinor ontowedequipment.
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