Manual

SAFE MOWING GUIDE
bruise_,oreven putoutan eye. Oltan_e ger-
sonhurtbyathrown ob actIsabystandersuch
as a child,anotherfamilymemberora neigh-
bor. _ pecpleand.L)ptscompletelyaway
irom me mowing area. Dirantthe mower'sdis-
charge awayfromareaswherepeoplecan be.
Pfanrdngyour mowingpattern has a double
benefit.It canreduce chancesofan inmy and thesepartswhen the mowerisrunnng. Stop
makethe cleanup aftermowing eas ar. theengineandlotitcooldownbeforesarvJcing
Are there ditches,
wails, or major in-_
_naslntheareatobe
cut?.Planthe mowing
pattarnto avoldsuch I[ v i\
areas.In-t P!
clinesandroughter-_
rainmustbemowed _ I%..._'-€_:I_'_
areasmustnotbeeut I\_I]_'_.,_RL_.;,_
With a mower at all._ _J "_,_.,_'_'_
equipment, mow _ o_',_:
acrossthe inclineso
that ifyouorthe mow- _-'_'%_'_'
er slip youwon't run
ntoeach other.
NOV._.mow elopesgreaterthan 15 degrees
ee me Guide inthe backof thisInstruction
Bookto check any sk)pas.
Readyto start cutting?Not yet. Be sure the
mowerhasbeenfullyausarnbed accordingto
drectfonsfn the InstruotlonBook.Even ifas-
sernblywasdonebye.lawn andgardenshop
orthe store where me unitwas purchased,it
must be checked. Are all nuts, bolts and
screwstight?Doestheenginehaveoil?These
itemsmustbecheckedperiodlcailythroughout
the lifeof themower.
Your mower has agasoline engine. Gas s
d_ge.ro_. ,Storefuel onlyin a approvedgas
oontemar.Do notstorelargeamountsof gas.
Putoutallcigarettes,pipesand cigarsbefare
wo_in._,with gaso#ine.Storefuelendthemow-
er itselfine wellventilatedarea away fromany
po6alblesourceofignitionsucha pilotlighton
a fumece, lfthemowarlsto bestoredferanex.
t.an.dadt me, removethe gas from the tank.
ThB minimizes thechance of afire andkeeps
the tank clear of depositsand old gasoline,
thus improvingmowerperformance.Movethe
moweroutsidebeforeaddinggasoline Use a
funnelandwipeupanyspilledfuelbeforestart-
ing. Remember, gaseline expands when
heatedsoleave some expansion room.Also,
meat mower gascapsare ventedto allowfor
expansion.Alwaysusethepropercap.People
are needlesslybumed byfires, hurtin cx_o-
sions, mowersend otherpropertyare dem-
aqad becauseof failureto follow basicsafety
rulesrelatedto gasolineendtuaiing.
Neveraddgasolinetoan enginathatisruardng
orthatishotfromrecantuse,thiscanceuse an
acc_orif. Removedrygrassandofher debris
fromthemower. Keepingthe mower cleanwill
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improveths performance helpthe ongine stay
c.ool,ar, extend the life of moving parts, end
min!.mize _e danger of fire. PeOple get burned
wor_ng w_thend eround their mowem for oth-
er reasons than fire and explcelons. It takes
ooly a few seconds of operat_or_for the _:g_ne
a_stthe mutfler to become hot. Do not touch
the mower. Remember, exhaust fumes can be
dangerous. Never operate the engine ndoore
o_In an ancased area.
_,;n_ anew mower canbe a bigeventfix a
Y.Lmfamilymembem satisfytheircurius.
itYoboutthe mowe¢and at the sametime,tell
them aboutitsdangers.Remember,a mower
isnotetoy and isnotforusebychildren orany-
one lackingin age, strengthoraxpehence.
dA_angWithany.jpwerequipment,a mowercanbe
erous ifnot assembled, misused, or not
properlymaintained.The mostimportantrule
isto always usegoodjudgementandcommon
sense,
Your mower will cut thtckgrass end heeh_
plantstemswithease. Fingars,andtoasare no
more rus_stontto the mowers blade. Many
peopleare injurer becausethey _forgot"and
reachedIntothedischargechute. Alwaysfreat
yourlawn mower as if the blade isrotating.
N..ev_peffom]any serviceorfryto makeany
adlustmont,except carburetor,while the en-
gineisrunning.
Use only acceesodas suitedfor yourmower.
Useof imp'oparaoceusodescan reducethe
safetydes_ned intoboththe mower and the
accessory,itcaneven d_unagetheunit.Read
andfollowthe Instructions which onmewifhthe
eco_ssoP/and the mower.