Operator's Manual

ProductOverview...................................................10
Specications..................................................10
Operation................................................................10
FillingtheFuelTank..........................................10
CheckingtheEngineOilLevel...........................11
AdjustingtheCuttingHeight.............................12
StartingtheEngine...........................................12
AdjustingtheChoke..........................................13
StoppingtheEngine.........................................13
Hauling.............................................................14
OperatingTips.................................................14
Maintenance...........................................................15
RecommendedMaintenanceSchedule(s)...........15
PreparingforMaintenance...............................15
ReplacingtheAirCleaner.................................15
ChangingtheEngineOil...................................16
ServicingtheSparkPlug...................................16
ReplacingtheFlexiblade/Cutterbar...................17
CleaningtheMachine.......................................17
Storage...................................................................18
PreparingtheMachineforStorage...................18
Troubleshooting......................................................19
Safety
Thismachinehasbeendesignedinaccordancewith
ENISO5395:2013andANSIB71.4–2012.
Thiscuttingmachinecanamputatehandsand
feetandthrowobjects.Failuretoobservethe
followingsafetyinstructionscouldresultin
seriousinjuryordeath.
GeneralOperation
•Read,understand,andfollowallinstructionson
themachineandinthemanual(s)beforestarting.
•Donotputhandsorfeetnearorunderthe
machine.
•Onlyallowresponsibleadults,whoarefamiliar
withtheinstructions,tooperatethismachine.
•Keepinmindthattheoperatororuseris
responsibleforaccidentsorhazardsoccurringto
otherpeopleortheirproperty.
•Cleartheareaofobjectssuchasrocks,wire,toys,
etc.,whichcouldbethrownbythebladeorcutting
line.Staybehindthehandlewhentheengineis
running.
•Besuretheareaisclearofbystandersbefore
operating.Stopmachineifanyoneentersthearea.
•Donotoperatemachinebarefootedorwhile
wearingsandals.Alwayswearsubstantial,
slip-resistantfootwearandlongpants.
•Donotpullmachinebackwardunlessabsolutely
necessary.Alwayslookdownandbehindbefore
andwhilemovingbackward.
•Neverdirectdischargedmaterialtowardanyone.
Avoiddischargingmaterialagainstawallor
obstruction.Materialmayricochetbacktoward
theoperator.
•Stoptheengineofthemachinewhencrossing
surfacesotherthangrass,andwhentransporting
themachinetoandfromtheareatobecut.
•Stoptheblade(s)ifthemachinehastobetiltedfor
transportationwhencrossingsurfacesotherthan
grass,andwhentransportingthemachinetoand
fromtheareatobemowed.
•Donotoperatemachinewithoutthesafety
protectivedevicesinplaceandworking.
•Neverleavearunningmachineunattended.
•Stoptheengine,waituntilthebladecomestoa
completestop,anddisconnectthesparkplugwire
beforecleaningoruncloggingthemachine.
•Operatemachineonlyindaylightorgoodarticial
light.
•Donotoperatemachinewhileundertheinuence
ofalcoholordrugs.
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