Operator's Manual

Maintenance...........................................................14
RecommendedMaintenanceSchedule(s)...........14
PreparingforMaintenance...............................15
ReplacingtheAirCleaner.................................15
ChangingtheEngineOil...................................15
ServicingtheSparkPlug...................................16
ReplacingtheBlade..........................................16
CleaningtheMachine.......................................17
Storage...................................................................17
PreparingtheMachineforStorage...................17
Troubleshooting......................................................18
Safety
Thiscuttingmachinecanamputatehandsand
feetandthrowobjects.Failuretoobservethe
followingsafetyinstructionscouldresultin
seriousinjuryordeath.
ThefollowingsafetysectionisadaptedfromANSI
B71.4–2012andENISO5395:2013.
GeneralOperation
•ReadtheOperator’sManualandothertraining
material.Iftheoperator(s)ormechanic(s)cannot
readEnglishitistheownersresponsibilityto
explainthismaterialtothem.
•Becomefamiliarwiththesafeoperationofthe
equipment,operatorcontrols,andthesafetysigns.
•Alloperatorsandmechanicsshouldbetrained.
Theownerisresponsiblefortrainingtheusers.
•Neverletchildrenoruntrainedpeopleoperateor
servicetheequipment.Localregulationsmay
restricttheageoftheoperator.
•Theowner/usercanpreventandisresponsible
foraccidentsorinjuriesoccurringtothemselves,
otherpeople,orproperty.
•Donotputhandsorfeetnearorunderthe
machine.
•Evaluatetheterraintodeterminewhataccessories
andattachmentsareneededtoproperlyand
safelyperformthejob.Onlyuseaccessoriesand
attachmentsapprovedbythemanufacturer.
•Cleartheareaofobjectssuchasrocks,wire,toys,
etc.,whichcouldbethrownbytheblade.Stay
behindthehandlewhentheengineisrunning.
•Besuretheareaisclearofbystandersbefore
operating.Shutoffthemachineifanyoneenters
thearea.
•Donotoperatemachinebarefootedorwhile
wearingsandals.Alwayswearsubstantial,
slip-resistantfootwearandlongpants.
•Wearappropriateclothingincludinghardhat,
safetyglasses,andhearingprotection.Long
hair,looseclothing,orjewelrymaygettangledin
movingparts.
•Donotpullmachinebackwardunlessabsolutely
necessary.Alwayslookdownandbehindbefore
andwhilemovingbackward.
•Slowdownandusecautionwhenmakingturns
andcrossingroadsandsidewalks.
•Materialmayricochetbacktowardtheoperator.
Donotoperateovergravelsurfaces.
•Checkthattheoperator’spresencecontrols,
safetyswitches,andshieldsareattachedand
functioningproperly.Donotoperateunlessthey
arefunctioningproperly.
•Neverleavearunningmachineunattended.
•Shutofftheengineandwaituntilthebladecomes
toacompletestop,andremovethesparkplug
wirebeforecleaningoruncloggingthemachine.
•Operatemachineonlyindaylightorgoodarticial
light.
•Donotoperatemachinewhileundertheinuence
ofalcoholordrugs.
•Neveroperatemachineinwetgrass.Alwaysbe
sureofyourfooting;walk;neverrun.
•Neverraisethedeckwiththeenginerunning.
•Ifthemachineshouldstarttovibrateabnormally,
shutofftheengineandcheckforthecause
immediately.Vibrationisgenerallyawarningof
trouble.
•Usecarewhenloadingorunloadingthemachine
intoatrailerortruck.
SlopeOperation
Slopesareamajorfactorrelatedtoslipandfall
accidents,whichcanresultinsevereinjury.Operation
onallslopesrequireextracaution.Ifyoufeeluneasy
onaslope,donotmowit.
•Mowacrossthefaceofslopes;neverupand
down.Exerciseextremecautionwhenchanging
directiononslopes.
•Watchforholes,ruts,bumps,rocks,orother
hiddenobjects.Uneventerraincouldcauseaslip
andfallaccident.T allgrasscanhideobstacles.
•Donotmowonwetgrassorexcessivelysteep
slopes.Poorfootingcouldcauseaslipandfall
accident.
•Donotmowneardrop-offs,ditches,or
embankments.Youcouldloseyourfootingor
balance.
•Whenusingthemachine,alwayskeepbothhands
onthehandlebar.
•Whencuttingsteepslopesfromthetopofthe
slopeandalongerreachisneeded,nevertiethe
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