Operator's Manual

•Stopthebladeifthemachinehastobetiltedfor
transportationwhencrossingsurfacesotherthan
grass,andwhentransportingthemachinetoand
fromtheareatobemowed.
•Neverpickuporcarryamachinewhiletheengine
isrunning.
•Stoptheengineanddisconnectthesparkplug
wire,makesurethatallmovingpartshavecome
toacompletestop:
–Beforeclearingblockages.
–Beforechecking,cleaning,orworkingonthe
machine.
–Afterstrikingaforeignobject.Inspectthe
machinefordamageandmakerepairsbefore
restartingandoperatingthemachine.
–Ifthemachinestartstovibrateabnormally.
–Wheneveryouleavethemachine.
–Beforerefueling.
•Ensuretheengineandthefueltankareempty
offuelbeforerotatingthemachinebeyonda45
degreeangle.
•Usecarewhencheckingtheblades.Wrapthe
bladeorweargloves,andusecautionwhen
servicingthem.
•Keephandsandfeetawayfrommovingparts.If
possible,donotmakeadjustmentswiththeengine
running.
•Shutoffthefuelwhilestoringortransportingthe
machine.Donotfuelnearopenames,anddo
notdrainfuelindoors.
•Parkthemachineonlevelground.Neverallow
untrainedpersonneltoservicethemachine.
•Allowtheenginetocoolbeforestoringinany
enclosure.
•Replacewornordamagedpartsforsafety.
•Ifthefueltankhastobedrained,thisshouldbe
doneoutdoors.Thedrainedfuelshouldbestored
inacontainerspecicallydesignedforfuelstorage
oritshouldbedisposedofcarefully.
•Starttheenginecarefullyaccordingtothe
Operator’sManualandwithfeetawayfromthe
cuttingelements.
•Alwayswearearprotection.
•Whentiltingthemachinetostarttheengine,do
nottiltitmorethanabsolutelynecessaryandlift
onlythepartwhichisawayfromtheoperator.
•Examinethemachineregularlyandreplaceworn
ordamagedpartsforsafety.UseonlyToro
genuinespareparts.
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