Operator's Manual

Safety
Thismachinehasbeendesignedinaccordancewith
ANSIB71.4-2017andSafetyDirective2006/46/EC.
GeneralSafety
Thisproductiscapableofamputatinghandsandfeet.
Alwaysfollowallsafetyinstructionstoavoidserious
personalinjury.
Readandunderstandthecontentsofthis
OperatorsManualbeforestartingthemachine.
Useyourfullattentionwhileoperatingthe
machine.Donotengageinanyactivitythat
causesdistractions;otherwise,injuryorproperty
damagemayoccur.
Donotputyourhandsorfeetnearmoving
componentsofthemachine.
Donotoperatethemachinewithoutallguards
andothersafetyprotectivedevicesinplaceand
functioningproperlyonthemachine.
Keepclearofanydischargeopening.
Keepbystandersandchildrenoutoftheoperating
area.Neverallowchildrentooperatethemachine.
Beforeyouleavetheoperator’sposition,dothe
following:
Parkthemachineonalevelsurface.
Lowerthecuttingunit(s).
Disengagethedrives.
Engagetheparkingbrake(ifequipped).
Shutofftheengineandremovethekey.
Waitforallmovementtostop.
Improperlyusingormaintainingthismachinecan
resultininjury.Toreducethepotentialforinjury,
complywiththesesafetyinstructionsandalways
payattentiontothesafety-alertsymbol,which
meansCaution,Warning,orDanger—personalsafety
instruction.Failuretocomplywiththeseinstructions
mayresultinpersonalinjuryordeath.
CuttingUnitSafety
Thecuttingunitisonlyacompletemachinewhen
installedonatractionunit.Readthetraction
unitOperator’sManualcarefullyforcomplete
instructionsonthesafeuseofthemachine.
Stopthemachine,removethekey(ifequipped),
lowerthecuttingunit,andwaitforallmovementto
stopbeforeinspectingtheattachmentafterstriking
anobjectorifthereisanabnormalvibrationin
themachine.Makeallnecessaryrepairsbefore
resumingoperation.
Keepallpartsingoodworkingconditionandall
hardwaretightened.Replaceallwornordamaged
decals.
Useonlyaccessories,attachments,and
replacementpartsapprovedbythemanufacturer.
BladeSafety
Awornordamagedbladecanbreak,andapieceof
thebladecouldbethrowntowardyouorbystanders,
resultinginseriouspersonalinjuryordeath.
Inspectthebladesperiodicallyforwearordamage.
Usecarewhencheckingtheblades.Wrapthe
bladesorweargloves,andusecautionwhen
servicingtheblades.Onlyreplaceorsharpenthe
blades.
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