Operator's Manual

Safety
GeneralSafety
Thisproductiscapableofcausingpersonalinjury.
Alwaysfollowallsafetyinstructionstoavoidserious
personalinjury.
•Readandunderstandthecontentsofboththis
Operator’sManualandtheoperator’smanualof
thetowvehiclebeforeusingthismachine.Ensure
thateveryoneusingthisproductknowshowtouse
thismachineandthetowvehicleandunderstands
thewarnings.
•Useyourfullattentionwhileoperatingthe
machine.Donotengageinanyactivitythat
causesdistractions;otherwise,injuryorproperty
damagemayoccur.
•Donotputyourhandsorfeetnearmoving
componentsofthemachine.
•Donotoperatethemachinewithoutallguards
andothersafetyprotectivedevicesinplaceand
workingonthemachine.
•Keepthemachineawayfrombystanderswhileit
ismoving.
•Keepchildrenoutoftheoperatingarea.Never
allowchildrentooperatethemachine.
•Stopthemachine,shutofftheengine,engage
theparkingbrakeofthetowvehicle,removethe
key,andwaitforallmovingpartstostopbefore
servicing,fueling,oruncloggingthemachine.
Improperlyusingormaintainingthismachinecan
resultininjury.Toreducethepotentialforinjury,
complywiththesesafetyinstructionsandalways
payattentiontothesafety-alertsymbol
,which
meansCaution,Warning,orDanger—personalsafety
instruction.Failuretocomplywiththeseinstructions
mayresultinpersonalinjuryordeath.
SafetyandInstructionalDecals
Safetydecalsandinstructionsareeasilyvisibletotheoperatorandarelocatednearanyarea
ofpotentialdanger.Replaceanydecalthatisdamagedormissing.
93-9899
decal93-9899
93-9899
1.Crushinghazard—installthecylinderlock.
decal58-6520
58-6520
1.Grease
decal108-0868
108-0868
1.Warning—keephandsandfeetoutofthemachinebrush.
2.Tippinghazard—donotoperatewiththemachineinthe
raisedpositiononslopesgreaterthan5°.
decal108-0870
108-0870
1.Entanglementhazard,belts—stayawayfrommovingparts;
donotoperatewiththecoversremoved.
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