Operator's Manual

Specications....................................................9
Operation..................................................................9
FillingtheFuelTank............................................9
CheckingtheEngineOilLevel..........................10
AdjustingtheCuttingHeight..............................11
StartingtheEngine............................................11
AdjustingtheChoke..........................................12
StoppingtheEngine.........................................12
Hauling.............................................................13
OperatingTips.................................................13
Maintenance...........................................................14
RecommendedMaintenanceSchedule(s)...........14
PreparingforMaintenance...............................15
ReplacingtheAirCleaner.................................15
ChangingtheEngineOil...................................15
ServicingtheSparkPlug...................................16
ReplacingtheFlexiblade/Cutterbar...................16
CleaningtheMachine.......................................17
Storage...................................................................17
PreparingtheMachineforStorage...................17
Troubleshooting......................................................18
Safety
Thiscuttingmachinecanamputatehandsand
feetandthrowobjects.Failuretoobservethe
followingsafetyinstructionscouldresultin
seriousinjuryordeath.
ThefollowingsafetysectionisadaptedfromANSI
B71.4–2012andENISO5395:2013.
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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