Operator's Manual

wheregroundconditionsaresuchthattheremaybe
ariskofthemowerrollingover.Therequirements
of89/355/EEC,asamendedby95/63/EEC
‘ProvisionandUseofWorkEquipmentDirective’
shouldbeconsidered.
•Rememberthereisnosuchthingasasafeslope.
Travelongrassslopesrequiresparticularcare.To
guardagainstoverturning:
–donotstoporstartsuddenlywhengoingupor
downhill;
–machinespeedsshouldbekeptlowonslopes
andduringtightturns;
–stayalertforhumpsandhollowsandother
hiddenhazards;
–Donotturnsharply.Usecarewhenreversing.
•Stayalertforholesintheterrainandotherhidden
hazards.
•Watchoutfortrafcwhencrossingornearroadways.
•Stopthebladesrotatingbeforecrossingsurfaces
otherthangrass.
•Whenusinganyattachments,neverdirectdischarge
ofmaterialtowardbystandersnorallowanyonenear
themachinewhileinoperation.
•Neveroperatethemachinewithdamagedguards,
shields,orwithoutsafetyprotectivedevicesinplace.
Besureallinterlocksareattached,adjustedproperly,
andfunctioningproperly.
•Donotchangetheenginegovernorsettingsor
over-speedtheengine.Operatingtheengineat
excessivespeedmayincreasethehazardofpersonal
injury.
•Beforeleavingtheoperator'sposition:
–stoponlevelground;
–disengagethedrivetothecutterheads;
–liftcutterheadstothetransportpositionand
securelylockthesafetylatchesoralternatively
lowercutterheadstotheground;
–Ensurethetransmissionisinneutralandengage
theparkingbrake;
–stoptheengineandremovethekey.
•Whentransportingthemower:
–disengagethedrivetothecutterheads;
–raisethecutterheadstothetransportposition;
–engagethetransportlatchesandsafetylocking
rings.
–stoptheengineandremovethekey.
•Whendrivingthemowerbetweenworksitesitis
importanttoensurethatthecutterheadscannotbe
inadvertentlyloweredandstarted:
–disengagethedrivetothecutterheads;
–raisethecutterheadstothetransportposition;
–engagethetransportlatchesandsafetylocking
rings.
•Stoptheengineanddisengagedrivetothe
cutterheads:
–beforerefuelling;
–beforemakingheightadjustmentunless
adjustmentcanbemadefromtheoperator's
position.
–beforeclearingblockages;
–beforechecking,cleaningorworkingonthe
mower;
–afterstrikingaforeignobjectorifanabnormal
vibrationoccurs.Inspectthemowerfordamage
andmakerepairsbeforerestartingandoperating
theequipment.
•Reducethethrottlesettingduringenginerun-out
and,iftheengineisprovidedwithashut-offvalve,
turnthefueloffattheconclusionofmowing.
•Keephandsandfeetawayfromthecuttingunits.
•Lookbehindanddownbeforebackinguptobesure
ofaclearpath.
•AlwaysweartheseatbeltwhenthefoldingR.O.P .S
isinitsverticaloperatingposition.
•NeverweartheseatbeltwhenthefoldingR.O.P .Sis
NOTinitsverticaloperatingposition.
•Slowdownandusecautionwhenmaking
turnsandcrossingroadsandsidewalks.Stop
cylinders/cutterheadsifnotmowing.
•Donotoperatethemowerundertheinuenceof
alcoholordrugs.
•Lightningcancausesevereinjuryordeath.If
lightningisseenorthunderisheardinthearea,do
notoperatethemachine;seekshelter.
•Usecarewhenloadingorunloadingthemachine
intoatrailerortruck.
•Usecarewhenapproachingblindcorners,shrubs,
trees,orotherobjectsthatmayobscurevision.
MaintenanceandStorage
•Keepallnuts,boltsandscrewstighttobesurethe
equipmentisinsafeworkingcondition.
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