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3.
Use slow speed. Choose a low enough speed so that you
will not have to stop while on the slope. Avoid starting
or stopping on a slope. If the tires are unable to maintain
traction, disengage the blades and proceed slowly and
carefully straight down the slope.
4.
Follow the manufacturer's recommendations for wheel
weights or counterweights to improve stability.
5.
Use extra care with grass catchers or other attachments.
These can change the stability of the machine.
6.
Keep all movement on the slopes slow and gradual. Do
not make sudden changes in speed or direction. Rapid
acceleration or deceleration could cause the front of the
machine to lift and rapidly flip over backwards, which
could cause serious injury.
Do Not:
1.
Do not turn on slopes unless necessary; then turn slowly
uphill and use extra care while turning.
2.
Do not mow near drop-offs, ditches or embankments. The
mower could suddenly turn over if a wheel is over the edge
of a cliff, ditch, or if an edge caves in.
3.
Do not try to stabilize the machine by putting your foot on
the ground.
4.
Do not use a grass catcher on steep slopes.
5.
Do not mow on wet grass. Reduced traction could cause
sliding.
6.
Do not tow heavy pull behind attachments (e.g. loaded
dump cart, lawn roller, etc.) on slopes greater than 5
degrees. When going down hill, the extra weight tends
to push the tractor and may cause you to loose control
(e.g. tractor may speed up, braking and steering ability are
reduced, attachment may jack-knife and cause tractor to
overturn).
Children
1.
Tragic accidents can occur if the operator is not alert to the
presence of children. Children are often attracted to the
machine and the mowing activity. They do not understand
the dangers. Never assume that children will remain where
you last saw them.
a.
Keep children out of the mowing area and in
watchful care of a responsible adult other than the
operator.
b.
Be alert and turn machine off if a child enters the
area.
c.
To avoid back-over accidents, always look behind
and down for small children.
d.
Never carry children, even with the blade(s) shut off.
They may fall off and be seriously injured or interfere
with safe machine operation.
e.
Use extreme care when approaching blind corners,
doorways, shrubs, trees or other objects that may
block your vision of a child who may run into the
path of the machine.
f.
Keep children away from hot or running engines.
They can suffer burns from a hot muffler.
g.
Remove key when machine is unattended to
prevent unauthorized operation.
2.
Ne
ver allow children under 16 years of age to operate this
machine. Children 16 and over should read and understand
the instructions and safe operation practices in this manual
and on the machine and should be trained and supervised
by an adult.
Towing
1.
Do not tow on slopes exceeding 5 degrees.
2.
Tow only with a machine that has a hitch designed for
towing. Do not attach towed equipment except at the
hitch point.
3.
Follow the manufacturers recommendation for weight
limits for towed equipment and towing on slopes.
4.
Never allow children or others in or on towed equipment.
5.
On slopes, the weight of the towed equipment may cause
loss of traction and loss of control.
6.
Travel slowly and allow extra distance to stop.
7.
Do not shift to neutral and coast downhill.
Transporting Machines
1.
Machines operated on public roads must comply with state
& local ordinances, SAE J137, and AnSI/ASABE S279.
2.
Use care when loading or unloading machines onto trailers
and trucks.
3.
If ramps are used, they must be full width, and secured to
the trailer or truck.
4.
Machines must be secured onto trailers and trucks with
straps, chains, cables, ropes, or other means deemed
adequate for that purpose. The front and rear of the
machines must be secured to the trailer or truck in both the
lateral and vertical directions.
Operator Protective System (OPS)
1.
This machine is equipped with an Operator Protective
System (OPS), which includes:
a.
A Roll Over Protective Structure (ROPS) or Operator
Protective Device (OPD) of the fixed or folding
configuration.
b.
Seat belt assembly with retractable function.
2.
ROPS and OPDs are structures designed to provide a
crush-resistant space for the operator when properly
seat-belted within the designated seating area of the
machine in the event of a machine tip-over or roll-over.
Folding ROPS and OPDs shall be used in their fully upright
and locked configurations except in those circumstances
whereby they need to be momentarily folded-down to
avoid contact with items such as tree limbs, clothes lines,
guy wires, buildings, etc. At other times and conditions,
ROPS and OPDs shall be in their fully upright and locked
configurations.
DANGER:
Damaged ROPS and OPDs must be
replaced prior to operator use!
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