OPERATION:
•Never mow while people, especially children, or pets are nearby.
•Mow only in daylight or in good artificial light. Stay alert for holes in the terrain and other
hidden hazards.
•Never direct discharge of material towards bystanders.
•Avoid operating the equipment in wet grass, where feasible.
•Do not put hands and feet near or under rotating parts. Keep clear of the discharge opening
at all times.
•Never pick up or carry a mower while the engine is running.
•Use extreme caution when reversing or pulling mower towards you.
•Do not carry passengers.
•Walk, never run.
•Slopes: Do not mow excessively steep slopes.
Exercise extreme caution when on slopes.
For pedestrian controlled mowers, mow across the face of slopes, never up and
down and exercise extreme caution when changing direction on slopes.
•Use low throttle settings when engaging the ground drive, especially in high gears.
Reduce speed on slopes and in sharp turns to prevent overturning or loss of control.
•Stop the blades when crossing surfaces other than grass and when transporting the mower
to and from the area to be mowed.
•Do not operate the engine in a confined space where dangerous carbon monoxide fumes
can collect.
•Stop the engine:
Whenever you leave the mower, even for an instant.
Before re-fuelling.
•Stop the engine and disconnect the spark-plug lead, or turn off and remove key:
Before clearing blockages or unclogging chute:
Before checking, cleaning or working on the mower:
After striking a foreign object, inspect the mower for damage and make repairs
before restarting and operating the mower:
If mower starts to vibrate abnormally stop the engine immediately.
•Watch out for traffic when crossing or near roadways.
•Before leaving the operator’s position:
Disengage the cutter engagement lever,
Change into neutral and set the parking brake,
Stop the engine and or remove key.
•Do not modify mower in any way, or use the mower with out the
shields and guards in place, they are for your protection.
MAINTENANCE and STORAGE:
•Keep all nuts, bolts and screws tight to be sure the equipment is in safe working condition.
•Do not use pressure-cleaning equipment.
•Never store the equipment with petrol in the tank inside a building where fumes can reach
an open flame or spark.
•Allow the engine to cool before storing in any enclosure.
•To reduce the fire hazard, keep the engine, silencer, battery compartment and petrol
storage are free of grass, leaves, or excessive grease.
•Replace worn or damaged parts for safety;
•Replace faulty silencers.
•If the fuel tank has to be drained, do this out-doors.
•Do not change the engine governor settings or over speed the engine. Operating an engine
at excessive speed can increase the hazard to personal injury.
•Be careful during adjustment of the mower to prevent entrapment of the fingers between
moving blades and fixed parts of the mower.
•Store fuel in a cool place in a container specifically designed for the purpose. In general,
plastic containers are unsuitable.
•When the mower is to be parked, stored or left unattended, lower the cutting deck.
