Snapper SP110 Operator's Manual page 5

• Do not let a child operate the product. Do not let
a person, without knowledge of the instructions
operate the product.
• Make sure that you always monitor a person,
with decreased physical capacity or mental
capacity, that uses the product. A responsible
adult must be there at all times.
• Lock the product in an area that children and
unapproved persons cannot access.
• The product can eject objects and cause injuries.
Obey the safety instructions to decrease the risk
of injury or death.
• Do not go away from the product when the
engine is on.
• The operator of the product is responsible if an
accident occurs.
• Before and while you walk rearward, look behind
and down for small children, animals or other
risks that can cause you to fall.
• Make sure that parts are not damaged before
you use the product.
• Make sure that you are at a minimum 15 m (50
ft) away from other persons or animals before
you use the product. Make sure that a person in
adjacent area knows that you will use the
product.
• Refer to national or local laws. They can prevent
or decrease the operation of the product in some
conditions.
Safety instructions for operation
• Know the controls and the correct operation of
the product before use.
• Do not let children or persons without knowledge
of these instructions use the product.
• Do not operate the product while persons,
especially children, or animals are near.
• Keep children away from the area to be cut and
monitored by an adult that is not the operator.
• Stop the product if children enter the work area.
• Fully examine the area where the product is to
be used. Remove all objects which can be
ejected by the product during operation.
• Examine the blade, blade bolt, blade assembly
and motor base before use for wear and
damage.
• Operate the product only in daylight or in good
artificial light.
• Do not operate the product in wet grass.
• Be careful near corners, bushes, trees or other
objects that can prevent your view.
• Use very high caution when you reverse or pull
the product in your direction.
• Do not put hands or feet near or below rotating
parts. Keep clear of the discharge openings at all
times.
• Stop the blade when you go across gravel
surfaces.
• Stop the engine and wait until the blade stops
fully before you clean the product, remove the
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grass catcher, or remove material from the
discharge chute.
• Disengage the drive system, if installed, before
you start the engine.
• Do not operate the product when you are tired, ill
or under the influence of alcohol or other drugs.
• If the product has unusual vibration, stop the
engine and immediately examine for the cause.
Vibration is usually a warning of damage.
• Do not point ejected material in the direction of
others. Do not eject material against a wall or
blockage. Material may ricochet back in the
direction of the operator.
• Do not operate the product without the correct
guards, plates, grass catcher or other safety
protective devices in position.
Work area safety
• Remove branches, twigs, stones and other
objects from the lawn before you start to cut.
• Keep persons, including children, and animals at
a safe distance from the work area.
• Objects that hit against the cutting equipment
can be ejected and cause damage to persons
and objects.
• Do not use the product in bad weather, including
fog, rain, moist or wet locations, strong winds,
intense cold and risk of lightning. Doing work in
bad weather can cause fatigue and dangerous
conditions, such as slippery surfaces.
• Examine your work area to make sure that your
control of the product cannot be prevented.
• Be careful of roots, stones, twigs, pits and
ditches. High grass can conceal obstacles.
• Be careful when you go near hidden corners and
objects that can prevent your view.
Safety instructions for slopes
• Be careful when you cut on a slope. Slopes can
be dangerous. A fall on a slope can cause injury.
• Cut across the face of slopes. Do not cut up and
down.
• Be careful when you change direction on a slope.
• Be careful of hidden objects or holes in the lawn.
Rough terrain can cause you to fall.
• Do not cut near a steep slope, drop-off, ditch or
embankment. You can fall.
• Do not cut on wet grass. You can fall.
• Do not cut on terrain with more than a 15 degree
slope.
Personal protective equipment
Always use the correct personal protective
equipment when you operate the product. This
includes, at minimum, sturdy footwear, eye
protection and hearing protection. Personal
protective equipment does not erase the risk of injury
but may decrease the grade of injury if an accident
occurs.
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