Safe Operation - Sears 917.25740 Owner's Manual

operation
11. Always operate your tractor in daylight; dusk
or dark - use your lights .
12. Operate your tractor at safe speeds on wet or
slippery surfaces, where traction is unsure.
Never at a speed which could cause a skid.
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Do not attempt to change the governor setting
or overspeed the engine. The governor controls
the engine speed and protects the engine from
damaging, excessive speeds. Excessive engine
speed s are dangerous.
When storting your engine on tractors equipped
with a pull starter, stand f irm and make sure
your feet are well away from a II powered at-
tachments .
Never place your hands or feet in or under any
powered attachment or near any moving parts
wh i Ie the tractor or any powered attachment
is runn ing.
Always disengage the power to all attachments,
set the parking brake, shift into neutral, shut
off the engine, make absolutely sure any power-
ed attachment and all moving parts have com-
pletely stopped and remove the ignition key
each time you dismount your tractor, even for
a second. Children, yourself, other persons or
pets may be endangered.
If your tractor or any attachment should inad-
vertently strike a foreign object, immediately
di sengage the power to the attachment, set the
parking brake, shift into neutral, shut off the
engine, make absolutely sure any powered
attachment and all mov ing parts h ave com-
pletely stopped, remove the ignition key, dis-
connect the spark plug wire from the spark
plug and keep the wire away from the plug to
prevent injury or accidental starting, then
thoroughly, inspect the tractor or attachment
for any damage. Such damage must be repaired
before restarting and operating the tractor or
attachment .
If
the tractor or any powered attachment shou Id
start to vibrate abnormally, place the control
lever for powered attachments in the disengaged
pos ition, set the parking brake, shift into
neutral , shut off the engine, make absolutely
sure the powered attachment and all mov ing
parts have completely stopped, remove the
ignition key, disconnect the spark plug wire
from the spark plug and keep it away from the
plug to prevent injury or accidental starting,
then check immediately for the cause of this
vibration as vibration is generally a warning
of trouble.
19. Before adjusting, cleaning, repairing or in-
specting your tractor or any powered attach-
ment, disengage the power to
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attachments ,
set the porking brake , shut off the eng ine, make
absolutely sure the powered attachments and
all moving parts have completely stopped,
remove the ignition key, d is connect the spark
plug wire and keep it away from the spark plug
to prevent injury or accidental starting.
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Do not run the engine indoors because the
engine exhaust fumes contain carbon monoxide
which is a tasteless, odarless, deadly poison.
21 . Never operate your tractor upon a terrace,
slope or incline that is too steep to preserve
good stabi I ity and contro lin order to prevent
tipping or sideways upsets. Always operate a
tractor up and down such an incl ine, at a slow
speed, do not operate it across. Always ex-
ercise extreme caution when changing direction
on inclines . Never attempt to operate your
tractor on steep terraces, slopes or inclines
with more than a 15 degree slope .
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Do not start or stop suddenly when going up or
down a terrace slope or incline. If it is ne-
cess ary to stop your tractor upon an incl ine,
do so firmly to prevent the tractor from picking
up speed during declutching and before reach -
ing the brake position. 00 not shift gears while
going up or down inclines . Choose a gear low
enough to negotiate the incline without stop-
ping and shifting gears. To reduce the speed of
the tractor on an incline move throttle lever to
slow.
23 . Never attempt to operate your tractor or any
attachments without the proper shields, guards,
plates or other protective devices in p'lace and
fully functioning.
24. Before and while attempting to back up, look
carefu lIy to be abso lutely sure that ch i Idren,
bystanders, pets, foreign objects or obstacles
of any kind are not beh ind you.
25 . Never allow anyone near the tractor or any
attachment while they are operating.
26 . Be sure to exercise special care when operating
your tractor around fixed objects in order to
prevent the tractor or any attachment from
striking them . Never deliberately run a tractor
or an attachment into or over any foreign ob-
jects .
27. Use care when pull ing loads. Use only approved
drawbar hitch points. limit loads to those you
can safely control. Do not turn sharply. Use
counterweight or wheel weight(s) when suggested
in the attachment Owners Manual.
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Never shift gears to reverse your direction of
travel until the tractor comes to a complete stop.
29. Always stay alert to avoid holes in the terrain
and other hidden hazards. T ipping or sideways
upsets can happen easily in holes or ditches.
Use low gear on unfamiliar ground. If the tractor
or any attachment becomes stuck in a hole,
always disengage the power to all attachments
before attempt ing to free it.
30.
The use of ony precision piece of power equip-
ment requires your full concentration and at-
tention to the job being done in order to pre-
vent injury or damage.
31. Always d is engage the power to all attachments
when not actually in use such as when crossing
a gravel drive, sidewalk or roadway or when
tran sporting the tractor.