How To Use The Machine; Safety Recommendations; Why The Safety Devices Cut In - Makita PTM0900 Operator's Manual

HOW TO USE THE MACHINE

5. HOW TO USE THE MACHINE

5.1 SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS

DANGER!
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was designed (cutting and collecting grass).
Do not tamper with or remove the safety devices fitted on the machine.
REMEMBER THAT THE USER IS ALWAYS RESPONSIBLE FOR DAMAGE AND
INJURY TO OTHERS. Before using the machine:
– read the general safety regulations (
driving and cutting on slopes;
– carefully read the instructions for use, make sure you are familiar with the
controls and know how to stop the blades and the engine quickly;
– never put your hands or feet next to or beneath the rotating parts and always
keep away from the exit.
Do not use the machine when in a precarious state of health or under the
effect of medicine or any other substances that can reduce your reflex actions
and your ability to concentrate.
It is the user's responsibility to assess the potential risk of the area where work
is to be carried out, and to take all the necessary precautions to ensure his
own safety and that of others, particularly on slopes or rough, slippery and
unstable ground.
Do not leave the machine on high grass with the engine running to avoid the
risk of starting a fire.
WARNING!
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(17%) ( 5.5). If the machine is likely to be used mostly on sloping ground
(never steeper than 10°), fit counterweights (supplied on reques
the cross-member of the front wheels. These improve stability at the front and
reduce the chances of tipping over.
IMPORTANT
described in chapter 4.

5.2 WHY THE SAFETY DEVICES CUT IN

The safety devices work in two ways:
– hey prevent the engine from starting if all the safety requirements have not been
met;
– they stop the engine if even just one of the safety requirements is lacking.
a) To start the engine, it is necessary that:
– the transmission is in "neutral";
The machine must only be used for the purpose for which it
This machine must not be used on slopes steeper than 10°
All the references relating to the positions of controls are
1.2), paying particular attention to
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8.1) beneath