Safety Instructions - Honda HRU19RPU Owner's Manual & Service Record Booklet

Please read before using mower. Please read before using mower.
Lawnmower models HRU197DPU, HRU216SU, HRU19RPU, HRU196PU, HRU197PU, Lawnmower models HRU197DPU, HRU216SU, HRU19RPU, HRU196PU, HRU197PU,
HRU19DPU, HRU196DPU, HRU216DSU & HRU217DPU are designed for normal HRU19DPU, HRU196DPU, HRU216DSU & HRU217DPU are designed for normal
domestic use. Caution should be exercised when mowing through tall grass or other domestic use. Caution should be exercised when mowing through tall grass or other
objects, such as piles of dry leaves, which may result in the build up of debris on the objects, such as piles of dry leaves, which may result in the build up of debris on the
mower. This may present a fire hazard if the debris comes into contact with the hot mower. This may present a fire hazard if the debris comes into contact with the hot
engine or engine exhaust parts. engine or engine exhaust parts.
1. 1. Never mow Never mow while barefoot while barefoot
and heavy shoes. and heavy shoes.
2. 2. Know your controls. Read the Owner Know your controls. Read the Owner
quickly in an emergency. In the event of an emergency, stop the engine immediately. quickly in an emergency. In the event of an emergency, stop the engine immediately.
3. 3. Make sure Make sure the lawn the lawn
be picked up and thrown by the blades, resulting in possible injury to the operator or be picked up and thrown by the blades, resulting in possible injury to the operator or
others or damage to the machine. others or damage to the machine.
4. 4. Check your Check your lawn for lawn for
stones etc, taking care to avoid them while mowing. stones etc, taking care to avoid them while mowing.
5. 5. Stop the Stop the engine engine
checking or working on the mower. checking or working on the mower.
6. 6. Before using Before using your your mower
and cutter assembly are not worn or damaged. Replace worn or damaged blades and and cutter assembly are not worn or damaged. Replace worn or damaged blades and
bolts in sets to preserve balance. bolts in sets to preserve balance.
MAJOR HAZARDS MAJOR HAZARDS.
7. 7. Check all nuts, bolts, screws and blades often. Always be sure the mower is in safe Check all nuts, bolts, screws and blades often. Always be sure the mower is in safe
operating condition. Use only replacement parts made and guaranteed by Honda. operating condition. Use only replacement parts made and guaranteed by Honda.
8. 8. Refuel outdoors o Refuel outdoors
engine. Never remove the cap off the fuel tank or add fuel while the engine is running engine. Never remove the cap off the fuel tank or add fuel while the engine is running
or the engine is hot. If fuel is spilled, do not attempt to start the engine but move or the engine is hot. If fuel is spilled, do not attempt to start the engine but move
machine away from the area of the spill and avoid creating any source of ignition until machine away from the area of the spill and avoid creating any source of ignition until
fuel vapours have dissipated. fuel vapours have dissipated.
9. 9. Do not Do not mow whilst mow whilst
10. Replace worn or damaged mufflers prior to use. 10. Replace worn or damaged mufflers prior to use.
11. Mow only in good daylight. 11. Mow only in good daylight.
12. Start the engine carefully with feet well away from the blades. 12. Start the engine carefully with feet well away from the blades.
13. Do not operate in a confined space where exhaust fumes (carbon monoxide) can 13. Do not operate in a confined space where exhaust fumes (carbon monoxide) can
collect. This may cause serious injury. collect. This may cause serious injury.
14. Stop the engine whenever you leave the mower, even for a moment. 14. Stop the engine whenever you leave the mower, even for a moment.
15. Do not allow children or people unfamiliar with these instructions to use the mower. 15. Do not allow children or people unfamiliar with these instructions to use the mower.
or wearing or wearing
is clear is clear of sticks, of sticks,
hidden hidden obstructio obstructions such
and and di disconnect the sconnect the
mower, always , always visually inspect visually inspect
DAMAGED BLADES AND DAMAGED BLADES AND
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only nly. Do n . Do not smoke whi ot smoke
people, especially people, especially

Safety Instructions

Safety Instructions
open sandals open sandals or thongs. or thongs.
s Manual carefully. Learn how to stop the engine s Manual carefully. Learn how to stop the engine
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stones, bones, stones, bones, wire and wire and
ns such as drain as drain
spark plug spark plug cap before cap before
it to it to see that see that
while fuelling engi le fuelling engine. ne.
children, or children, or pets are pets are
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Wear Wear long trousers long trousers
any debris. any debris.
covers and covers and partially buried partially buried
clearing blockages, clearing blockages,
blades, blade blades, blade
WORN BOLTS ARE WORN BOLTS ARE
Add fuel Add fuel before starting before starting
in the in the mowing mowing a area.
They could They could
bolts bolts
rea.