Bosch UniversalRake 900 Instructions Manual page 4

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with these instructions to use the
product. Local regulations may re-
strict the age of the operator.
Never operate the product when you
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are tired, ill or under the influence of
alcohol, drugs or medicine.
Never work while people, especially
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children, or pets are nearby.
Children should be supervised to en-
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sure that they do not play with the
product.
The user is responsible for accidents
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or hazards occurring to other people
or their property.
Always wear hearing protection and
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safety glasses when working with the
product.
Do not wear open rubber shoes or
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sandals when using the product. Al-
ways wear sturdy shoes and long
trousers. Do not use barefoot.
Thoroughly inspect the area where
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the product is to be used and remove
all stones, sticks, wires, bones and
other foreign objects.
Before using, always visually inspect
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to see that the tines and tine as-
sembly are not worn, damaged or
loose.
Replace worn or damaged tine and
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assemblies in sets to preserve bal-
ance. On multi-tined machines, take
care as rotating one tine can cause
other tines to rotate.
Walk, never run.
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Rake/Verticut only in daylight or in
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good artificial light.
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If possible, avoid using the product
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on wet grass or take additional pre-
cautions to avoid slipping.
Do not rake/verticut excessively
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steep slopes.
Working on banks can be dangerous.
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Always be sure of your footing on
slopes or wet grass.
Rake/Verticut across the face of
slopes never up and down.
− Exercise extreme caution when
changing direction on slopes.
Use extreme caution when stepping
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back or pulling the machine towards
you.
Always push the product forward
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when raking/verticutting the lawn
and never pull it towards the body.
Wait until the tines/blades stop if the
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machine has to be tilted for trans-
portation when crossing surfaces
other than grass and when transport-
ing the product to and from the area
to be raked/verticut.
Never operate the machine with de-
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fective guards or shields, or without
safety devices, for example deflect-
ors and/or grass box in place.
Switch on the motor according to the
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instructions with feet well away from
rotating parts.
Do not tilt the product when starting
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or switching on the motor, except if
the machine has to be tilted for start-
ing in long grass. In this case, do not
tilt it more than absolutely necessary
and tilt only the part which is away
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