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TRAINING SAFETY
Safety is a primary concern in the design and manufacture of our products. Unfortunate-
ly, our efforts to provide safe equipment can be wiped out by a single careless act of an opera-
tor.
In addition to the design and configuration of equipment, hazard control and accident
prevention are dependent upon the awareness, concern, prudence and proper training of person-
nel involved in the operation, transport, maintenance and storage of equipment.
It is the operator's responsibility to read and understand ALL Safety and Operating instructions
in the manual and to follow them. Accidents CAN be avoided.
Working with unfamiliar equipment can lead to careless injuries. Read this manual and
the manual for your tractor before assembling or operating your mower, to acquaint yourself
with the machines. It is the finish mower owner's responsibility if this machine is used by any
person other than yourself, to make certain that the operator, prior to operating:
Reads and understands the operator's manuals.
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Is instructed in safe and proper use.
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Know the controls and how to stop tractor, engine, and mower quickly in an emergency.
Read this manual and the one provided with your tractor.
Train all new personnel and review instructions frequently with existing workers. A per-
son who has not read and understood all operating and safety instructions is not qualified to op-
erate the machine, An untrained operator exposes himself and bystanders to possible serious
injury or death.
Do not allow children to operate this machine.
STARTING AND STOPPING SAFETY
Mower operating power is supplied from tractor PTO. Refer to your tractor manual for
PTO engagement and disengagement instructions. Always operate the tractor PTO in the 540
rpm speed selection. DO NOT OVER SPEED! Know how to stop tractor and mower quickly in
case of an emergency.
When engaging PTO, the engine RPM should always be low. Once engaged and ready
to start cutting, raise PTO speed to approx. 540 RPM and maintain throughout cutting opera-
tion.
Always stop the tractor, set brake, shut off the tractor engine, remove the ignition key,
lower implement to the ground and allow cutter blades to come to a complete stop before dis-
mounting tractor. Never leave equipment unattended with tractor running or with imple-
ment in raised position.
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