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• Reduce speed and use extreme caution on
slopes.
• Do not make sudden turns or rapid speed
changes.
• Use a walk behind mower and/or a hand
trimmer near drop-offs, ditches, steep banks
or water.
• Remove or mark obstacles such as rocks, tree
limbs, etc. from the mowing area. Tall grass
can hide obstacles.
• Avoid sudden starts when mowing uphill
because the mower may tip backwards.
• Be aware that loss of traction may occur going
downhill. Weight transfer to the front wheels
may cause drive wheels to slip and cause loss
of braking and steering.
• Always avoid sudden starting or stopping on
a slope. If tires lose traction, disengage the
blades and proceed slowly off the slope.
• Use extreme care with grass catchers or other
attachments. These can change the stability of
the machine and cause loss of control.
• Do not try to stabilize the machine by putting
your foot on the ground.
• Do not mow near drop-offs, ditches, steep
banks or water. Wheels dropping over edges
can cause rollovers, which may result in serious
injury, death or drowning.
Children
Tragic accidents can occur if the operator is not
alert to the presence of children. Children are
often attracted to the machine and the mowing
activity. Never assume that children will remain
where you last saw them.
• Keep children out of the mowing area and
under the watchful care of another responsible
adult, not the operator.
• Be alert and turn the machine off if children
enter the area.
• Before and while backing or changing
direction, look behind, down, and side-to-side
for small children.
• Never carry children, even with the blades off.
They may fall off and be seriously injured or
interfere with safe machine operation.
• Children who have been given rides in the past
may suddenly appear in the mowing area for
another ride and be run over or backed over
by the mower.
• Never allow children to operate the machine.
• Use extra care when approaching blind corners,
shrubs, trees, the end of a fence or other
objects that may obscure vision.
Towing
• Tow only with a machine that has a hitch
designed for towing. Do not attach towed
equipment except at the hitch point.
• This product has a limited towing capacity
for small attachments up to 100 lbs; such
as leaf sweepers and spreaders. Towing of
attachments should be limited to flat ground.
• Never allow children or others in or on towed
equipment.
• On slopes, the weight of towed equipment may
cause a loss of traction and control. Towing on
slopes is not recommended.
• Travel slowly and allow extra distance to stop.
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Safe Handling of Gasoline:
To avoid personal injury or property damage, use
extra care when handling gasoline and other fuels.
They are flammable and the vapors are explosive.
• Extinguish all cigarettes, cigars, pipes and other
sources of ignition.
• Use only an approved container.
• Never remove the gas cap or add fuel when
the engine is running. Allow the engine to cool
before refueling.
• Never refuel the machine indoors.
• Never store the machine or fuel container
inside where there is an open flame, such as
near a water heater or furnace.
• Never fill containers inside a vehicle or on
a truck or trailer with a plastic liner. Always
place containers on the ground away from your
vehicle before filling.
• Remove gas-powered equipment from the
truck or trailer and refuel it on the ground. If
this is not possible, then refuel such equipment
with a portable container, rather than from a
gasoline dispenser nozzle.
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