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Ill.CHILDREN
Tragic accidents canoccurif theoperator i s notalertto
thepresence ofchildren. Children areoftenattracted to
themachine andthemowing activity. Never a ssume that
children willremain where youlastsawthem.
*
Keep children outofthemowing areaandunder the
watchful careofanother responsible adult.
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Bealertandturnmachine off ifchildren enterthe
area.
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Before andwhenbacking, lookbehind anddown for
small c hildren.
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Never c arrychildren. Theymayfalloffandbe
seriously i njured or interfere w ithsafemachine
operation.
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Never a llowchildren tooperate themachine.
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Useextracarewhenapproaching blindcorners,
shrubs, t reesor otherobjects thatmayobscure
vision.
IV. SERVICE
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Useextracarein handling gasoline andotherfuels.
They areflammable a ndvapors areexplosive.
* Useonlyanapproved c ontainer.
* Never r emove gascaporaddfue!withthe
engine running.
* Allowengine tocoolbefore refueling. Donot
smoke nearor whileoperating m ower.
* Never r efuel t hemachine indoors.
* Never s torethemachine orfuelcontainer inside
a roomwhere thereis anopenflame, s uchas
witha gaswaterheater.
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Never r una machine insidea closed area.
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Keep nutsandbolts, e specially b ladeattachment
nuts,tightandkeepequipment in good condition.
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Never t amper w ithsafety devices. Check their
proper o peration regularly.
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Keep machine freeofgrass, l eaves orotherdebris
build-up. Clean oilor fuelspillage. Allowmachine to
coo!before storing.
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Stopandinspect t heequipment if youstrikean
object. R epair, if necessary, before restarting.
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Never m ake adjustment or repairs withtheengine
running.
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Mower b lades aresharpandcancut.Wrap the
blade(s) or weargloves, a nduseextracaution when
servicing them.
*
Check brake operation f requently. Adjust a nd
service as required.
Look forthissymbol to pointout
important safety precautions. It
means CAUTION!!! BECOME
ALERT!!! YOUR SAFETY IS
INVOLVED.
CAUTION: A lways disconnect spark
plugwireandplacewirewhere it
cannot c ontact s parkpluginorder
toprevent a ccidenta! starting when
setting up,transporting, adjusting or
making repairs.
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