Safety I Nformation - Lawn Devil DB6806 User Manual

SAFETY I NFORMATION
GENERAL O PERATION
• Carefully r ead a ll i nstructions o n t he m ower a nd i n t he m anual b efore a ttempting t o a ssemble a nd o perate t he
mower. K eep t his m anual i n a s afe p lace f or f uture r eference, a nd c onsult i t r egularly.
• Become f amiliar w ith a ll c ontrols a nd t heir p roper o peration. K now h ow t o s top t he m ower a nd h ow t o d isengage
the p ower i n a n e mergency.
• Do n ot a llow c hildren u nder t he a ge o f 1 4 t o o perate t his m ower. C hildren w ho a re 1 4 y ears o f a ge a nd o lder m ust
read a nd u nderstand t he o perating i nstructions a nd t he s afety r ules i n t his m anual, a nd m ust b e t rained a nd s upervised
by a p arent.
• Do n ot a llow a nyone t o o perate t his m ower u ntil t hey h ave r ead a nd u nderstand t he i nstructions.
• In o rder t o a void c ontact w ith t he b lade o r i njury c aused b y a t hrown o bject, s tay i n t he o perator's z one b ehind t he
handles, a nd k eep c hildren a nd b ystanders a t l east 5 0' ( 15 m ) a way f rom t he m ower.
• Household c ircuit: T his m ower i s d esigned t o o perate o n a 1 5 A c ircuit. I f t he m ower h as d ifficulty s tarting w hen
connected t o a c ircuit t hat c ontains a s tandard 1 5 A f use o r c ircuit b reaker, c all t he t oll-­‐free n umber. D o n ot u se a f use
or c ircuit b reaker w ith a h igher r ating t han s pecified f or y our p articular b ranch c ircuit.
• Do n ot a buse t he c ord b y p ulling t he m ower b y t he c ord o r y anking o n t he c ord i n o rder t o d isconnect i t f rom t he
outlet. K eep t he c ord a way f rom h eat, o il a nd s harp o bjects.
• Many i njuries o ccur a s a r esult o f t he m ower b eing p ulled o ver t he o perator's f oot d uring a f all c aused b y s lipping o r
tripping. D o n ot o perate t his m ower i n b are f eet, o r w hile w earing s andals o r l ightweight ( e.g.: c anvas) s hoes. D o n ot
hold o n t o t he m ower i f y ou a re f alling. R elease t he h andle i mmediately.
• Never p ull t he m ower b ack t oward y ou w hile y ou a re w alking. If y ou m ust b ack t he m ower a way f rom a w all o r a n
obstruction, f irst l ook d own a nd b ehind i n o rder t o a void t ripping a nd t hen f ollow t hese s teps:
• Step b ack f rom t he m ower i n o rder t o f ully e xtend y our a rms.
• Be s ure t hat y ou a re w ell b alanced.
• Pull t he m ower b ack s lowly.
• Repeat t hese s teps a s n ecessary.
• Do n ot u se m ower f or a ny j ob e xcept t hat f or w hich i t i s i ntended. D o n ot f orce t he m ower.
• Do n ot o perate t he m ower w hile u nder t he i nfluence o f a lcohol o r d rugs.
• Stay A lert: D o n ot o perate t he m ower w hen y ou a re t ired. P ay a ttention t o w hat y ou a re d oing. U se c ommon s ense.
• Do not put hands or feet near rotating parts or under the cutting deck. Contact with the blade can amputate hands
and f eet.
• Do n ot a ttempt t o a djust t he w heels o r t he c utting h eight w hile t he m otor i s r unning.
• Avoid d angerous e nvironments. D o n ot o perate t he m ower i n t he r ain o r i n w et o r d amp g rass.
• Mow o nly i n d aylight o r i n g ood a rtificial l ight. D o n ot r ush a m owing j ob.
• Stop t he b lade w hen c rossing g ravel d riveways, w alkways, o r r oads.
• If t he m ower s tarts t o v ibrate a bnormally, s top t he m otor a nd c heck f or t he c ause i mmediately. V ibration i s g enerally
a w arning o f t rouble.
• Stop the motor and wait until the blade comes to a complete stop before removing the grass catcher or unclogging
the c hute. T he c utting b lade w ill c ontinue t o r otate f or a f ew s econds a fter t he m otor i s s hut o ff. D o n ot p lace a ny p art
of y our b ody i n t he b lade a rea u ntil y ou a re s ure t hat t he b lade h as s topped r otating.
• Never o perate t he m ower w ithout a p roper t rail s hield, d ischarge c over, g rass c atcher, s witch c ontrol, o r o ther s afety
protective d evices i n p lace a nd i n w orking o rder. D o n ot o perate t he m ower w ith d amaged s afety d evices. D oing s o c an
result i n i njury.
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