Warnings And Safety Precautions - EarthQuake 3365B Operator's Manual

WARNINGS ANd SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

OWNER'S RESPONSIBIlITY
Accurate assembly and safe and effective use of the rototiller is the
owner's responsibility.
• Read and follow all safety instructions.
• Carefully follow all assembly instructions.
• Maintain the tiller according to directions and schedule
included in this Earthquake operator's manual.
• Ensure that anyone who uses the tiller is familiar with all
controls and safety precautions.
SPECIAl mESSAGES
Your manual contains special messages to bring attention to potential
safety concerns, machine damage as well as helpful operating and
servicing information. Please read all the information carefully to
avoid injury and machine damage.
NOTE: General information is given throughout the manual that
may help the operator in the operation or service of the machine.
ImPORTANT SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
Please read this section carefully. Operate the tiller according to the
safety instructions and recommendations outlined here and inserted
throughout the text. Anyone who uses this tiller must read the instruc-
tions and be familiar with the controls. Your tiller is equipped with a
safety device that enables you to stop the wheels and tines quickly
in an emergency. Learn how the drive safety control lever operates
and how to control the tiller at all times.
This symbol points out important safety instructions
which if not followed could endanger your personal
safety. Read and follow all instructions in this manual
before attempting to operate this equipment.
• Do not allow children to operate this rototiller. Keep small children away
from the area being tilled. Do not allow adults to operate the tiller without
proper instruction.
PREPARATION
• Dress appropriately when operating the tiller. Always wear sturdy
footwear. Never wear sandals, sneakers or open shoes, and never
operate the tiller with bare feet. Do not wear loose clothing that
might get caught in moving parts.
• Carefully inspect the area to be tilled and remove all foreign
objects. Do not till above underground water lines, gas lines,
electric cables, or pipes. Do not operate the tiller in soil with large
rocks and foreign objects which can damage the equipment.
• Disengage all clutches and leave all control levers in the neutral
position before starting the engine.
• Handle fuel with care; it is highly flammable.
a. Use an approved fuel container.
b. Never add fuel to a running engine or hot engine.
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dANGER
dANGER INdICATES A SERIOUS INjURY OR FATAlITY
WIll RESUlT IF THE SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS THAT FOl-
lOW THIS SIGNAl WORd ARE NOT OBEYEd.
WARNING
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WARNING INdICATES A SERIOUS INjURY OR FATAlITY
COUld RESUlT IF THE SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS THAT FOl-
lOW THIS SIGNAl WORd ARE NOT OBEYEd.
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CAUTION
CAUTION INdICATES YOU CAN OR YOUR EQUIPmENT
CAN BE HURT IF THE SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS THAT FOl-
lOW THIS SIGNAl WORd ARE NOT OBEYEd.
ImPORTANT
ImPORTANT INdICATES HElPFUl INFORmATION FOR
PROPER ASSEmBlY, OPERATION, OR mAINTENANCE OF
YOUR EQUIPmENT.
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WARNING
YOU mUST REAd, UNdERSTANd ANd COmPlY WITH All
SAFETY ANd OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS IN THIS mANUAl
BEFORE ATTEmPTING TO SET UP ANd OPERATE YOUR
ROTOTIllER.
FAIlURE TO COmPlY WITH All SAFETY ANd OPERATING
INSTRUCTIONS CAN RESUlT IN lOSS OF mACHINE
CONTROl, SERIOUS PERSONAl INjURY TO YOU ANd/OR
BYSTANdERS, ANd RISk OF EQUIPmENT ANd PROPERTY
dAmAGE. THE TRIANGlE IN THE TExT SIGNIFIES
ImPORTANT CAUTIONS OR WARNINGS WHICH mUST BE
FOllOWEd.
CAlIFORNIA PROPOSITION 65 WARNING
ENGINE ExHAUST FROm THIS PROdUCT CONTAINS
CHEmICAlS kNOWN TO THE STATE OF CAlIFORNIA
TO CAUSE CANCER, BIRTH dEFECTS, OR OTHER
REPROdUCTIVE HARm.
Front Tine Models 3365 Series