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• Wearsturdy,rough-soledworkshoesandclose-fittingslacks
andshirts.Shirtsandpantsthatcoverthearmsand legsand
steel-toedshoesarerecommended.Neveroperatethismachine
in barefeet, sandals,slipperyorlight weight(e.g.canvas)shoes.
Do notputhandsor feetnearrotatingpartsor undercuttingdeck.
Contactwithbladecan amputatehandsandfeet.
A missingordamageddischargechutecancausebladecontact
orthrownobjectinjuries.
Manyinjuriesoccuras a resultof themowerbeingpulledoverthe
footduringa fallcausedby slippingor tripping.Donot holdonto
the mowerif youarefalling;releasethe handleimmediately.
• Neverpullthe mowerbacktowardyouwhileyouarewalking.If
youmust backthemowerawayfroma wallorobstructionfirst
lookdownand behindto avoidtrippingandthenfollowthese
steps:
• Stepbackfrommowerto fullyextendyour arms.
• Besureyou arewellbalancedwithsurefooting.
• Pullthe mowerbackslowly,nomorethan halfwaytowardyou.
• Repeatthesestepsasneeded.
• Do notoperatethemowerwhileunderthe influenceof alcoholor
drugs.
• Stayalert -- Watchwhatyouaredoing.Usecommonsense.Do
not operatelawnmowerwhenyouaretired.
• Themotor/bladecontrolhandleisa safetydevice.Neverattempt
to bypassitsoperation.Doingsomakesthe safetydevice
inoperativeand mayresultinpersonalinjury throughcontact
withthe rotatingblade.Themotor/bladecontrolhandlemust
operateeasilyinbothdirectionsandautomaticallyreturnto the
disengagedpositionwhenreleased.
• Neveroperatethe mowerinthe rainor indampor wetgrass.
Alwaysbesureof yourfooting. Aslip andfallcancauseserious
personalinjury.If youfeelyouarelosingyourfooting,releasethe
motor/bladecontrolhandleimmediatelyandthe bladewillstop
rotatingwithinthreeseconds.
• Mowonly indaylightor goodartificiallight.Walk,neverrun.
• Stopthemotor/bladewhencrossinggraveldrives,walksor roads.
• If theequipmentshouldstartto vibrateabnormally,stopthe
engineandcheckimmediatelyforthe cause.Vibrationisgener-
ally awarningof trouble.
Shutthe motoroff andwaituntilthe bladecomestoa complete
stopbeforeremovingthegrasscatcheror uncloggingthechute.
Thecuttingbladecontinuesto rotatefora few secondsafterthe
motoris shutoff. Neverplaceanypartof thebodyin the blade
areauntilyouare surethe bladehas stoppedrotating.
• Neveroperatemowerwithoutpropertrail shield,discharge
chute,grasscatcher,motor/bladecontrolhandleorother safety
protectivedevicesin placeandworking.Neveroperatemower
withdamagedsafetydevices.Failureto do so,can resultin
personalinjury.
GroundFaultCircuitInterrupter(GFCI)protectionshouldbe
providedon thecircuit(s)oroutlet(s)to beusedfor thelawn
mower.Receptaclesareavailablehavingbuilt-inGFCIprotection
and maybe usedforthis measureof safety.
To preventelectricshockuseonly witha UL listedextension
cord setsuitableforoutdooruse,suchas TypeSW-A,SOW-A,
STW-A,STOW-A,SJW-A,SJOW-A,SJTW-A,or SJTOW-A.
ExtensionCord--Make sureyour extensioncordsetis in good
conditionandis heavyenoughto carrythecurrentloadyourlawn
mowerwill draw.If indoubt,usethe nextheaviergaugecord.The
smallerthe gaugenumber,the heavierthecord.Anundersized
cord willcauseadrop inlinevoltageresultinginlossof powerand
overheating.
MINIMUMWIRESIZEFOREXTENSIONCORDS
FOR120VOLTAPPLIANCESUSING10- 12AMPS
Cord Length(ft.) 25 50 100 150
WireSize(AWG) 16 16 14 12
• To reducethelikelihoodof disconnectionof theextensioncord set
fromthe mower,besureto usethe cordrestraintprovidedaswell
as a modern,tightlyfittingextensioncord.
• To reducetheriskof electricshock,this lawnmowerhasa
polarizedplug(onebladeis widerthantheother)andwill require
the useof a polarizedextensioncord.Themowerplugwillonly
fit into thepolarizedextensioncordoneway.Iftheplugdoesnot
fit fullyintothe extensioncord,reversethe plug.Ifthe plugstill
does notfit, obtaina correctpolarizedextensioncord.A polarized
extensioncordwill requiretheuseof a polarizedwalloutlet.This
plugwill fit intothe polarizedoutletonlyoneway.Iftheplugdoes
notfit fullyintothe walloutlet,reversethe plug.Ifthe plugstill
does notfit, contacta qualifiedelectricianto installthe proper
wall outlet.Do notchangetheequipmentplug,extensioncord
receptacle,or extensioncord pluginany way.
• Ifextensioncordis damagedinany mannerduringuse,discon-
nectextensioncordfromhousereceptaclebeforeunplugging
mower.
CircuitBreaker/Fuses--Themowershouldbeoperatedon a 15
AMPor 20AMPcircuit.If difficultyinstartingisexperiencedwith
a standard15AMPfuseorcircuitbreakeror themower'sbuilt-in
overloadprotectionswitchfrequentlytrips,contactyournearest
authorizedservicedealer.Donot usea higherratedcircuit
breakeror fusewithoutconsultingyourpowercompany.
Donot abusethecord bypullingthe mowerbythe cordoryank-
ingit todisconnectit fromthereceptacle.Keepcord fromheat,
oil, andsharpedges.
Onlyusepartsandaccessoriesmadefor thismachineby
manufacturer.Failureto do socan resultin personalinjury.
Ifsituationsoccurwhicharenotcoveredinthis manual,use care
andgoodjudgment.ContactCustomerSupportforassistanceor
the nameof thenearestservicedealer.
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