Troy-Bilt 466 Lawn Mower User Manual


 
seriouspersonalinjury. Ifyou feel you are losing
yeur feeting, release the blade control handle
immediately and the blade will step rotating within
three seconds.
"16. Mew in daylight or geod artificial light. Walk, never
run. Step the blade when crossing gravel drives,
walkways er reads.
"17. If the equipment should start to vibrate abnormally,
stop the engine and check immediately for the
cause. Vibration is generally a warning of trouble.
"18.Shut the engine off and wait until the blade comes
to a complete stop before removing the grass
catcher or unclegging the chute. The cutting blade
centinues to retate fer a few seconds after the
engine is shut off. Never place any part of the bedy
in the blade area until you are sure the blade has
stopped rotating.
"19. Never operate mower witheut proper trail shield,
discharge cover, grass catcher, blade control
handle er ether safety pretective devices in place
and working. Never operate mower with damaged
safety devices. Failure te do so can result in
personal injury.
20. Muffler and engine beceme her and can cause a
burn. De net touch.
21. Only use parts and accessories made by the
eriginal equipment manufacturer (O.E.M). Failure
to do so can result in personal injury.
22. If situations occur which are not covered in this
manual, use care and goed judgment. Contact your
dealer for assistance. Telephone 1_866_840-6483
for the name ef your nearest dealer.
SlopeOperation
Slopes are a major factor related te slip and faT]
accidents which can result in severe injury.Operatien
on slopes requires extra cautien. It you feel uneasy on a
slope, do net mow it. Before operating this unit on a
slope or hilly area, use the slepe gauge en page 6 te
measure slepes. It the slope is greater than 15
degrees, do net mew it.
gO:
"1. Mew acress the face of slepes; never up and down.
Exercise extreme caution when changing diractien
en slopes.
2. Watch ter holes, ruts, recks, hidden obiects, or
bumps which can cause you te slip or trip. Tall
grass can hide obstacles.
3. Always be sure ef yeur footing. A slip and fall can
cause serious personal injury. It yeu feel you are
lesing your balance, release the blade centrel
handle immediately, and the blade will stop rotating
within 3 seconds.
go Net:
"1. Do not mow near drop_offs, ditches or embankments;
you may lose your footing or balance.
2. Do not mew slepes greater than 15 degrees as
shown on the slepe gauge.
3. Do not mew en wet grass. Unstable footing could
cause slipping.
Children
Tragic accidents can occur if the operator is not alert to
the presence ef children. Children are often attracted to
the mower and the mowing activity. They do net
understand the dangers. Never assume that children
will remain where yeu last saw them.
"1. Keep children eut of the mowing area and under
the watchful care of a respensible adult other than
the operator.
2. Be alert and turn mower eft if a child enters the
area.
3. Before and while reeving backwards, leek behind
and dewn for small children.
4. Use extreme care near blind corners, doorways,
shrubs, trees, or other obiects that may obscure
yeur vision efa child who may run inte the mewer.
5. Keep children away from hot or running engines.
They can suffer burns from a hot muffler.
6. Never allew children under "14years oldte eperate
a power mewer. Chi]dran 14 years eld and ever
should read and understand the eperation
instructions and safety rules in this manual and
should be trained and supervised by a parent.
Service
SafeHandlingel Gasellne:
"1. To avoid personal injury or property damage use
extreme care in handling gasoline. Gasoline is
extremely flammable and the vapors are explesive.
Serieus personal injury can occur when gasoline is
spilled on yourself er your clethes which can ignite.
2. Wash your skin and change clethes immediately.
3. Use only an appreved gasoline centainer.
4. Never fill centainers inside a vehicle or en a truck or
trailer bed with a plastic liner. Always place
centainers on the greund away from yeur vehicle
before filling.
5. If possible, remove gas_powered equipment from
the truck er trailer and refuel it en the ground. If this
is net possible, then refuel such equipment en a
trailer with a pertable container, rather than frem a
gasoline dispenser nezzle.
6. Keep the nozzle in contact with the rim of the fuel
tank or container opening at all times until fueling is
complete. Do not use a nozzle lock-open device.
7. Extinguish all cigarettes, cigars, pipes and other
sources of ignition.
8. Never fuel machine indoors because flammable
vapors will accumulate in the area.
9. Never remove gas cap or add fuel while the engine