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II, SLOPE OPERATION
Slopes are a major factor related to loss of
control and tip-over accidents, which can
result in severe injury or death.
Operation
on all slopes
requires
extra caution.
If you
cannot back up the slope or if you feel uneasy
on it, do not mow it.
,
Mow up and down slopes,
not across.
•
Watch for holes, ruts, bumps,
rocks, or
other
hidden
objects.
Uneven
terrain
could overturn
the machine.
Tall grass
can hide obstacles.
•
Choose
a low ground speed so that you
will not have to stop or shift while on the
• slope.
•
Do not mow on wet grass. Tires may lose
traction.
Always
keep the machine
in gear when
going down slopes. Do not shiftto neutral
and coast downhill.
•
Avoid starting,
stopping,
or turning
on a
slope. Ifthetires
Iosetraction,
disengage
the blades
and proceed
slowly
straight
down the slope.
•
Keep all movement
on the slopes
slow
and
gradual.
Do not
make
sudden
changes
in speed
or direction,
which
could cause the machine to roll over.
•
Use extra care while operating
machine
with grass catchers or other attachments;
they can affect the stability
of the ma-
chine. Do no use on steep slopes.
•
Do not
try to stabilize
the machine
by
putting your foot on the ground.
•
Do not mow near drop-offs,
ditches,
or
embankments.
The machine could sud-
denly roll over if a wheel is over the edge
or if the edge caves in.
III. CHILDREN
Tragic accidents
can occur if the operator
is not alert
to the
presence
of children.
Children
are often attracted to the machine
and the
mowing
activity.
Never
assume
that
children
will
remain
where
you
last
saw them.
•
Keep children
out of the mowing
area
and in the watchful care of a responsible
adult other than the operator.
•
Be alert and turn machine
off if a child
enters the area.
•
Before
and while
backing,
look behind
and down for small children.
•
Never
carry
children,
even
with
the
blades shut off.
They may fall off and
be seriously
injured
or interfere
with
safe machine
operation.
Children
who
have been given rides in the past may
suddenly
appear in the mowing area for
another
ride and be run over or backed
over by the machine.
•
Never allow children to operate the ma-
chine.
•
Use extra care when approaching
blind
corners,
shrubs,
trees, or other objects
that may block your view of a child.
IV.
TOWING
Tow only with a machine that has a hitch
designed for towing. Do not attach towed
equipment
except at the hitch point.
Follow the manufacturer's
recomm_ ;nda-
tion for weight limits for towed equipment
and towing on slopes.
Never allow children
or others in or on
towed equipment.
On slopes, the weight of the towed equip-
ment may cause loss of traction and loss
of control.
Travel slowly and allow extra distance
to
stop.
V. SERVICE
SAFE HANDLING
OF GASOLINE
To avoid personal
injury or property
dam-
age, use extreme care in handling gasoline.
Gasoline
is extremely flammable
and the
vapors are explosive.
•
Extinguish
all cigarettes, cigars, pipes,
and other sources of ignition.
•
Use only approved
gasoline container.
•
Never remove gas cap or add fuel with
the engine running. Allow engine to cool
before refueling.
•
Never fuel the machine indoors.
•
Neverstorethemachineorfuelcontainer
where there is an open flame, spark, or
pilot light such as on a water heater or
other appliances.
•
Never fill'containers
inside a vehicle
or
on a truck or trailer bed with plastic liner.
Always
place containers
on the ground
away from your vehicle when filling.
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