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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 shift to neutral and coast downhill. + Avoid starting, stopping, or turning on a slope. If the tires lose traction, 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 machine. 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 suddenly 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. that children will remain saw them. Never assume where you last + 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 machine. + 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. + Followthe manufacturer's recom- mendation 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 equipment 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 damage, 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 coo! before refueling. + Never fuel the machine indoors. + Never store the machine or fuel con- tainer 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. 4

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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.
Opera-
tion
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
shift
to
neutral
and
coast
downhill.
+
Avoid
starting,
stopping,
or turning
on
a slope.
If the tires
lose
traction,
dis-
engage
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
ma-
chine
with
grass
catchers
or other
at-
tachments;
they
can
affect
the
stability
of the
machine.
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
suddenly
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 respon-
sible
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
machine.
+
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 at-
tach
towed
equipment
except
at the
hitch
point.
+
Followthe
manufacturer's
recom-
mendation
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
equipment
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
damage,
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
coo!
before
refueling.
+
Never
fuel
the
machine
indoors.
+
Never
store
the
machine
or fuel
con-
tainer
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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