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Fire & Fuel, Hauling, Children, Slope Operation for Lapbar Zero-Turn Tractors - manual
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SAFE OPERATIONS PRACTICES 18. Mow only in daylight or good artificial light. 19. Do not operate the tractor while under the influence of alcohol or drugs. 20. Slow down before turning. Operate the tractor smoothly. Avoid erratic operation and excessive speed. 21. The muffler and engine become very hot and can cause serious burn injuries. Do not touch. Allow the tractor to cool for five minutes before attempting any service. 22. Never run an engine indoors or in a poorly ventilated area. Engine exhaust contains carbon monoxide, an odorless, and deadly gas. Children 7. Avoid starting and stopping on slopes. Avoid making sudden changes in speed or direction. Make turns slowly and gradually. 8. Use extra care while operating tractor with grass catcher or other attachment(s). They can affect the stability of the tractor. Do not use grass catcher on slopes greater than 10 degrees (17%). 9. Do not try to stabilize the tractor by putting your foot on the ground. 10. Keep all movement on the slopes slow and gradual. Do not make sudden changes in speed or direction. Rapid acceleration could cause the front of the tractor to lift and rapidly roll over backwards, which could cause serious injury or death. Fire & Fuel 1. Tragic accidents can occur if the operator is not alert to the presence of children. Children are often attracted to the tractor and the mowing activity. They do not understand the dangers. Never assume that children will remain where you last saw them. 2. Keep bystanders, children and pets inside during operation under the watchful care of a responsible adult other than the operator. Stop tractor if anyone enters the area. 3. Never carry children, even with the blade(s) shut off. They may fall off and be seriously injured or interfere with safe tractor operation. Children who have been given rides in the past could suddenly appear in the mowing area for another ride and be run over or backed over by the tractor. 4. Be alert and turn tractor off if a child or bystander enters the area. 5. To avoid back-over accidents, always look behind and down for small children. 6. Use extreme care when approaching blind corners, doorways, shrubs, trees or other objects that may block your vision of a child who may run into the path of the tractor. 1. To avoid personal injury or property damage use extreme care in handling gasoline. Gasoline is extremely flammable and the vapors are explosive. Serious personal injury can occur when gasoline is spilled on yourself or your clothes which can ignite. Wash your skin and change clothes immediately. 2. Extinguish all cigarettes, cigars, pipes and other sources of ignition. 3. Use only an approved gasoline container. 4. Never remove gas cap or add fuel while the engine is hot or running. Allow engine to cool at least five minutes before refueling. 5. Never fuel tractor indoors. 6. Never store the tractor or fuel container inside where there is an open flame, spark or pilot light as on a water heater, space heater, furnace, clothes dryer or other gas appliances. 7. If gasoline is spilled, wipe it off the engine and equipment. Clean up oil or fuel spillage and remove any fuel soaked debris. Move tractor to another area. Wait 5 minutes before starting the engine. 7. Never allow children under 14 years of age to operate this tractor. Children 14 and over should read and understand the instructions and safe operation practices in this manual and on the tractor and should be trained and supervised by an adult. 8. Do not allow any child to joy ride on the tractor. The tractor is not a toy or a go-cart. Warn your children that the tractor can be dangerous and they must stay away from it at all times. 9. Keep children away from hot or running engines. They can suffer burns from a hot muffler. 10. Remove key when tractor is unattended to prevent unauthorized operation. Make certain the key is inaccessible to small children. Slope Operation for Lapbar Zero-Turn Tractors 1. Slopes are a major factor related to loss of control and tip-over accidents which can result in severe injury or death. All slopes require extra caution. If you cannot back up the slope or if you feel uneasy on it, do not mow it. 2. For your safety, measure any slope before using the tractor on the sloped area. Use a slope measuring device in addition to the slope gauge included as part of this manual to measure slopes before operating this tractor on a sloped or hilly area. Smart phone applications can be also utilized to measure slopes. If the slope is greater than 15 degrees as shown on the slope gauge or a slope measuring device, do not operate this tractor on that area or serious injury could result. 3. Do not mow on slopes greater than 15 degrees (25%). 8. To reduce fire hazards, keep tractor free of grass, leaves, or other debris build-up. Follow the "Post-Operation Tractor Care" instructions in the Product Care section. 9. Your tractor is designed to cut normal residential grass of a height no more than 10" (25cm). Do not attempt to mow through unusually tall, dry grass (e.g., pasture) or piles of dry leaves. Dry grass or leaves may contact the engine exhaust and/ or build up on the tractor deck presenting a potential fire hazard. 10. Never over fill fuel tank. Fill tank to no more than ½" below bottom of filler neck to allow space for fuel expansion. 11. Replace gasoline cap and tighten securely. Do not operate without fuel cap in place. 12. Allow a tractor to cool at least five minutes before fueling or storing. 13. Never fill containers inside a vehicle or on a truck or trailer bed with a plastic liner. Always place containers on the ground away from your vehicle before filling. 14. When practical, remove gas-powered equipment from the truck or trailer and refuel it on the ground. If this is not possible, then refuel such equipment on a trailer with a portable container, rather than from a gasoline dispenser nozzle. 15. 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. Hauling 4. Do not mow up or down slopes, only mow across slopes that are less than 15 degrees (25%). Use low speeds and avoid sudden turns. 5. Do not mow on wet grass. Reduced traction could cause sliding or a loss of control. 6. Do not operate tractor under any condtions where traction, steering or stability is in question. Tires could slide even if the wheels are stopped. 1. Use properly secured full width ramps for loading and unloading a tractor for transport. 2. Use extra care when loading or unloading the tractor into a trailer or truck. This tractor should not be driven up or down ramp(s), because the tractor could tip over, causing serious personal injury. The tractor must be pushed manually on ramp(s) to load or unload properly. 3. Raise the deck to the highest position for loading clearance. 3