Webb 1938175001 Operator's manual - page 6
PREPARATION
Alwayswearappropriatefootwear,suchas
workboots,andtrouserswhenoperating
themower.Donotoperatetheequipment
whenbarefootorwearingopensandals.
Alwayswearsafetygogglesorsafetyglasses
withsideshieldswhenoperatingthe
mower.
Thoroughlyinspecttheareawherethe
equipmentistobeusedandremoveall
objectswhichcanbethrownbythe
machine.
Beforeusing,alwaysvisuallyinspecttosee
thattheblades,bladeboltsandcutter
assemblyarenotwornordamaged.
Replacewornordamagedbladesandbolts
insetstopreservebalance.
Onlyuseaccessoriesapprovedbythe
manufacturer.
Donotoperatethemachinewhileunder
theinfluenceofalcoholordrugs.
Neveroperatethemachineinwetgrass.
Thiscouldcauseyoutoslipwhilemowing.
OPERATION
Onlyoperatethemowerindaylightorin
goodartificiallight.
Avoidoperatingtheequipmentinwet
grass.
Alwaysbesureofyourfootingonslopes.
Exerciseextremecautionwhenchanging
directiononslopes.Donotmowexcessively
steepslopes,whichexceed15°.For
wheeledrotarymachines,mowacrossthe
faceofslopes,neverupanddown.
Neverrunwhileusingthemower,always
walk.
Donotpullthemowerbackwardsunless
necessary.Useextremecautionwhen
reversingorpullingthelawnmower
towardsyou.
Stoptheblade(s)ifthelawnmowermustbe
tiltedfortransportationwhencrossing
surfacesotherthangrass(suchasgravel
drives,walks,orroads)&when
transportingthelawnmowerto&fromthe
areatobemowed.Neverpickuporcarrya
lawnmowerwhiletheengineisrunning.
Neveroperatethelawnmowerwith
defectiveguards,orwithoutsafetydevices,
forexampledeflectorsand/orgrass
catchers,inplace.
Donotputhandsorfeetnearorunder
rotatingparts.Keepclearofthedischarge
openingatalltimes.
Stoptheengine:
ü
beforeclearingblockagesorunclogging
thechute;
ü
beforechecking,cleaningorworkingon
thelawnmower;
ü
afterstrikingaforeignobjectinspect
thelawnmowerfordamageandmake
repairsbeforerestartingandoperating
thelawnmower,
ü
iflawnmowerstartstovibrate
abnormally(checkimmediately).
Shutthemachineoffandwaituntilthe
engineandthebladecometoacomplete
stopbeforeremovingthegrasscatcher.
Watchforholes,ruts,orbumps.Tallgrass
canhideobstacles.
Donotmowneardrop-offs,ditchesor
embankments.Theoperatorcouldlose
footingorbalance.
Bealertandturnthemachineoffifchildren
enterthearea.
Nevertamperwithsafetydevices.Check
theirproperoperationregularly.
Neverattempttomakewheelheight
adjustmentswhilethemotorisrunning.
GENERALMOWINGTIPS
Whencuttinglonggrass,reducewalking
speedtoallowformoreeffectivecutting
andaproperdischargeoftheclippings.Itis
recommendedthatyoucutlongergrassin
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