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Safety instructions
Meaning of the symbols
Attention!
Switch off engine, remove
key before cleaning and lea-
ving the mower.
Attention!
Do not mow where the lawn
is too steep.
Important!
Never touch the
blade when it is
running.
Attention!
Read Instruction Manual
before use!
Keep people and pets away
from work area!
Important!
Only use with
grass collector
fitted.
General Information
• The mower is designed exclusively for private use at home or
on hobby gardens (not for public parks, sports grounds, agri-
cultural
• use) on a slope with a maximum gradient of 10°.
• The mower is not licensed for use on public roads.
• Modications to the mower and using it for anything other than
it was designed for are forbidden.
• Do not allow children or anyone else who has not read the
user manual use the mower. Children under the age og16 are
not allowed to use the mower.
• Never mow whenever people, especially children, or animals
are in close proximity.
• Do not let anyone else travel on the mower.
• All users should ensure that they receive expert and practical
training on how to use the Cart. The main topics of this training
should be:
- Understanding the need for care and concentration when
working with machines tted with a seat
- machines tted with a seat can not be controlled by using
the brake when on slopes.
• Main reasons for driving out of control are:
- wheels have insufcient grip
- driving too fast
- braking incorrectly
- maintenance not being carried out properly on the brakes
and accelerator pedal
- the mower is not suited to the use it is being put to.
- insufcient knowledge of ground conditions, especially on
slopes.
Preparation
• Never mow without wearing rugged shoes and long trousers.
• Remove all foreign objects from the grass, such as stones,
wood etc., before you start to mow.
• WARNING – petrol is highly inammable.
- Only store fuel in proper containers.
- Only ll the mower with fuel in the open air.
- No smoking, no naked ames.
- Fill the tank with fuel (NORMAL PETROL) before you start
the motor.
- Always close the petrol tank cap properly.
- Do not ll with petrol or open the petrol tank cap when the
motor is running or the machine is hot.
- If petrol has spilt out of the tank do not attempt to start
the motor. Instead, you should clean the petrol from the
machine.
• Do not attempt to start the motor until the petrol fumes have
evaporated.
• For safety reasons you should change the petrol tank cap if it
is damaged.
• Make sure that the mower seat is correctly locked and screwed
in place.
• Check that the mountings and brackets on the mower are tight.
• When you change the cutters make sure that you follow the
instructions and only use original replacement parts.
• Regularly check the grass trap for wear and inoperability.
• Check all mountings before you mow when using the side
ejector.
• The side ejector must be closed when you mulch.
• Check the side ejector often for the start of wear.
• Replaced defective silencers.
• Motors of machines with a four-stroke engine must be lled
with engine oil before being used for the rst time.
• Always check the oil level before you start the motor.
Handling
• The combustion motor is not to run in conned spaces where
dangerous carbon monoxide can collect.
• Only mow in daylight or in good articial-light conditions.
• Be careful of vehicle trafc when you cross roads or work next
to roads.
• Do not use the Cart on wet grass, if possible.
• Wet grass or grass that is too long is not suitable for mulching.
• Never use machines that have damaged protective devices or
protection is not tted.
• The gear lever must be in neutral and the drive and cutter
must be switched off before you start the motor. Your foot must
not be on the accelerator pedal.
• Make sure the machine is on a level surface before you start
the motor.
• Do not change the governor setting on the motor or race
the motor. Operating the machine at excessive speeds can
increase the risk of accidents.
• Do not touch the exhaust during operation or shortly after the
motor has stopped.
• Hot parts can cause burning or cause you to jump which could
result in injuries.
• Always change the motor oil when the petrol tank is empty and
closed and the motor is warm.
• Only switch on the cutter when:
- hands and feet are at a safe distance from the cutter
- the mower is not in motion
- the mower is not in long grass
- the mower is set at the highest cutting height, set the cutter
to the desired cutting height after the motor starts.
• Stop the cutter before you cross surfaces that are not grass.
• When you are using add-on parts that are supplied with the
mowermake sure that grass is not ejected towards other peo-
ple and that no-one else in near to the mower when you are
mowing.
• Only mow in the rst and second forward gears, not in reverse.
• Never change gear when the mower is mowing, only when it is
standing still.
