Wright 54700 and higher - Manual (Page 7)

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1.2 Important Information
It is vital that these instructions are available to machine users. It is also important to retain with the
machine if the machine is sold or transferred to another user.
1.3 Owner/User Notice
The owner’s/user’s obligation is to instruct themselves and all potential users in the safe operation of this
equipment and be sure they read and follow the instructions in this safety manual and other material
provided by Wright Manufacturing, Inc. before using or allowing others to operate the equipment. Do not
operate this unit unless you carefully read, understand and follow the assembly, installation, and safety
instructions contained in this manual and the warning decals provided on the unit. Do not allow other
persons to use this unit unless you make sure they carefully read, understand and follow these instructions.
Never allow children to operate or play on the unit.
1.4 Safety for Operation
The Wright Stander should only be used by fully trained operators to prevent the risk of injury to themselves
or other personnel. The owner’s/user’s obligation is to instruct themselves and all potential users in the safe
operation of this equipment and be sure they read and follow the instructions in this safety manual and other
material provided by Wright Manufacturing, Inc. before using or allowing others to operate the equipment.
DO NOT operate this unit unless you carefully read, understand and follow the operation and safety
instructions contained in this manual and the warning decals provided on the unit. DO NOT allow other
persons to use this unit unless you make sure they carefully read, understand and follow these instructions.
Never allow children to operate or play on the unit.
1.5 User Qualifications
This product is designed for use by physically fit, experienced, professional commercial mower operators
who have a minimum of 160 hours of experience operating
fifteen horsepower and greater industrial mowers.
Operators must be 18 years or older and weigh at least 120 pounds and no more than 350 pounds. They
must have read and understood this manual. DO NOT allow children to operate the mower. Never allow
passengers on the mower. DO NOT allow adults to operate the mower without proper instruction mentioned
above.
1.6 User Clothing
DO NOT operate the mower while wearing sandals, tennis shoes, sneakers, or shorts. Always wear long
non-baggy pants. Wear high-top leather steel-toed work boots with thick, textured tread, soft-rubber
soled at all times. Hard or smooth soled shoes are too slippery for a good footing on mower platform.
NEVER wear loose-fitting clothing or jacket pockets that can get caught on the handlebars or control
levers of any mower you drive. Wearing safety glasses, ear protection and safety shoes is advisable and
required by some local ordinances and insurance regulations.
1.7 Inspect Mower Before Each Use
DO NOT use the mower if any parts are not maintained in good operating condition. Examine the moving
parts prior to each use. Look for excessive wear, bald or worn tires, cracks in parts, loose or missing bolts,
cotter pins, linchpins and replace before operating the mower. Make sure all safety equipment provided with
the mower is in good operating order, including all the warning decals and the required operator-presence
device which stops the engine and blades when the foot-operated Operator Presence Control (OPC) switch
is released. (To test the OPC, follow instructions in the
Operating Instructions section of this manual.)
Inspect the two anti-tip rollers and their respective bolts at the rear of the mower for tightness and proper
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