Wright Manufacturing STEAM MASTER 4214 - Manual (Page 7)

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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 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 to
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.
Inspection of 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,
linchpin or “hair” pins or cable yoke pins 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 operation.
Be sure that all parts of the hand-operated
transmission control system are tight and
secure. This is to reduce the possibility that the
mower could have a loss of control or safety.
Scheduled Mower Maintenance Safety:
Replace worn tire(s) with less than 3/32” of any
tread groove left. Use tires with the tread
pattern specified by Wright Mfg., Inc. only. DO
NOT change the engine governor settings or
over-rev the engine contrary to engine
manufacturer specifications. Keep the Wright
mower in good operating condition, and keep
safety devices and shields in place and in
working condition. Keep all nuts, bolts, and
screws tight to be sure the
equipment is in safe working condition. Check
the blade mounting bolts for proper tightness
every eight (8) hours of operation. Check the
blades for excessive wear and sharpness every
four to eight (4-8) hours of operation. Replace
excessively worn blades. Sharpen dull blades.
The mower should not be used after the blades
or other part of the mower strikes a foreign
object, until conducting a thorough inspection
and any damage is repaired. See the
instructions in the Recommended Maintenance
section of this manual for other items of required
maintenance.
Work Area Conditions and Inspection:
Prior to operating the unit, carefully inspect all
lawn/ground areas where you plan to use the
mower for hidden, hard-to-see objects or uneven
ground that may be hidden in the grass. Clear
the work area of moveable objects such as
wires, rocks, glass, etc. that might be picked up
by the mower and dangerously thrown.
Remove, if possible, or mark the location of all
immovable objects or irregular areas and be
sure not to hit them with any part of the mower,
its deck or the blades. Obstacles such as holes,
abrupt changes in ground contour, tree trunks,
stumps or roots, pipes protruding from the
ground, paving edges, etc. in the path of
operation can abruptly turn or stop the mower.
This could throw you off the mower or into and
possibly over the handle bars causing serious
injury or death. The faster you are moving,
the more potential there is for injury. Mow
only in daylight or in good artificial light. Keep
away from drop-offs, the edges of ponds,
streams, pools, etc. especially at the bottom of
slopes. Do not mow when children or others are
around. When the Wright mower is in use,
never direct the grass discharge toward
bystanders, traffic, cars or buildings nor allow
anyone near the machine while in operation.
Thrown objects can pass through glass windows
and some walls of buildings. There is extreme
risk of danger from thrown objects or being cut
by the blades of the mower or being run over if
you lose control. Never operate the mower in an
enclosed area without good, approved
ventilation. Exhaust fumes are dangerous.
Initial Operating Safety Guidelines:
•
Read and understand the warnings on the
instrument panel of the mower.
•
Keep a firm hold on the stationary handle at all
times.
•
Keep both feet on the foot platform at all times.
•
Know the controls and how to stop quickly.
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