Wright Serial # 28215 and Higher - Manual (Page 9)

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O NOT operate the mower while wearing
andals, tennis shoes, sneakers or shorts.
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soft-r smooth
the Velke™ or sulky. NEVER wear loose-fitting
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drive. Wearing safety glasses, ear protection and
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ser Clothing:
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ays wear long non-baggy pants. Wear high
top leather work boots with thick, textured tre
ubber soled at all times. Hard or
soled shoes are too slippery for a good footing
clothing which could get caught in moving part
or jacket pockets that can get caught to the
lebars or control levers of any mower you
safety shoes is advisable and required by s
cal ordinances and insurance regulations.
Inspect Mower Before Each Use:
OT use the mower if any parts are not
the moving parts prior to each use. Look for
cessive wear, bald or worn tires, cracks in
, loose or missing bolts, cotter, linchpin or
pins or cable yoke pins and replace befor
ting the mower. Make sure all safety
ment provided with the mower is in good
ting order, including all the warning decal
or-presence device which
stops the engine and blades when the hand-
operated Operator Presence Control (OPC)
h is released. (To test the OPC, follow
ctions in the Operating Instructions section
s manual.) Be sure that all parts of the hand
ted transmission control system are tight
ecure. This is to reduce the possibility that
control or safety.
of thi -
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and s
the mower could have a loss of
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fitting
governor settings or over-rev the engine contrary
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heduled Mower Maintenance Safety:
ce 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. Grease all
s daily. DO NOT change the engine
gine manufacturer specifications. Keep the
t mower in good operating
keep safety devices and shields in pla
ing condition. Keep all nuts, bolts, and
s tight to be sure the equipment is in safe WARNING
working condition. Check the blade mounting
for proper tightness every eight (8) ho
tion. Check the blades for excessive wear
harpness every four to eight (4-8) hours o
operation. Replace excessively worn blades.
pen dull blades. The mower should not be
after the blades or other part of the mower
s a foreign object, until conducting a
thorough inspection and any damage is repaired.
ee the instructions in the Recommended
Maintenance section of this manual for other
items of required maintenance.
Work Area Conditions and Inspection:
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mowe
oss ark the location of all immovable
bjects or irregular areas and be sure not to hit
em with any part of the mower, its deck or the
lades. Obstacles s
ground contour, tree trunks, stumps or roots,
tub pipes p paving
uptly
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Prior to operating the unit, carefully inspect all
lawn/ground areas where you plan to use the
ve mower for hidden, hard-to-see objects or une
ground that may be hidden in the grass. Clea
the work area of movable objects such as wire
rocks, glass, etc. that might be picked up by the
r and dangerously thrown. Remove, if
ible, or m p
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such as holes, abrupt change
in
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rotruding from the ground,
edges, etc. in the path of operation can abr
turn or stop the mower. This could throw you off
the Velke™ or sulky or into and possibly over the
handle bars causing serious injury or death. The
faster you are moving the more potential there
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
nyone near the machine while in operation. a
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 y
lose control. Never operate the mower in an
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