Cub Cadet GT-2550 - Manual (Page 7)

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GENERAL SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
WARNING – LOCATED ON RIGHT
SIDE OF RUNNING BOARD
SAFETY GRAPHIC – LOCATED ON
LEFT SIDE OF MOWER DECK
WA R NI N G !
BE FAMILIAR WITH CONTROLS BEFORE
STARTING ENGINE AND OPERATING.
SET CHOKE, MOVE THROTTLE TO MID
POSITION AND DEPRESS BRAKE PEDAL.
TURN KEY TO THE START POSITION.
AFTER ENGINE STARTS OPEN CHOKE.
STOPPING INSTRUCTIONS
DISENGAGE PTO AND SET PARKING BRAKE
MOVE THROTTLE CONTROL TO MID
POSITION AND TURN KEY OFF.
STARTING INSTRUCTIONS
AVOID SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.
READ OPERATORS MANUAL AND ALL
WARNING LABELS BEFORE USING
MACHINE.
GO UP AND DOWN SLOPES, NOT ACROSS.
AVOID SUDDEN TURNS.
DO NOT OPERATE UNIT WHERE IT COULD
SLIP OR TIP.
IF MACHINE STOPS GOING UPHILL, STOP
PTO AND BACK DOWN HILL SLOWLY.
DO NOT MOW WHEN CHILDREN OR
OTHERS ARE AROUND.
NEVER CARRY CHILDREN.
LOOK DOWN AND BEHIND BEFORE AND
WHILE BACKING.
KEEP SAFETY DEVICES [GUARDS, SHIELDS,
AND SWITCHES] IN PLACE AND WORKING.
REMOVE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE
THROWN BY THE BLADES.
KNOW LOCATION AND FUNCTION OF ALL
CONTROLS.
BE SURE THE BLADES AND THE ENGINE
ARE STOPPED BEFORE PLACING HANDS
OR FEET NEAR BLADES.
BEFORE LEAVING OPERATOR'S
POSITION, DISENGAGE PTO, ENGAGE
BRAKE LOCK, SHUT OFF ENGINE AND
REMOVE KEY.
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KEEP HANDS AND FEET AWAY FROM
ROTATING PARTS .
REMOVE OBJECTS THAT CAN BE
THROWN BY THE BLADE IN ANY
DIRECTION. WEAR SAFETY GLASSES.
DO NOT MOW WHEN CHILDREN OR
OTHERS ARE AOUND. NEVER CARRY
USE EXTRA CAUTION ON SLOPES. DO
NOT MOW SLOPES GREATER THAN 15°.
MOW UP AND DOWN, NOT ACROSS .
AVOID SUDDEN TURNS, USE LOW GEAR .
READ OPERATOR'S MANUAL. KEEP SAFETY DEVICES WORKING.
CHILDREN .
HANDS AND FEET SAFETY GRAPHIC–
LOCATED ON DEFLECTOR CHUTE
DEFLECTOR and SAFETY GRAPHIC –
LOCATED ON RIGHT SIDE OF DECK
SAFETY GRAPHIC – LOCATED
ON LEFT SIDE OF DECK
TO R ED U CE TH E R IS K O F IN JU R Y, D O N O T
O PER ATE U N L ES S D IS CH AR G E CO VER O R
GRASS CATCH ER IS IN ITS PR O PER PL ACE.
IF D A M A G E D , R E P L A C E IM M E D IA T E L Y .
KEY SWITCH/MODULE GRAPHIC–
LOCATED ON DASH PANEL
ROTATING BLADES CAUSE
S E R I O US I N JU R Y O R D E A T H
• DO NOT MOW WHEN CH IL DEREN OR
OTHERS ARE ARO UND.
• NEVER CAR RY CH IL DREN EVEN
WI TH BLAD E( S) OFF.
• LOO K DOWN AND BEHI ND BEFOR E
AND WHI LE BACK IN G.
• MOWI NG IN REVERSE I S NOT
RECOMMEND ED .
D A N G E R
OPERATING MODES
R E VE R S E C AU T I O N M OD E
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2. DEPRESS REVERSE PUSH BUTTON. (RED INDICATOR LIGHT "ON")
WHEN RED LI GHT I S "ON" MACHINE CAN BE OPERATED
IN REVERSE WI TH MO WER BLADES ENGAGED.
IMPORTANT: MOWING IN REVERSE IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
3 . AFTER RESUMING FORWARD OPERATION, RETURN
KEY TO "NORMAL MOWING" POSITION.
NOTE: IN BOTH MODES, WHEN OPERATOR LEAVES SEAT,
ENGINE WILL STOP UNLESS PARKING BRAKE IS SET AND
BLADES ARE DISENGAGED.
NORMAL MOWING
YOU MUST DISENGAGE BLADES/PTO, (POWER TAKE OFF)
BEFORE TRAVELING IN REVERSE.
TURN KEY TO REVERSE CAUTION MODE POSITION.
DANGER GRAPHIC - REVERSE
CAUTION MODE – LOCATED ON
LEFT SIDE OF RUNNING BOARD
PRODUCT GRAPHICS
Keep product safety graphics (decals) clean. Replace
any safety graphic that is damaged, destroyed, miss-
ing, painted over or can no longer be read. Replace-
ment safety graphics are available through your
dealer.