Troy-Bilt 466 - Manual (Page 4)

serious personal injury. If you feei you are losing
your footing, reiease the blade controi handie
Immediately and the blade wili stop rotating within
three seconds.
16. h/low In daylight or good artificial iight. Waik, never
run. Stop the biade when crossing gravei drives,
walkways or roads.
17. if the equipment shouid start to vibrate abnormaliy,
stop the engine and check Immediately tor the
cause. Vibration is generaiiy a warning ottroubie.
18. Shut the engine off and wait untii the blade comes
to a compiete stop before removing the grass
catcher or unclogging the chute. The cutting blade
continues to rotate for a few seconds after the
engine Is shut off. Never piace any part otthe body
In the biade area untii you are sure the biade has
stopped rotating.
19. Never operate mower without proper trail shield,
discharge cover, grass catcher, blade controi
handie or other safety protective devices in piace
and working. Never operate mower with damaged
safety devices. Faiiure to do so can resuit in
personal injury.
20. Muffier and engine become hot and can cause a
burn. Do not touch.
21. Only use parts and accessories made by the
originai equipment manufacturer (O.E.M). Failure
to do so can result in personai Injury.
22. if situations occur which are not covered In this
manuai, use care and good judgment. Contact your
dealer for assistance. Teiephone 1-865-840-6483
tor the name of your nearest dealer.
Slope Operation
Siopes are a major factor related to slip and fall
accidents which can resuit in severe injury. Operation
on siopes requires extra caution. It you feel uneasy on a
siope, do not mow it. Before operating this unit on a
siope or hiliy area, use the slope gauge on page 6 to
measure siopes . It the siope Is greater than 15
degrees, do not mow it.
Do:
1. iVow across the face of slopes; never up and down.
Exercise extreme caution when changing direction
on siopes.
2. Watch tor holes, ruts, rocks, hidden objects, or
bumps which can cause you to slip or trip. Tail
grass can hide obstacies.
3. Aiways be sure of your tooting. A slip and faii can
cause serious personai injury. It you feel you are
losing your baiance, release the biade control
handie immediateiy, and the blade wiii stop rotating
within 3 seconds.
Do Not
1. Do not mow near drop-otfs, ditches or embankments:
you may lose your footing or baiance.
2. Do not mow siopes greater than 15 degrees as
shown on the slope gauge.
3. Do not mow on wet grass. Unstabie footing couid
cause siipping.
Children
Tragic accidents can occur it the operator is not aiert to
the presence of chiidren. Children are often attracted to
the mower and the mowing activity. They do not
understand the dangers. Never assume that chiidren
wiii remain where you iast saw them.
1. Keep children out of the mowing area and under
the watchtui care of a responsible aduit other than
the operator.
2. Be aiert and turn mower off if a chiid enters the
area.
3. Before and while moving backwards, iook behind
and down tor small children.
4. Use extreme care near blind corners, doorways,
shrubs, trees, or other objects that may obscure
your vision of a chiid who may run into the mower.
5. Keep children away from hot or running engines.
They can suffer burns from a hot muffier.
6. Never ailow chiidren under 14 years old to operate
a power mower. Children 14 years oid and over
should read and understand the operation
Instructions and safety rules In this manual and
should be trained and supervised by a parent.
Service
Safe Handling of Gasoline;
1. To avoid personai Injury or property damage use
extreme care in handling gasoline. Gasoiine is
extremely flammabie and the vapors are explosive.
Serious personai injury can occur when gasoiine is
spiiied on yourself or your clothes which can Ignite.
2. Wash your skin and change clothes immediately.
3. Use only an approved gasoline container.
4. Never fiii containers Inside a vehicle or on a truck or
traiier bed with a plastic liner. Aiways piace
containers on the ground away from your vehicie
before fitting.
5. if possibie, remove gas-powered equipment from
the truck or traiier and refuel it on the ground, if this
Is not possible, then refuei such equipment on a
traiier with a portabie container, rather than from a
gasoline dispenser nozzie.
6. Keep the nozzle in contact with the rim of the fuel
tank or container opening at ail times until tueting is
complete. Do not use a nozzle lock-open device.
7. Extinguish aii cigarettes, cigars, pipes and other
sources of ignition.
8. Neverfuel machine indoors because fiammable
vapors will accumulate in the area.
9. Never remove gas cap or add fuel whlie the engine