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READANDFOLLOWALL SAFETYRULESANDINSTRUCTIONS INTHI SMANUAL
BEFOREATTEMPTINGTOOPERATETHISMACHINE.
FAILURETOCOMPLYWITHTHESEINSTRUCTIONSMAYRESULTINPERSONALINJURY
WARNING
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2
ToTheOwner
ThankYou
Thankyou
GARDEN.
It
wascarefullyengineeredtoprovide
whenproperly operatedandmaintained.
Pleasereadthisentiremanual
Itinstructsyou
maintainyourmachine.
persons
recommendedsafetypracticesatalltimes.Failure
resultin
Allinformationinthismanualisrelative
productinformation
this
manualfrequentlytofamilia rizeyourself
itsfeaturesandoperation.
Manualmay cover arange
models.Characteristicsandfeaturesdiscussed
inthismanualmay
TableofContents
SafeOperationPractices
Assembly&Set-Up
Cont
Operation................................................................15
Mainte
Servi
forpurchasingaLawnMowermanufacturedbyGAMA
priorto
howto
safelyandeasilysetup,operateand
Pleasebesure
whowilloperatethemachine,
personal
injuryorpropertydamage.
available
notbe
atthetimeofprinting.Revie
Pleasebeaware
ofproduct
applicabletoallmodels.Wereserve
excellent
operating
specificationsforvarious
performance
theequipment.
thatyou,andany
carefully
tothemostrecent
followthe
todosocould
with themachine,
thatthisOperator’s
and/orillustrate
other
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rols&Features
nance&Adjustment
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therightto
equipment
Throughoutthismanual,allreferences
machine
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ReplacementParts.................................................19
17
change
product
without
areobserved
specifications,
noticeand
fromthe
designs
without
incurringobligation.
toright
andle ftsid e
operatingposition.
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and
ofthe
1
3
I
mportantSafeO
perat
ionPractices
WARNING:
couldendanger
allinstructionsinthismanualbefore
theseinstructions
Whenyouseethissymbol.HEEDITSWARNING!
Thissymbolpointsoutimportantsafetyinstructionswhich,ifnotfollowed,
the
personalsafetyand/orpropertyof
mayresultinpersonalinjury.
DANGER:
thismanual.As
operator
toes
resultin
GeneralOp
1.
2. Be
3.
4. Neverallowchildren under14yearsofagetooperatethi
5.
eration
Readthisoperator’s
attemptingto
and
follow
allinstructions
manual(s)beforeoperation.Keepthismanualinasafe
place
forfuture
replacementparts.
completelyfamiliar
ofthismachinebeforeoperatingit.
Thismachineisaprecisionpieceofpowerequipment,
notaplaything.Therefore,exerciseextremecaution
times.
Thismachinehasbeendesigne
tomow
grass.Do
machine.
theinstructionsandsafe
and
byanadult.
Onlyresponsi bleindiv
rulesofsafe
Children14andovershouldreadandunderstan
onthe
machineandshouldbetrainedandsupervise
operationshouldbeallowedtousethis machine.
Thismachinewas
with
any
canresultinseriousinjury.
and
feet
and
throwingobjects.Failuretoobserve
serious
assemblethismachine.
andregular referenceand
not
injuryordeath.
manual
carefully
onthe
with thecontrols
use
it for
operationpracticesinthis
idualswho
inits
Read,understand,
machineand
dto
any
otherpurpose.
arefamiliar
builttobe
typeof
entiretybefore
inthe
forordering
and
the
performonejob:
with thes
yourselfandothers.Readandfollo
attemptingtooperatethismachine.Failure
operatedaccording
tothe
safe
operationpracticesin
powerequipment,carelessnessorerror
Thismachineiscapable
ofamputatingfingers,hands
thefollowingsafetyinstructionscould
properuse
atall
s
d
manual
d
e
6. Thoroughlyin
used.Removeallstones,sticks,wire,bones,toysand
foreignobjects,whichcould
and
thrownbytheblade.Thrownobjects
personalinjury.
7.
Planyour
towardroads,sidewalks,bystandersand
avoiddischarging
whichmaycausedischarged
towardtheoperator.
8. To
9.
10. Wearsturdy,
11. Do
help
stayin
bystanders,
whileit isinoperation.Stop
Alwayswearsafety
operationand
toprotect
causeserious
slacksand
andlegsandsteel-toedshoesarerecommended.
operatethismachineinbarefeet,
weight
notput
cuttingd
hands,toesandfeet.
spectthe
mowingpatternto
materialagainsta
avoidbladecontactora
operator
zone
behind
helpersandpetsatleast75feetfrommower
glassesorsafetygogglesduring
while
performinganadjustment
youreyes.Thrownobjectswhichricochet
injurytothe
rough-soled
shirts.
Shirtsandpantsthat
(e.g.canvas)shoes.
hands
orfeet
eck.Contactwith
tocomply with
onthepartofthe
areawhere
eyes.
workshoesa ndclose-fitting
near
theequipmentistobe
betripped
avoid discharge
materialtoricochet
thrownobjectinjury
handlesand keep
machineifanyoneentersarea.
rotatingpartsorunder
bladecan
overorpickedu
cancauseserious
ofmaterial
thelike.Also
wallorobstruction,
back
children,
orrepair
cover
thearms
sandals,slipperyorlight-
amputatefingers
w
,
other
,
can
Never
the
p
,
,
2
4
S
ectio
n
2—i
mportan
tSaf
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12. Amissingordamageddischargecovercancause
contact
orthrownobjectinjuries.
13. Manyinjuriesoccurasaresult
over
thefootduringafall
Do
notholdontothe
handle
immediately.
14. Never
15. Do
16. Do
17.
18. Neveroperatethe
19.
Mowonlyindaylightorgood
20. Sto
21.
Iftheequipment
22. Shutthe
23.
24. Muffler anden ginebecome
25.
26. Onlyusepartsandaccessoriesmade
pullthe
mowerback
walking.Ifyoumust
obst
ructionfirstlook
and
thenfollowthesesteps:
a. Stepback
Besureyouare
c. Pull
toward
d. Repeatthesestep
notoperatethe
alcohol
ord
not
engage
soequipped
Theblade
bypassitsoperation.
inoperativeandmayresultin
contact
operateeasily
tothe
disengagedpositi
yourfooting.Aslip
injury.If
blade
control
rotatingwithin
pthe
the
engineandcheck
isgenerallyawarningoft
the
bladecomes
atcheror
rotate
forafew
Neverplaceany
aresure
Neveroperatemower
dischargecover,
protective
mower
with
resultin
nottouch.
Never
attemptto
a
djustment
themanufacturer.
injury.
from
the
mowerbackslowly,no
you.
mower
rugs.
theself-propelled
whilestart
control
isasafetydevice.
with therotatingblade.Theblade
inbothdirections
mower
and
youfeelyouarelosing
handleimmediatelyand
threeseconds.
bladewhencrossinggraveldrives,walksorroads.
shouldstartto
engine
off
and
toa
unclogging
seconds
partofthebodyinthe
the
bladehasstoppedrotating.
grasscatcher,
devicesinplaceandworking.Never
damagedsafetydevices.Failure
personalinjury.
makeawheel
whilethe
Failure
ofthe
mower
causedbys
mowerifyouarefa
toward
back
the
down
mower
well
balanced
sasneeded.
while
ingen
Doingsomakes
onwhenreleased.
inwet
fall
cancauseseriouspersona
immediately
rouble.
waituntil
completestop
the
chute.The
after
without
hot
engineis
todo
lippingortr
you
moweraway
and
behindto
tofully
extendyourarms. b.
with
more
under
mechanism
gine.
Never
thesafety
personal
andautomatically
grass.Alwaysbesureof
yourfooting,release
artificial
the
light.Walk,never run.
vibrateab
forthe
beforeremoving
cutting
blade
bladearea
proper
trail
blade
controlorothersafety
andcancauseaburn.Do
orcuttingheight
running.
forthismachine
socanresult
beingpulled
lling;release
while
you
fromawallor
avoidtr
surefooting.
than
the
influenceo
attemptto
injurythrough
controlmus
the
blade
normally,sto
cause.Vibration
bladecontinuest
controlisreleased.
shield,
inpersonal
blade
ipping
.
the
are
ipping
half
way
f
onmachines
device
t
return
l
the
willstop
p
the
grass
until you
operate
todosocan
by
27.
Whenstartingengine,
isfelt,
thenpullra
(kickback)
can
couldresult.
28.
Ifsituationsoccurwhichare
usecareand
forassistance
SlopeO
perat
Slopesare a
canresultinsevereinjury.
caution.Ifyoufeel uneasyonaslope,
safety,
use
measureslopes
hilly
area.
willpull
letgo.
Brokenbones,fractures,
goodjudgement.ContactCustomerSuppor
orthe
ion
majorfactorrelatedtoslip
the
slopegaugei nclud edaspartofthismanualto
beforeoperatingthismachineonaslopedor
Ifthe
slopeisgreater
pull
cordslowly
pidly.Ra
pid
retractionofstarter
handandarm
not
name
ofthenearestservicedealer.
Operationonslopesrequires
than15degrees,
until resistan
toward
enginefaster
bruisesorsprain
coveredinthismanual,
and
fallaccidents,
donotmowit.
donotmowit.
For
cord
s
which
extra
your
ce
than
you
t
Do:
1.
Mowacross
extremecautionwhenchangingdirectiononslopes.
2. Watchforholes,ruts,rocks,hiddenobjects,
whichcancauseyoutos
obstacles.
3.
Alwaysbesureofyourfooting.Aslip
seriouspersonalinjury.Ifyoufeelyouarelosingyour
b
alance,release
the
DoN
ot:
1.
Do
couldloseyour
2. Do
c
o
the
3.
Do
slipping.
Chi
ldren
Tragicaccidentscanoccur
presenceofchildren.
and
themowingactivity.They
Neverassume
1.
Keepchildren
careofaresponsible
2. Be
3.
Beforeand
downfor
4. Useextremecarewhenapproaching
d
oorways,shrubs,trees,orotherobjectsthat
yourvisionofa
5.
Keepchildrenaway
sufferburnsfromahotmuffler.
6. Neverallowchildren under14yearsofagetooperatethi
machine.
theinstructionsandsafe
and
the
faceofslopes;
the
blade
willstoprotatingwithin
notmow
notmow
slopegauge.
notmowonwet
neardrop-offs,dit
footingorbalance.
slopesgreater
blade
grass.Unstable
neverupanddown.Exercise
liportrip.
Tallgrasscan
and
fall
control
handleimmediately
three
(3)seconds.
chesorembankments,you
than
15degreesasshown
footing
ifthe
operatorisnot
Childrenare
that
children
outofthemowing
alertand
turn
mower
whilemovingbackwards,
small
children.
childwho
Children14andovershouldreadandunderstan
onthe
machineandbetrainedand
often
donotunderstan
will
remainwhereyoulast
adultotherthantheoperator.
offifachildenters
may
runintothemower.
fromhotorrunningengines.They
operationpracticesinthis
alert
attracted
areaandunder
lookbehindand
blindcorners,
supervised
orbump
cancause
couldcaus
tothemower
dthedangers
thearea.
s
hide
on
tothe
sawthem.
watchful
mayobscure
manual
byan adult.
and
e
.
can
s
d
S
ectio
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2—i
mportan
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5
Service
SafeHandlingOfGasoline:
1.
2. Use
3.
4. Removegas-powered
5.
6. Extinguishallcigarettes,cigars,
7.
8. Neverremovegascaporadd
9.
10. Replace gasolinecapand
11.
12. Neverstore
13. Toreduce
14.
G
1.
2. Before
Toavoidpersonal
careinhandlinggasoline.Gasolineisextremely
and
the
vaporsareexplosive.Seriouspersonal
occurwhengasolineisspilledonyourselforyourclothes
whichcan
immediately.
only
anapprovedgasolinecontainer.
Never
fillcontainersinsideavehicle
bedwith aplasticliner.Alwaysplacecontainers
ground
away
trailerandrefuel
then
refuelsuch
container,
Keep
the
containeropeningatalltimes
not
useanozzlelock-opendevice.
ofignition.
Never
fuel
a
ccumulateinthearea.
running.Allow
refueling.
Neverover
belowbottomoffiller
If
gasolineisspilled,wipeit offthe
Movemachinetoanother
startingen
flame,spark
heater,furnace,clothesdryer
orother
debrisbuild-up.Clean
removeany
Allow
machinetocoolatleast
eneralService:
Never
run
Engineexhaustcontains
anddeadlygas.
cleaning,repairing,orinspecting,makecertainthe
bladeandall
spark
plugwire
unintendedstarti
injuryorproperty
ignite.Washyourskinandchangeclothe
from
yourvehiclebeforefilling.
equipmentfromthe
it ontheg
equipmentonatrailer
rather
thanfrom
nozzleincontact
machineindoorsbecauseflammablevaporswill
enginetocoolatleast
fillfueltank.Fill
gine.
the
machine
orpilotlightasonawaterheater,
firehazard,keepmachinefreeofgrass,leaves
fuel
soakeddebris.
round.Ifthisisnotpossible,
with therimofthefuel
tank
necktoprovide
tightensecurely.
area.Wait
orfuel
damageuse
oronatruck
agasolinedispensernozzle.
until fuelingiscomplete.Do
pipesa nd
fuelwhile
twominutes
tono
more
engineandequipment.
5minutes
container
orother
upoilorfuel
5minutes
anengineindoorsorinapoorly
carbonmonoxide,anodorle
movingparts
and
ng.
havestopped.Disconnect
groundagainstthe
extreme
flammable
injurycan
s
ortrailer
onthe
truck
or
with aportable
tank
or
othersources
engineis
forfuelexpansion.
gasa
hotor
before
than1inch
before
nearan
open
space
ppliances.
spillage
and
beforestoring.
ventilatedarea.
engine
toprevent
ss
the
3.
Check
the
bladeandengine
intervalsfor
for
damage(e.g.,bent,cra
the
original
listedinthismanual.“Use
original
,
,
performanceandcompromisesafety!”
4. Mowerbladesare sharpandcancut.
weargloves,anduseextracautionwhen
5.
Keepallnuts,bolts,
equipmentisin
6. Never
operationregularly.
7.
Afterstriking
the
spark
Thoroughlyin
damagebeforestarting
8. Never
a
djustment
9.
Grasscatchercomponents,
aresubjectto
movingpartsorallowobjects
protection,frequently
immediately
(O.E.M.)partsonly,listedinthismanual.“Use
which
mayleadtoimproperperformanceandcompromise s
10. Do
11. Check
12. Do
13. Maintainorreplacesafety
14. Observeproper disposallawsandregulations.Improper
Do
Toavoidserious
way.Tampering
engineandcause
factorysettingof
not
theengine.
operating
or
leaks.Replaceifn
not
n
ecessary.
disposal
not
modifyeng
propertightness.Also,visuallyin
equipmentmanufacture’s(O.E.M.)
equipment
safe
tamper
with safetydevices.Check
aforeignobject,sto
plugwire
spectthe
attemptto
donot
change
fuelline,tank,cap,
crankengine
makeawheel
whilethe
wearanddamagewhichcouldexpos
with
original
meet
the
the
engine’sgovernorsettingorover-speed
Thegov ernorcontrolsthe
speed
oftheengine.
offluidsandmaterials
ine
injuryordeath,donotmodify
with the
governorsetting
it tooperateat
enginegovernor.
mountingbolts
cked,
wor n)Replace bladewit
ofparts
which
donot
specificationsmaylead
Wrap
the
servicingthem.
andscrews
workingcondition.
and
ecessary.
with
tighttobe
groundagainsttheengine.
mower
for
andoperating
orcuttingheight
engineis
original
running.
dischargecover,
tobethrown.Forsafety
checkcomponentsand
equipmentmanufacture
equipment
andfittings
spark
plugremoved.
andinstructionlabels,as
canharm
sure
theirproper
ptheengine,disconnect
anydamage.Repair
themower.
maximumsafe
frequently
theenvironment.
engine
canleadtoa
unsafespeeds.Never
atfrequent
spectblade
bladeonly
meet
the
toimproper
blade
or
the
and
trailshield
e
replace
r’s
ofparts
specification
forcrack
inany
runaway
tamper with
h
the
s
afety
s
,
!”
6
S
ectio
n
2—i
mportan
tSaf
eoperationpracticeS
SparkArrestor
WARNING:
internalcombustionengineandshould
onor
coveredorgrass-coveredlandunless
exhaustsystemisequipped
meetingapplicablelocalorstatelaws
Thismachineisequipped
with an
notbeused
nearanyunimprovedforest-covered,
theengine’s
with
asparkarrest
(ifany).
brush
or
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