J&M HT-974 User Manual
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GENERAL INFORMATION
TO THE OWNER: 
The purpose of this manual is to assist you in operating and maintaining your running gear in a safe 
manner. Read it carefully. It furnishes information and instructions that will help you achieve years of 
dependable performance and help maintain safe operating conditions. If this machine is used by an 
employee or is loaned or rented, make certain that the operator(s), prior to operating: 
 
1. Is instructed in safe and proper use.
2. Reviews and understands the manual(s) pertaining to this machine.
 
Throughout this manual, the term IMPORTANT is used to indicate that failure to observe can cause 
damage to equipment. The terms CAUTION, WARNING and DANGER are used in conjunction with the 
Safety-Alert Symbol, (a triangle with an exclamation mark), to indicate the degree of hazard for items of 
personal safety. When you see this symbol, carefully read the message that follows and be alert to the 
possibility of personal injury or death. 
 
This Safety-Alert symbol indicates a hazard and means 
ATTENTION! BECOME ALERT! YOUR SAFETY IS INVOLVED! 
Indicates an imminently hazardous situation that, if not avoided, will 
result in death or serious injury. 
Indicates a potentially hazardous situation that, if not avoided, could 
result in death or serious injury, and includes hazards that are exposed 
when guards are removed. 
Indicates a potentially hazardous situation that, if not avoided, may result 
in minor or moderate injury. 
Indicates that failure to observe can cause damage to equipment. 
 
Indicates helpful information. 
