User clothing, Inspect mower before each use, Scheduled mower maintenance safety – Wright Serial # 28215 and Higher User Manual

Page 9: Work area conditions and inspection, Warning

O NOT operate the mower while wearing

andals, tennis shoes, sneakers or shorts.

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ad,

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the Velke™ or sulky. NEVER wear loose-fitting

hand
drive. Wearing safety glasses, ear protection and

ome

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maintained in good operating condition. Examine

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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

opera
and s
the mower could have a loss of

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fitting
governor settings or over-rev the engine contrary
to en
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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:

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

ground contour, tree trunks, stumps or roots,

tub pipes p

paving

uptly

Prior to operating the unit, carefully inspect all
lawn/ground areas where you plan to use the

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
o
th
b

such as holes, abrupt change

in
s

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

WARNING