DR Power Power Wagon 4 x 2 8hp B&S (April 2002 - March 2004) - Manual (Page 5)

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Safety Information
• Dress Appropriately: Wear shoes with non-slip treads or safety shoes if you have them.
Do not operate the machine while barefoot or wearing open sandals. Avoid loose
clothing or jewelry, which might get caught in the machine’s moving parts.
• Check out the area you will be operating in before using your Powerwagon™ 4 x 2.
Avoid excessively rugged or steep terrain.
• Caution: When traveling in high gear, do not use the pedal brake and the parking brake
at the same time or pull the parking brake and press the clutch at the same time or the
transmission may be damaged.
• Do not use the parking brake when traveling in high gear.
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Do not overload. The Powerwagon™ 4 x 2 is rated for 1000 pounds of cargo
weight on hard level ground and 500 on slopes up to 20 degrees.
• Drive in low gear when traveling with heavy loads or over rough terrain.
• Slow down when making turns.
• Do not change direction quickly on rough terrain.
• Caution: Do not change gears while in motion. Stop the vehicle to change gears.
• Do not force the shift lever. When the vehicle is stopped pump the brake pedal and
then the clutch before trying to change gears. You may need to wait a few seconds for
the transmission to stop turning.
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Do not carry passengers when traveling up, sideways, or down hills.
• Be sure to keep pedestrians above you at all times when traveling up and down slopes.
• Caution: Only use low gear when traveling up or down slopes.
• Be sure to use the parking brake when stopped.
• Remove the key when not in use to prevent unauthorized use.
• Built in safety features are effective only when maintained and kept in place. Do not,
under any conditions, remove, cut, bend, weld or change standard parts on any
equipment. A change made on your own can make the vehicle unsafe and may void
your warranty.
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Always shut off the engine, allow to cool, remove the spark plug wire, apply
parking brake and chock the wheels prior to making any adjustments to the vehicle.
• Keep combustible substances away from engine when hot.
• When using the DR® Powerwagon ™ 4 x 2 don’t take things for granted. When in
doubt about the equipment or the surroundings, stop the machine and take the time to
look things over. Make sure that you have 100% control of your machine at all times.
• Do Not Overload the DR® Powerwagon™ 4 x2. Be careful of top heavy loads; the
higher the load, the higher the chance the machine may tip over. Also, loads may shift
during operation, so secure your loads and make them even, when possible to be safe.