Where ever you buy a Kubota lawn tractor it is important that you acquire with it the operating manual that specifies manufacturers requirements for operating, servicing and maintaining the tractor. If you buy a new Kubota lawn tractor, then a manual should come as standard, either in hard copy or as an electronic download, a PDF document.
If you buy a Kubota lawn tractor that is used or second-hand, it is possible that you either will not get a Kubota manual or get one that is out of date. In any event it is worth contacting your local Kubota dealer and acquiring the most up-to-date manual there is for the particular model of Kubota lawn tractor that you have bought.
The manual for the Kubota lawn tractor will be divided into a number of sections, but they will largely cover the areas of how to operate the tractor, Kubota lawn tractor parts and the Kubota lawn tractor maintenance and servicing requirements.
A significant portion of the Kubota lawn tractor manual will be devoted to issues concerning safety, both in terms of proper upkeep and maintenance of the tractor, as well as operational and general usage protocols.
The manual will identify significant number of risks that may need to be addressed, and particular care and attention should be paid to these concerns.
The manual for the Kubota lawn tractor should spell out that the main risk for the driver of a Kubota lawn tractor is that of an overturn, and will identify the various factors and contributory issues that can be addressed to minimise such a risk.
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Other types of risk concern other people in the vicinity of the Kubota lawn tractor, i.e. the land where it’s being used. Given that it is likely to be a residential setting of some type, there is likely to be activity by way of people, children, pets or other animals.
They are likely to be curious about what is going on. This is potentially a serious risk and all other living creatures should be kept well away from any area where the Kubota garden tractor is to be used.
In addition there is a danger that the blades of the Kubota lawn tractor could inadvertently catch an object such as a stone or a piece of debris and throw it out with great speed to the side of the tractor. If there are people or animals in the vicinity, they are likely be injured, perhaps seriously.
It is a good idea to clear as much visible area of the ground as possible that is to be mowed, in order that this type of accident does not occur. In addition it can seriously damage the Kubota lawn tractor as well, if this happens it should be repaired immediately and not used until such repairs have been done.