Operator's Manual

3.Pushtheleverdownwiththethumbofyourrighthand
(Figure6).
4.Squeezetheleftwheel-clutchlevertothehandleand
pushthebroomhousingtothedesiredangle.
Note:Thebroomcanrotate19°totherightorleft,
orstraightahead.
5.Oncethebroomispositioned,releasethebroomangle
lever.
6.Releasetheleftwheel-clutchleverandmakesurethat
thebroomislockedintoplace.
ClearingaCloggedBroom
WARNING
Therotatingbroomcouldcauseseriousinjury.
Shutoffthemachineandallowallrotatingpartsto
stopbeforecleaningthebroom.
•Ifthebroombecomesclogged,stayintheoperating
positionandreleasethelefttraction-drivelever.While
engagingthebroom,pushdownonthehandlestoraise
thefrontofthemachineafewcentimeters(inches)offthe
pavement.Thenliftthehandlesquicklytobumpthefront
ofthemachineonthepavement.Repeatifnecessary.
•Ifyoucannotunclogthebroombybumpingthefront
ofthemachine:
–Parkthemachineonlevelground.Stoptheengine,
waitforallmovingpartstostop,anddisconnectthe
sparkplugwire.
–Sharpobjectscanbecomeentangledinbristles.Use
glovesandcautionwhenremovingforeignobjects
fromthebroom;donotuseyourhands.
PreventingFreeze-up
•Insnowyandcoldconditions,somecontrolsandmoving
partsmayfreeze.Donotuseexcessiveforcewhen
tryingtooperatefrozencontrols.Ifyouhavedifculty
operatinganycontrolorpart,starttheengineandletit
runforafewminutes.
•Afterusingthemachine,lettheenginerunforafew
minutestopreventmovingpartsfromfreezing.Engage
thebroomtoclearanyremainingsnowfrominsidethe
housing.Stoptheengineandwaitforallmovingpartsto
stop,anddisconnectthespark-plugwire.Removeallice,
snow,orotherdebrisfromthemachine.
•Connectthespark-plugwire.Withtheengineswitchin
theOffposition,pulltherecoil-starterhandleseveral
timestopreventtherecoilstarterfromfreezingup.
TransportingtheMachine
WARNING
Usingrampsthatarenotstrongenoughorproperly
supportedtoloadthemachineontothetransport
vehiclecouldbedangerous.Therampscould
collapse,causingthemachinetofall,whichcould
causeinjury.
•Useproperrampsthataresecuredtothetruck
ortrailer.
•Keepfeetandlegsoutfromunderthemachine
whenloadingandunloading.
PreparingtoTransporttheMachine
Performthefollowingbeforetransportingthemachine:
•Besurethatthefuel-shutoffvalveisclosed.
•Useaheavy-dutytrailertotransportthemachine.Place
themachineineitheraforwardorreversegear,then
blockthewheels.
•Securelyfastenthemachinetothetrailerwithstraps,
chains,cables,orropes.
•Besurethatthetrailerhasallthenecessarylightingand
markingasrequiredbylaw.
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