Operator's Manual

thefrontofthemachineonthepavement.Repeatif
necessary.
•Ifyoucannotunclogthebroombybumpingthefront
ofthemachine:
–Parkthemachineonlevelground.Stoptheengine,
waitforallmovingpartstostop,andremovethe
sparkplugwire(s).
–Sharpobjectscanbecomeentangledinbristles.Use
glovesandcautionwhencleaningoutthebroomof
foreignobjects;notbarehands.
PreventingFreeze-up
•Insnowyandcoldconditions,somecontrolsandmoving
partsmayfreeze.Donotuseexcessiveforcewhen
tryingtooperatefrozencontrols.Ifyouhavedifculty
operatinganycontrolorpart,starttheengineandletit
runforafewminutes.
•Afterusingthemachine,lettheenginerunforafew
minutestopreventmovingpartsfromfreezing.Engage
thebroomtoclearanyremainingsnowfrominsidethe
housing.Stoptheengineandwaitforallmovingpartsto
stop,andremovethesparkplugwire(s).Removeallice,
snow,orotherdebrisfromthemachine.
•Reconnectsparkplugwire(s).Withtheengineswitchin
theOffposition,pulltherecoilstarterhandleseveral
timestopreventtherecoilstarterfromfreezingup.
TransportingtheMachine
WARNING
Loadingthemachineontoatrailerwithoutstrong
enoughorproperlysupportedrampscouldbe
dangerous.Therampscouldcollapsecausingthe
unittofall,whichcouldcauseinjury.
•Useproperrampsthataresecuredtothetruck
ortrailer.
•Keepfeetandlegsoutfromundertheunitwhen
loadingandunloading.
•Ifnecessary,useassistancewhenloading.
Besurethefuelshut-offvalveisclosed.
Useaheavydutytrailertotransportthemachine.Placethe
machineineitheraforwardorreversegear,thenblockthe
wheels.
Securelyfastenthemachinetothetrailerwithstraps,chains,
cables,orropes.
Besurethatthetrailerhasallnecessarylightingandmarking
asrequiredbylaw.
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