Operator's Manual

Storage
WARNING
Gasolinefumesarehighlyammable,explosive,
anddangerousifinhaled.Ifyoustorethemachine
inanareawithanopename,thegasolinefumes
mayigniteandcauseanexplosion.
Donotstorethemachineinahouse(living
area),basement,oranyotherareawhereignition
sourcesmaybepresent,suchashotwaterand
spaceheaters,clothesdryers,furnaces,and
otherlikeappliances.
Donottipthemachinebackwardwithfuelin
thetank;otherwise,fuelmayleakoutofthe
machine.
PreparingtheMachinefor
Storage
1.Supporttheframe,sothebristlesarenottouching
theground.
Note:Thebristleswillbecomedeformedandthe
broomwillbeoutofalignmentifthebristlesare
touchingthegroundforanextendedperiodoftime.
2.Keepthebroomawayfromsunlight,weather,and
temperaturechangestopreventbrittleness.
3.Thoroughlycleanthebroomandensurethatitisfree
ofallcausticchemicalsand/orresidue.
4.Onthelastrefuelingoftheyear,addfuelstabilizerto
freshfuel.
5.Addthetreatedfueltothemachineandruntheengine
for10minutes.
6.Drainthefuelfromthefuelsystem;refertoDraining
theFuelSystem(page22).
7.Runthemachineuntiltheenginestopsfromrunning
outoffuel.
8.Primetheengineandstartitagain.
9.Allowtheenginetorununtilitstops.
10.Allowittocool.
11.Disconnectthespark-plugwire.
12.Removethesparkplug,add30ml(1oz)ofengineoil
throughthespark-plughole,andpullthestarterrope
slowlyseveraltimes.
13.Looselyinstallthesparkplug.
14.Disposeofanyunusedfuelproperly.Recycleit
accordingtolocalcodes,oruseitinyourautomobile.
Note:Donotstorestabilizedfuelformorethan
90days.
15.Cleanthemachinethoroughly.
16.Touchupchippedsurfaceswithpaintavailablefroman
AuthorizedToroServiceDealer.Sandaffectedareas
beforepainting,andusearustpreventativetoprevent
themetalpartsfromrusting.
17.Tightenallloosescrews,bolts,andlocknuts.Repairor
replaceanydamagedparts.
18.Coverthemachineandstoreitinaclean,dryplace
outofthereachofchildren.Allowtheenginetocool
beforestoringitinanyenclosure.
RemovingtheMachinefrom
Storage
1.Removethesparkplugandspintheenginerapidly
usingthestartertoblowtheexcessoilfromthe
cylinder.
2.Installthesparkplugbyhandandthentorqueitto
20.4N-m(15ft-lb).
3.Connectthespark-plugwire.
4.Performtheannualmaintenanceproceduresasgiven
intheRecommendedMaintenanceSchedule;referto
Maintenance(page18).
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