Operator's Manual

•19°totheleft
•Straightahead
•19°totheright
5.Oncethebroomispositioned,releasethe
broomanglelever.
Important:Ensurethatthebroomlocksinto
placeatoneofthe3positions.
6.Releasetheleftwheel-clutchlever.
UsingtheAlternateCaster
Location
Whenworkinginsnow,movethecastersfromthe
frontofthebroomarmtothebackthebroomhood
(Figure21).
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Figure21
1.Broomhood4.Broomarm
2.Carriagebolt
5.Washer
3.Casterbracket
6.Locknut
1.Supportthebroom.
2.Removethe2locknuts,2washers,and2
carriagebolts(Figure21)thatsecurethecaster
brackettothebroomarm.
3.Atthebackofthebroomhood,aligntheholesin
thecasterbracketwiththeholesontheinboard
sideofthebroomarm(Figure21).
4.Securethecasterbrackettothebroomarmwith
the2locknuts,2washers,and2carriagebolts
(Figure21).
ClearingaCloggedBroom
WARNING
Therotatingbroomcouldcauseserious
injury.
Shutofftheengineandallowallrotatingparts
tostopbeforecleaningthebroom.
•Ifthebroombecomesclogged,stayinthe
operatingpositionandreleasethetraction-drive
lever.Whileengagingthebroom,pushdownon
thehandlestoraisethefrontofthemachinea
fewcentimeters(inches)offthepavement.Then
liftthehandlesquicklytobumpthefrontofthe
machineonthepavement.Repeatifnecessary.
•Ifyoucannotunclogthebroombybumpingthe
frontofthemachine,dothefollowing:
–Parkthemachineonlevelground.shutoffthe
engine,waitforallmovingpartstostop,and
disconnectthespark-plugwire.
–Sharpobjectscanbecomeentangledin
bristles.Useglovesandcautionwhen
removingforeignobjectsfromthebroom;do
notuseyourhands.
AfterOperation
AfterOperationSafety
GeneralSafety
•Neverstorethemachinewithfuelinthefuel
tankinsideabuildingwhereignitionsourcesare
present,suchashotwaterheaters,spaceheaters,
orclothesdryers.Allowtheenginetocoolbefore
storingthemachineinanyenclosure.
•Whenstoringthemachineformorethan30
days,refertotheStoragesectionforimportant
information.
•Whenoperatinginsnowyconditions,runthe
machineforafewminutesafterremovingsnowto
preventfreeze-upofthebroomandhousing.
•Whencleaning,repairing,orinspectingthe
machine,ensurethattherotarybroomandall
movingpartshavestopped.Disconnectthe
spark-plugwireandkeepitawayfromtheplugto
preventaccidentalstarting.
•Disengagethepowertotherotarybroomwhen
transportingorstoringthemachine.
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