Safety
Operation
WARNING
Operatingengineparts,especiallythemufer,
becomeextremelyhot.Severeburnscanoccur
oncontactanddebris,suchasleaves,grass,
brush,etc.cancatchre.
•Allowengineparts,especiallythemufer,to
coolbeforetouching.
•Removeaccumulateddebrisfrommuferand
enginearea.
WARNING
Engineexhaustcontainscarbonmonoxide,
whichisanodorlessdeadlypoisonthatcankill
you.
DoNotrunengineindoorsorinasmallconned
areawheredangerouscarbonmonoxidefumes
cancollect.
•Neveroperatethemachinewithoutgoodvisibility
orlight.Stayalertforhiddenhazardsortrafc.
Alwaysbesureofyourfooting,andkeeparm
holdonthehandles.Walk;neverrun.
•Lightningcancausesevereinjuryordeath.If
lightningisseenorthunderisheardinthearea,
DoNotoperatethemachine.
•DoNotputhandsorfeetnearorunderthe
broom.
•Exerciseextremecautionwhenoperatingon
roadsorcrossinggraveldrives,walks,orroads.
Stayalertforhiddenhazardsortrafc.
•DoNotoperateonanyrooforotherelevated
surface.
•Afterstrikingaforeignobject,stopengine,wait
forallmovingpartstostop,andremovethespark
plugwire(s)andthoroughlyinspectthemachine
foranydamage,andrepairthedamagebefore
restartingandoperatingthemachine.
•Ifthemachineshouldstarttovibrateabnormally,
stoptheengineandcheckimmediatelyforthe
cause.Vibrationisgenerallyawarningoftrouble.
•Neveroperatethemachinewithdamagedguards,
shields,orcovers.Alwayshavesafetyshields,
guards,andotherdevicesinplaceandinproper
workingcondition.
•Keepchildren,pets,andallothersawayfrom
machineduringoperation.Neverdirectdischarge
atbystandersoroperatetherotarybroomnear
glassenclosures,automobiles,windowwells,
drop-offs,andthelikewithoutproperadjustment
ofthesweepingdischargeangle.
•Stopthemachineandbroomdrivebefore
adjustingthebroomangle.
•DoNotoverloadthemachinecapacityby
attemptingtoclearsnowordebrisattoofasta
rate.
•Neveroperatethemachineathightransport
speedsonslipperysurfaces.Lookbehindanduse
carewhenoperatinginreverse.
•Disengagepowertothebroomwhenmachineis
transportedornotinuse.
•DoNotchangetheenginegovernorsettingor
overspeedtheengine.
•Parkthemachineonlevelground.Stopengine,
waitforallmovingpartstostop,andremovethe
sparkplugwire(s).
–Beforechecking,cleaningorworkingonthe
machine.
–Afterstrikingaforeignobjectorabnormal
vibrationoccurs(inspectthemachinefor
damageandmakerepairsbeforerestarting
andoperatingthemachine).
–Beforeclearingblockages.
–Wheneveryouleavethemachineunattended.
•Parkthemachineonlevelground.Stopengine,
waitforallmovingpartstostop:
–Beforerefuelingoradjustingthebroomheight.
WARNING
Hands,feet,hair,clothing,oraccessoriescan
becomeentangledinrotatingparts.Contact
withtherotatingpartscancausetraumatic
amputationorseverelacerations.
•DoNotoperatethemachinewithout
guards,shields,andsafetydevicesinplace
andworkingproperly.
•Keephands,feet,hair,jewelry,orclothing
awayfromrotatingparts.
•Thismachinewasdesignedforoneoperatoronly.
DoNotcarrypassengers.
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