Owner`s manual

USING YOUR SAW
A. PRE-OPERATION CHECKS
BE
Each time before operating your saw, always:
1. vCheck over safety rules and precautions in
this manual. Make certain you completely
understand "and can apply each one.
2. ,,-Check personal protective gear. Always use
appropriate eye, hearing, and head protection
devices; safety footwear, protective gloves;
and snug-fitting clothing.
3. ,,-Check the saw for loose bolts, nuts, or fit-
tings. Tighten, repair or replace parts as
necessary.
4. ,.-Check the air filter. Clean the filter before
operating the unit.
STARTING INSTRUCTIONS (Refer to
5. ,.-Check the saw chain. The chain should be
sharp and at the correct tension.
6. ,..Check the fuel tank and oil tank. Both tanks
should be filled.
7. ,,-Check the handles. Handles should be dry
and free of fuel mixture and oil.
8. ,..Check weather conditions. Do not use your
saw at night or during bad conditions such
as strong wind, rain, snow, etc.
9.,.-Check the work area. KeeP children,
bystanders, and pets a safe distance away
from the work area when starting or operating
the saw.
,'Specifications," page 2, for, location of controls.)
1. IMPORTANT POINTS
a. Hold saw firmly with the saw chain free to
turn without contacting any objecL Push
saw away from you with your right hand
whilepulling the starter rope with your left
hand. Figure 17.
b. Using no more than 15-18 inches of starter
rope per pull. Using the full length of the
rope, may cause it to break. Do not let the
starter rope snap back. Hold the handle
and let the rope rewind slowly.
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Pull rope no more than 5-6 times to avoid
flooding the engine. 8-10 pulls may be re-
quired for a new unit, a saw that has been
stored; a refueled unit which has run out of
gas.
d. Release the trigger after engine starts,
allowing the engine to idle. The chain must
• not.mo_e when .the engine idles, Jfcormc-
ti0n is_required,, refer to':Carburetor Ad.
justr_ents, page 21.
e. Stop engine by moving the ignition switch
to the "STOP" position Figure 18.
Push saw away with right
hand while pulling starter
rope with ielt hand.
15-!Sinches
ol rope per pull.
IGNITION SWITCH
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START-,_:-----)I,-- STOP
Figure17
/CHOK E 1
_WI_. ,_":; FULL
oFYF ""." HALF
Figure.18 Figure 19
• ._ WARNING!_ : _ : I:"
Avoid bodily contact with the muffler when starting !
a warm engine. The muffler canbecome very hot I
and can cause serious burns.
2. STARTING PROCEDURE
Turn Choke Move ignition
to Full switch to
Cl_oke Start
a. Cold Engine x x
b. Warm Engine (c,o,_o,_ x
c. Refueled Engine after running x x
out of gas
d. Flooded Engine (:,o,_of{) x
e. Cold Weather starting x x
Squeeze Pull starter "rum Pull starter tope
ttigge_ rope until Choke sharply unfit
engine fires off engine tuns
X 5-6 times X X
X _ _ %2 times
X 8-10 times X X
m
5-6 times t_Ifocl_oke _
(outol cut)
Release
trigger
x
x
x
" Allow engine to warm up on half.choke, then move choke to the "off" position: Do not cut with the
choke at the "on" or "half" position. Figure 19.
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