Product Manual
Table Of Contents
- Symbols on the machine:
- Symbols in the operator’s manual:
- Contents
- Dear customer!
- Before using a new chain saw
- Important
- Always use common sense
- Personal protective equipment
- Machine¢s safety equipment
- Chain brake and front hand guard
- Will my hand always activate the chain brake during a kickback?
- Will my inetria activated chain brake always activate during kickback in the event of a kickback?
- Will my chain brake always protect me from injury in the event of a kickback?
- Throttle lockout
- Chain catcher
- Right hand guard
- Vibration damping system
- Stop switch
- Muffler
- Cutting equipment
- Fitting the bar and chain
- Fuel
- Fueling
- Fuel safety
- Starting and stopping
- Before use:
- General working instructions
- How to avoid kickback
- General
- Carburetor adjustment
- Checking, maintaining and servicing chain saw safety equipment
- Muffler
- Starter
- Air filter
- Spark plug
- Lubricating the bar tip sprocket
- Needle bearing lubrication
- Adjustment of the oil pump
- Cooling system
- ”Air Injection” centrifugal cleaning
- Winter use
- Maintenance schedule
- Technical data
- Bar and chain combinations
- Saw chain filing and file gauges
- YOUR WARRANTY RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS
- MANUFACTURER¢S WARRANTY COVERAGE
- OWNER¢S WARRANTY RESPONSIBILITIES
- WARRANTY COMMENCEMENT DATE
- LENGTH OF COVERAGE
- WHAT IS COVERED
- WHAT IS NOT COVERED
- HOW TO FILE A CLAIM
- WHERE TO GET WARRANTY SERVICE
- MAINTENANCE, REPLACEMENT AND REPAIR OF EMISSION-RELATED PARTS
- EMISSION CONTROL WARRANTY PARTS LIST
- MAINTENANCE STATEMENT
- Safety precautions for chain saw users
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CONTENTS
Contents
KEY
TO SYMBOLS
Symbols on the machine:
.............................................. 2
Symbols in the operator’s manual: ................................ 2
CONTENTS
Contents
....................................................................... 3
INTR
ODUCTION
Dear customer!
............................................................. 4
WHA
T IS WHAT?
What is what on the chain sa
w? ................................... 5
GENERAL SAFETY PRECA
UTIONS
Bef
ore using a new chain saw ...................................... 6
Important ....................................................................... 6
Always use common sense .......................................... 6
Personal protective equipment ...................................... 7
Machine
′
s safety equipment ......................................... 7
Cutting equipment ......................................................... 10
ASSEMBL
Y
Fitting the bar and chain
............................................... 17
FUEL HANDLING
Fuel
............................................................................... 19
Fueling .......................................................................... 20
Fuel safety .................................................................... 20
ST
ARTING AND STOPPING
Star
ting and stopping .................................................... 21
W
ORKING TECHNIQUES
Bef
ore use: .................................................................... 23
General working instructions ........................................ 23
How to avoid kickback ................................................... 30
MAINTENANCE
Gener
al ......................................................................... 31
Carburetor adjustment .................................................. 31
Checking, maintaining and servicing chain saw safety
equipment ..................................................................... 32
Muffler ........................................................................... 34
Starter ........................................................................... 34
Air filter .......................................................................... 35
Spark plug ..................................................................... 36
Lubricating the bar tip sprocket ..................................... 36
Needle bearing lubrication ............................................ 36
Adjustment of the oil pump ........................................... 36
Cooling system ............................................................. 37
”Air Injection” centrifugal cleaning ................................. 37
Winter use ..................................................................... 37
Maintenance schedule .................................................. 38
TECHNICAL D
ATA
T
echnical data ............................................................... 39
Saw chain filing and file gauges .................................... 40
FEDERAL EMISSION CONTR
OL WARRANTY
STATEMENT
Y
OUR WARRANTY RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS ...... 41
AMERICAN ST
ANDARD SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
Saf
ety precautions for chain saw users ........................ 42