Craftsman 358.351063 Owner's manual

Brand: Craftsman

Model: 358.351063

Category: Power chainsaws

Type: Owner's manual

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Operator's Manual

CRRFTSMRN°

2.2 cu.in./36cc2-Cycle

GASOLINE CHAIN SAW

Model No.

358.351143 - 14 in, Bar

358.351063 - 16 In. Bar

WARNING:

Read and follow all Safety Rules and Operating

Instructionsbefore first use ofthis product.

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For answers to your questionsaboutthis product:

Call 7 am-7 pm, Mon.-Sat., or 10 am-7 pm, Sun.

1-800-235-5878 (Hourslisted areCentralTime)

Sears, Roebuckand Co., Hoffman Estates, IL60179 USA

530--087302 01/13/98

Warranty 2 Serviceand Adjustments 14

SafetyRules 2 Storage 16

Assembly 5 TroubleShootingChart 16

Operation 6 Spanish . 22

Maintenance 11 Parts&Orsering Back

FULL ONE YEAR WARRANTY ON CRAFTSMAN ®GAS

CHAIN SAW

Foroneyearfromthedate ofpurchase,whenthisCraftsm._nGas ChainSaw is

maintained,lubricatedandtuned-upaccordingtotheowners manual,Searswill

repair,freeofcharge,anydefectinmaterialorworkmanship.

Thiswarrantyexcludesthebar,chain,spark plugandair.filter,whichare

expendableparts,and becomewornduringnormaluse.

IfthisGas ChainSawisusedfor commercialor rentalpurposes,thiswarranty

appliesfor 30 daysfromthedateof purchase.

WARRANTYSERVICEIS AVAILABLEBYRETURNINGTHISCHAINSAWTO

THE NEARESTSEARSSERVICECENTER IN THE UNITEDSTATES.

Thiswarrantygivesyouspecificlegalrights,andyoumayalsohaveotherrights

whichvaryfromstatetostate.

Sears,Roebuckand Co., I;)/817WA,Hoffman Estates,IL 60179

WARNING: Alwaysdisconnectspark

plugwirewhenmakingrepairsexcept

for carburetoradjustments. Becausea

chainsaw isa hlgh-speedwoodcutttng

tool,carelessor improperuseofthis

toolcancauseseriousinjury.

PLAN AHEAD

• Restd_ theuseofyoursaw toadult

userswhounderstandand canfollow

thesafetyrules,precautions,and op-

erstinginstructionsfound inthis

manual.

Hearing _,__ SafetyHat

P_otectlon_ _. Eye

i_r_---.- Protection

Snug

Fitting_ HeavyDuty

Clothlng_,_T,_ j" Gloves

f,/Safety Chaps

N_m

, Wearprotectivegear.Alwaysuse

;=ee!-toedsafetyfootwear withnon-

slipsoles;snug-fittingclothing;heavy-

duty,non-slipgloves;eyeprotection

suchas non-fogging,ventedgoggles

orfacescreen;an approvedsafety

hardhat;and soundbarriers(ear

plugsor mufflers)toprotectyour

hearing.Regularusersshouldhave

hearingcheckedregularlyaschain

sawnoisecandamagehearing.Se-

curehairaboveshoulderlength.

• Keepallpartsofyourbodyaway from

thechainwhentheengineisrunning.

• Keepchildren,bystanders,andani-

malsat least30 feet (10 meters)

awayfrom theworkareawhenstart.

lngandusingthesaw.

• Do nothandleoroperateachainsaw

whenyouarefatigued,Ill, orupset,or

ifyouhavetakenalcohol,drugs,or

medication,Youmustbeingood

physicalconditionand mentallyalert.

Ifyouhaveanyconditionthatmight

beaggravatedbystrenuouswork,

checkwithdoctorbeforeoperating.

• Do notstartcuttinguntilyouhavea

clearworkarea, securefooting, and

especiallyifyouarefelling a tree,a

retreatpath.

OPERATEYOURSAWSAFELY

•Donotoperatewithonehand.Sed-

ousinjurytotheoperator,helpers,or

bystandersmayresultfromone-

handedoperation.Achainsawisin-

tendedfortwo-handeduse

• Operatethechainsawonlyina well-

ventilatedoutdoorarea.

• Do notoperatesawfrom a ladderor

ina tree, unlessyouare specifically

trainedtodoso.

• Makesurethechainwillnotmake

contactwithanyobjectwhilestarting

the engine.Nevertrytostartthesaw

whentheguidebar )sina cut.

° Do notputpressureonthesaw,es-

peciallyat theend ofthecut.Doing

socancauseyoutolosecontrol

whenthe outiscompleted.

• Stopenginebeforesettingsawdown.

• Handcarrysawonlywhenengineis

stopped.Carrywithmufflerawayfrom

body;guidebar &chainprojectingbe-

hindyou;guidebarpreferablycov,

eredwitha scabbard.

MAINTAIN YOUR SAW IN GOOD

WORKING ORDER

• Haveall chainsawserviceperformed

bya qualifiedservicedealerexcept

theitemslistedinthemaintenance

sectionofthismanual.

• Makecertainthe sawchainstops

movingwhenthethrottletriggerIsre-

leased.Forcorrection,referto"Car-

buretorAdjustments."

• Keepthehandlesdry,clean,andfree

from oilor fuel mixture.

• Keepcapsandfastenerssecurely

tightened.

• UseonlyCraftsmanaccessoriesand

replacementpartsas recommended.

Never modify yoursaw.

HANDLE FUEL WITH CAUTION

• Do notsmokewhilehandlingfuel or

whileoperatingthesaw.

• Eliminateallsourcesofsparksorflame

inareaswherefuel ismixedorpoured.

• Mixandpourfuel Inanoutdoorarea

anduseanapproved,markedcon-

tainerfor allfuelpurposes.Wipeup

allfuel spillsbeforestartingsaw.

• Moveatleast10 feet(3 meters)from

fueling sitebeforestarting.

° Turntheengineoffandletsaw coolin

a non-combustiblearea, noton dry

leaves,straw,paper,etc.Slowlyre-

movefuel cap and refuelunit.

• Storetheunitandfuelin a cool,dry

wellventilatedspacewherefuelva-

porscannotreachspark.soropen

flamesfrom waterheaters,electdc

motorsorswitches,furnaces,etc.

GUARD AGAINST KICKBACK

Followal!safetyrulestohelpavoid

kickbackandotherforceswhichcan

resultinseriousinjury.

KickbackPath

AvoidObstructions

ClearTheWorkingArea

WARNING: RotationalKickback can

occurwhenthemovingchaincontacts

an objectat theupperportionofthetip

oftheguidebar.Contactattheupper

portionofthetipoftheguidebarcan

causethechaintodigIntotheobject,

whichstopsthechainforan instant.The

resultisa lightningfast,reversereaction

whichkickstheguidebarupandback

towardtheoperator.

Pinch*Kickbackand Pull*Inoccurwhen

thechainIssuddenlystoppedbybeing

pinched,caught,orbycontactinga for-

eignobjectIn thewood.Thissudden

stoppingofthechainresultsIna rever-

salofthechainforce usedtocutwood

andcausesthesawtomoveintheop-

positedirectionofthechainrotation.

Pinch,Kickbackdrivesthesawstraight

backtowardtheoperator.PuU-inpulis

thesawawayfromtheoperator.

REDUCE THE CHANCE OF

KICKBACK

• Recognizethat kickbackcan..h,_pp.en.

Witha basicundemtandingor_CKDaCK,

youcanreducetheelementofsurprise

Whlchcontdbutastoacciaonts.

i Never letthemovingchaincontact

anyobjectat thetipoftheguidebar.

Keepworkingarea free fromobstruc-

tionssuchas othertrees,branches,

rocks,fences, stumps,etc.=Eliminate

or avoidanyobstructionthatyoursaw

cnamcouldhitwhilecutting.

• Keepsawchainsharpand-properly

tensioned.Alooseordullchaincan

increasethechanceofkickback.Fol-

lowmanufacturer'schainsharpening

andmaintenanceinstructions,Check

tensionat regularintervals, butnever

withenginerunning.MakeSurebar

clampnutsaresecurelytightened.

i eginand continuecuttingat full

speed,Ifthechainismovtngat a

slowerspeed,thereisgreaterchance

ofkickbackoccurring,

Useextremecautionwhenreentering

a cut.

Donotattemptcutsstartingwiththe

tipofthebar(plungecuts).

Watchfor shiftinglogsorotherforces

thatcouldclosea cutandpinchorfall

intochain.

. UsethespecifiedReduced-Kickback

GuideBarandLow-KickbackChain,

Avoid Pinch-Kickback:

• Beextremelyawareofsituationsor

obstructionsthatcan causematerial

topinchthetopoi or otherwisestop

thechain.

• Donotcutmorethanonelogat a

time.

• Donottwistsaw asbar Iswithdrawn

from an undercutwhenbucking.

Avoid PuU-ln:

i lwaysbegincutting withtheengine

at fuUspeedandthesawhousing

againstwood.

Usewedgesmadeofplasticorwood.

Neverusemetalto h0]dthecutopen,

MAINTAIN CONTROL

Standtothe leftofthe saw

keepyourbodyfrom beingina direct

linewiththecuttingchatn.

° Standwithyourwelghtevenlybal-

ancedonbothfeet.

• Donotoverreach.Youcouldbedrawn

orthrownoffbalanceand losecontrol,

° Donotcut aboveshoulderheight.Itis

difficulttomaintaincontrolofsaw

aboveshoulderheight.

KICKBACK SAFETY FEATURES

WARNING: Thefollowingfeaturesare

includedonyoursawtohelpreduce

hazardofkickback;however,suchfea-

tureswillnottotallyeliminatethisdan-

ger.Do notrelyonlyonsafetydevices.

• Handguard:designedtoreducethe

chanceofyourlefthandcontacting

thechainifyourhandslipsoffthe

front handlebar.

° Positionoffront andrearhandlebars:

designedwithdls!ancebetweenhan-

dlesand "in-linewitheachother.The

spreadand "in-line* positionofthe

handsprovidedbythisdesignwork

togethertogivebalanceand resis-

tanceIncontrolllngthepivotofthe

sawbacktowardtheoperatorIfkick-

backoccurs,

• Reduced-KickbackGuideBar:de-

signedwitha smallradiust!pwhich

reducesthesizeofthekickbackdan-

dgerzone.Thistypebarhasbeen

emonstratedtosignificantlyreduce

thenumberand seriousnessofkick-

backswhentestedinaccordancewith

ANSIB175.1.

Thumbon _/ I_ f\, _'_,1_ SmallRadius

underside _ _ TipGuideBa_

ofhandf_ _,_

T/pGuideBar

" Elbow ° Low-KickbackChain:hasmetkickback

locked performancerequirementswhentested

Neverreversehandpositions ona representativesampleOfchain

• A good;firmgriponthesawwithboth sawsbelow3.8cubicinch

handswillhelpyou maintatncontrol, displacementspecifiedInANSIB175.1.

• Don'tletgo. Gripthe rearhandlewlth Low-KickbackChatn

yourrighthandWhetheryou areright ContouredDepthGauge

or lefthanded.Wrapthefingers of __ L.__J"11 ElongatedGuardLink

yourlefthandoverand aroundthe _=_=Z:_l_-,,_,,P-----DeflectsKickback

fronthandlebar,andyourleftthumb _ _ ForceAndAllows

underthefront handlebar.Keepyour "-'_ T_,_ WoodToGradually

leftarmstraightwiththeelbowlocked. -'_ RideIntouutter

° Positionyourlefthandon thefront SAFETY NOTICE;Exposureto

handlebarsoItIsina straightlinewith vibrationsthroughprotongedus_Of

yourrighthandontherearhandle gasolinepoweredhandtoolscould

whenmakingbuckingcuts.Stand causebloodvesselornervedamagein

slightlytotheleftsideofthesawto thefingers,hands,andjointsofpeople

pronetocirculationdisordersor .

abnormalswelling.Prolongedusein

coldweatherhasbeenlinkedtoblood

vesseldamageinotherwisehealthy

people,ifsymptomsoccursuchas

numbness,pare,lossofstrength,

changeinskincolorOrtexture,orloss

offeelinginthe fingers,hands,orjoints,

discontinuethe useofthistooland

seek medicalattention.An

anti-vibrationsystemdoesnot

guaranteethe avoidanceofthese

problems.Userswho operatepower

toolsona continualandregularbasis

mustcloselymonitortheirphysical

conditionandtheconditionofthistool.

CHAIN BRAKE Ifthissawisto beused

for commerciallogging,youmustorder

andinstall a chain braketocomplywith

FederalOSHA RegulationsforCom-

mercialLogging.ContactyourSears

Service Centeror call1-800-235-5878.

SPARK ARRESTOR:Yoursawis

equippedwithatemperaturelimiting

mufflerandsparkarrestingscreen

whichmeetstherequirementsof

CaliforniaCodes4442 and4443. All

U.S.forest landandthestatesof

California,Idaho, Maine,Minnesota,

NewJersey,Oregon,andWashington

requirebytawthatmanyinternal

combustionenginesbeequippedwitha

sparkarrestorscreen.Ifyouoperatea

chainsawinastateorlocalewhere

suchregulationsexist,youare legally

responsibleformaintainingthe

operatingconditionoftheseparts.

Failuretodosoisa violationofthelaw.

RefertoCustomerResponsibilities

chartintheMAINTENANCESection.

STANDARDS:Thischainsawislisted

byUnderwritersLaboratories,Inc.in

accordancewithAmedcanNational

StandardsforGasoline-PoweredChain

SawsSafetyRequirements(ANSI

B175.1-1991).

CARTON CONTENTS

Checkcartoncontentsagainstthefol-

lowinglist.

• Models358,351143& 358.351063

• ChainSaw (fullyassembled)

• Chainadjustmenttool

• 2-cycleengineoil.(Baroilnot

included)

• Model 358.351063only.

,, Carryingcase

• Extrachain

• Examinepartsfordamage.Donot

usedamagedparts.

• If you needassistanceorlindparts

missingordamaged,pleasecall

1-800-235-5878.

NOTE: It is normalto hearthefuel filter

rattlein anemptyfuel tank.

Yourunit has beenfactory testedand

thecarburetorprecisely adjusted.Asa

resultyou may smellgasolineorfind a

dropofoil/fuelresidueon the muffler

when you unpack theunit.

ASSEMBLY

Yoursawisfullyassembled,and no

assemblyisnecessary.

KNOWYOURSAW

READTHIS OPERATOR'SMANUALANDSAFETYRULESBEFOREOPERAT-

ING YOUR CHAINSAW.Comparetheillustrationswithyourunittofamiliarize

yourselfwiththe locationofthevariouscontrolsand adjustments.Savethis

manualfor future reference.

ChainAdjust- •

mentTool .' _ . _ FrontHandle

. Manduuaro--- ,. .F j ,

chain I1_/ J_ _ _z/_ Primer

BarOilF_tC_ Housing Fue_MixR!ICap

CylinderCover ___ .-"_

ThrottleLock I. / P'. I _ ..w i

/ J _ Screw ",_ ._._ ./ Dtrectlon

Rear \L _ .f_II U / _ L ofTravel

_,,_.i,, .-,,._2_ I f "_,_..,.,,........ Guide13at "

Throttle Choke _ p._,,=_,_BarClampNuts udet3ar

Tdgger KnoblearL,lampCa_l';er

T..'oTr,E ocKo c.,u.TEN=O.

The throtttelockoutmustbepressed It ls normalfora newchaintostretch

beforeyoucansqueezethethrottletrig- duringfirst30 minutesofoperation.You

get.Thisfeature preventsyoufrom aoo shouldcheckyourchaintensionfre-

.cidentailysqueezingthe trigger, quentiy,See ChainTensionunderthe

FASTIDLE LOCK Serviceand AdjustmentsSection.

Thefast idle loci(holdsthethrottletrig-

ger inthe startingposition.Thisallows

youtoholdthefronthandleandpullthe

ropeduringstarling.Activatethefast

idlelockbyfirst pressingthethrottle

Jockoutand squeezingthethm_e trig-

ger.Withthethrottletdggersqueezed,

pressthefastidlelock.Releasethe

throttlelockoutandtriggerwhileholding

thefastidlelockbutton.

BEFORESTARTINGENGINE

WARNING:Besuretoreadthefuel

handlinginformationinthesafetyrules

sectionofthismanualbeforeyoubegin.

Ifyoudonotunderstandthefuelhan-

dlinginformationdonotattempttofuel

yourunit.Seekhelpfromsomeonethat

doesunderstandtheinformationor call

thecustomerassistancehelplineat

1-800-235-5878.

GUIDEBARAND CHAINOIL

The chainoilerprovidescontinuouslu-

bricationtothechain andguidebar.Be

suretofillthebar oiltankwhenyoufill

thefueltank(Capacity= 6.8 fLoz.)

Formaximum guidebarandchainlife,

we recommendyouuseCraftsman

chainsaw baroil.IfCraftsmanbaroilis

notavailable,youmay usea good

gradeSAE 30 oiluntilyouareableto

obtainCraftsmanbrand.The oiloutput

is automaticallymetered duringopera-

tion.Yoursawwilluseapproximately

onetankofbaroilforeverytankoffuel

mix.Alwaysfillthebaroiltankwhen

youfillthefuel tank.

FUELINGENGINE

Thisengineiscertifiedtooperateon

thefuellinesandcarburetorareempty.

Usefresh fuel nextseason.See STOR-

AGEinstructionsforadditionalInforma-

tion.

Neveruseengineorcarburetorcleaner

productsinthefueltankorpermanent

damagemay occur.

See theSTORAGEsectionfor additional

information.

STOPPING YOUR ENGINE

• MoveOn/StopswitchtotheSTOP

position.

• ifenginedoesnotstop,pullchoke

knoboutfully.

STARTING YOUR ENGINE

COLD ENGINEORWARM ENGINE

AFTER RUNNINGOUT OF FUEL

• Rllbaroiltankwithbar oi!.'(our saw

willuseapproXimatelyonetankofbar

o[Ifor eachtankoffuel mix.

• Primeenginebyslowlypressingprim-

erbulbsixtimes.

PrimerBulb

Ignition

STOP

unleadedgasoline.Beforeoperation, • Turnon ignitionbymovingOn/Stop

gasolinemustbe mixedwitha good switchtoON.

quality 2-cycleair-cooledengineoil.We ° Actuatechokebypullingchokeknob

recommendCraftsmanbrandoil,Mix fullyout.Setsaw ontheground.Grip

gasolineand oilata ratioof40:1 (A front handlewithyourlefthandand

40:1 ratioisobtainedbymixing3.2 placerightfoot throughrearhandle.

ouncesofoilwith1 gallonofunleaded

ff _ / ChokePositions

gasoline).DONOTUSEautomotiveoll " .: -,

orboatoil. Theseoilswilloause engine ___,qp...... _OOff'F_-''

damage.Whenmixingfuel follow the _ :

instructionsprintedonthecontainer.

Onceoilisaddedtothegasoline,

shakecontainermomentarilytoassure

thatthefuel isthoroughlym=xed.

Alwaysreadandfollowthesafetyrules

relatingtofuel beforefuelingyourunit,

IMPORTANT

Experienceindicatesthatalcohol

blendedfuels(calledgasoholorusing

ethanolormethanol)canattractmois-

turewhichleadstoseparationand

formation ofacidsduringstorage.Acid-

icgascandamagethefuelsystemof

an enginewhileInstorage.

Toavoidengineproblems,thefuel sys-

temshouldbe empti_l_beforestorage

for30 daysorlonger.Drainthe gas

tank,starttheengineandlet it rununtil

• SetfastIdlebydapressingthethrottle

lockwithyourrighthand.Then,

squeezethrottletriggerandhold.With

YdOUrthumb,pressthefastidlelock

ownandhold.Next,releasethe

throttletrigger.

° DONOTsqueezethrottletriggerdur-

ingstarting;otherwise,itwillbe nec-

essarytoresetthefast idleJock.

NOTE:Whenpullingthestarterrope,

donotusethefull extentoftherope.

Donotletstarterropesnapback.

Holdhandle.Letroperewindslowly.

• Pullstarterropehandlefirmlyand

quicklywithyourdghthanduntilthe

engineattemptstostartor5 pulls.

Thenpushthechokeknobfully in.

Resumepullinghandleuntilengine

starts.See Illustration.

• Above40'°F,allowenginetorunfor

approximately5 seconds.Then,

squeezeand releasethrottletriggerto

allowengineto idle.

• Below40°1=,allow enginetowarmup

for30 secondsto 1minute;then

squeezeandreleasethrottletriggerto

allowenginetoidle.

° Tostopengine,moveOn/Stopswitch

totheSTOPposition.

STARTINGA WARM ENGINE

DONOTusathechoketostarta warm

engineorfloodingandhardstarting

mayoccur.

° MoveOn/StopswitchtoON.

° Setfast idlelock.

• BesurechokeisintheOFFposition.

° Withsaw onground,gripfronthandle

withlefthandandplaceyourrightfoot

through rearhandle.

° Graspstafferropehandleand pull

ropefirmly andquicklytostartengine.

° Squeezeand releasethrottletrigger

toreturnenginetoidlespeed.

LeftHand

onFront

Handle

€ltn_lllr

FootThroughRearHandle

DIFFICULT STARTING OR

STARTING A FLOODED ENGINE

TheenginemaybefloodedifIthasnot

startedafter 10pulls.Floodedengines

canbeclearedofexcessfuel withthe

followingprocedure:

Activatethefast idlelock.

Startingcouldrequiremanypullsde-

pendingon howbadlyunitisflooded. If

enginestillfails tostart,refertoTROU-

BLESHOOTINGchafforcall

1-800-235-5878.

OPERATING TIPS

• Checkchaintensionbeforefirst use

andafter1 minuteofoperation.See

ChainTensionIntheMaintenance

section.

, Cutwoodonly.Do notcutmetal,plas-

tics,masonry,non-woodbuildingma-

terials,etc.

• Stopthesaw ifthechainstdkesa for-

eignobject.Inspectthesawand re-

pairpartsas necessary.

° Keepthechainoutofdirtand sand.

Evena small,amountofdirt willquick-

lydulla chainand Increasethepossi-

bilityofkickback.

, Practicecuttinga few smalllogsusing

thefollowing steps.Thiswillhelpyou

getthe"feel"ofusingyoursawbefore

youbegina majorsawingoperation.

° Squeezethethrottletriggerandal-

lowtheenginetoreachfullspeed

beforecutting.

i Begincuttingwiththesawframe

againstthelog.

Keeptheengineat full speedthe

entiretimeyouarecutting.

• Allowthechaintocutfor you.Exert

onlylightdownwardpressure.

• Releasethethrottletriggerassoon

as thecut iscompleted,allowingthe

enginetoidle.tfyourunthe sawat

fullthrottlewithouta cuttingload,

unnecessarywearcanoccur.

• Toavoidlosingcontrol whencutis

complete,do notputpressureon

sawat endofcut.

• Stoptheenginebeforesettingthe

sawdown.

TREE FELLING TECHNIQUES

WARNING: Checkforbrokenordead

brancheswhichcanfallwhilecutting

° Verifythatthe On/StopswitchIsinthe causingserious Injury.Do notcutnear

ON position, bulldlngsor electricalwiresifyoudonot

• Pushchokeknobto theOFFposition, knowthedirectionoftreefall,norcutat

* Withsawon ground,gripfront handle nlghtsinceyouwillnotbeabletosee

withlefthandand placerightfoot wetl,norduringbad weathersuchas

throughrearhandle, rain,snow,orstrongwinds,etc.

• Gripstarterropehandleand pullrope Carefullyplanyoursawingoperationin

firmly andquicklyto startengine.If advance.Cleartheworkarea.You

notsuccessful,repeatuntilengine needaclearareaallaroundthetree=so

staffs.

youcanhavesecurefooting.Studythe

naturalconditionsthatcancausethe

treetofallIna particulardirection,such

conditionsinclude:

The winddirectionand speed.

The leanofthetree. The leanofa

treemightnotbeapparentduetoun-

evenorslopingterrain.Usea plumb

or leveltodeterminethedirectionof

treeloan.

• Weightandbrancheson oneside.

Surroundingtreesandobstacles.

Lookfor decayandrot.Ifthetrunkis

rotted,itcansnapandfailtowardthe

operator.

Makesurethereisenoughroomfor the

treetofall. Maintaina distanceof2-1!2

treelengthsfromthenearestpersonor

otherobjects.Enginenoisecan drown

outa warningcall.

Removedirt,stones,loosebark,naUs,

staples,andwirefromthe treewhere

cutsaretobemade.

_'_: Ranaclearretreatpath

.... (_ ,_1_'+="'_"DirectionofFafl

FELLING LARGE TREES

(6 inchesindiameterorlarger)

The notchmethodisusedtofell large

trees.A notchiscuton thesideofthe

tree inthedesireddirectionoffall.After

a felling cutismadeon theopposite

sideoftree,thetreewilltendtofall in

thedirectionofthe notch.

NOTE: tf thetreehaslargebuttress

roots,removethembeforemakingthe

notch.

NOTCH CUTAND FELLINGTREE

• Makenotchcutbycuttingthetopof

thenotchfirst.Cutthrough113ofthe

diameterofthetree. Nextcomplete

thenotchbycuttingthebottom.See

illustration.Oncethenotchiscutre-

movethewedgeofwoodfromthe

tree,

• Afterremovingthewood,makethe

feltingcuton theoppositesideofthe

notch.Thisisdonebymakinga cut

abouttwoincheshigherthanthecen-

terofthe nol=h,Thiswillleave

enoughuncutwoodbetweenthefell-

ingcutandthenotchtoform a hinge;

Thishingewilthelppreventthetree

fromfalling inthewrongdirection,

Finalcuthere

Firstcut | r' /

Notch.... _\! _- ..... +

Hingehe/detreeonstumpandhe_ps

controlfall

Opening

offetllng

Closingof A

notch ,,_

NOTE: Beforefellingoutiscomplete,

usewedgestoopenthecutwhen

necessarytocontrolthedirectionoffall.

To avoidkickbackandchaindamage,

usewoodor plasticwedges,butnever

steelorironwedges.

• Bealertto signs thatthetreeis ready

tofail: cracking sounds,wideningof

thefellingcut,ormovementin theup-

perbranches.

I s treestartstofall, stopsaw,putit

down,andgetaway quicklyonyour

plannedretreatpath.

Beextremelycautiouswithpartially

fallen treesthatmay bepoorlysup-

ported.Whena treedoesn'tfallcom-

dPletely,setthesaw asideand pull

ownthetreewitha cablewinch,

blockandtackle,ortractor,Donot

use yoursawtocutdowna partially

fallentree.

CUTi'ING A FALLEN TREE

BUCKING)

uckingisthetermusedfor cuttinga

fallentreetothedesiredlogsize.

WARNING: Donotstandonthe log

beingcut.Anyportioncan rollcausing

lossoffooting andcontrol.Donotstand

downhilloftheJogbeingcut.

IMPORTANT POINT8

+Cutonlyonelogat a time.

• Cutshatteredwoodverycarefully;

sharppiecesofwoodcouldbeflung

towardoperator.

, Usea sawhorsetocutsmalllogs.

Neverallowanotherpersontohold

thelogwhilecutting and neverhold

thelogwithyourlegorfoot.

• Donotcutinanareawherelogs,

limbs,androotsaretang_ed.Draglogs

intoa oTearareabeforecuttingthem.

BUCKINGTECHNIQUES

WARNING: Ifsaw becomespinched

orhunginalog,don'ttrytoforce itout.

Youcanlosecontrolofthe sawresult-

ingininjuryand/ordamagetothesaw.

Stopthesaw,drivea wedgeofplastic

orwoodintothecutuntilthesawcan

beremovedeasily.Restartthesawand

carefullyreenterthecut.Do_ot usea

metalwedge.Do notattempttorestart

yoursawwhenitispinchedorhungin

a log.

Useawedgetoremovepinchedsaw

Secondcut

Rrs_cutonpressuresideoflog

BUCKINGWITHOUT A SUPPORT

• Overcutthrough1/3ofthediameterof

thelog.

• Rollthelogoverandfinish witha sec-

ondovercut.

• Watchfor logswitha pressureside.

See illustrationabovefor cuttinglogs

witha pressureside.

Usingalog 2nd(

forsupport

TurnsawOFFendusea plasttoor

woodenwedgetoforcecutopen.

Overcuttingbeginsonthetopsideof

thelogwiththebottomofthesaw

againstthelog.When overcuttinguse

lightdownwardpressure.

Overcuttlng Undercutting

Undercuttinginvolvescuttingonthe

undersideofthelogwithtopofsaw

againstthelog.Whenundemuttinguse

lightupwardpressure.Holdsawfirmly

andmaintaincontrol.The sawwilltend

topushbacktowardyou.

WARNING: Neverturnsaw upside

downtoundercut.The saw cannotbe

controlledinthisposition.

Alwaysmakeyourfirstcutonthepres-

suresideofthelog.

Firstcutonpres_resldeoflog

BUCKINGUSINGA LOG OR

SUPPORTSTAND

• Rememberyourfirstcutisalwayson

thepressuresideofthelog.

(Refertotheillustrationbelowfor your

first andsecondcut)

• Yourfirstcutshouldextend1/3ofthe

diameterofthelog.

• Finishwithyoursecondcut.

Usingasupportstand

2ndCut

LIMBING AND PRUNING

WARNING: Neverclimbintoa treeto

limborprune.Do notstandon ladders,

platforms,a log,orinanyposition

whichcancause youtoloseyourbal-

anceorcontrolofthesaw.

IMPORTANTPOINTS

• Watchoutforspringpoles.

Spdngpolesaresmallsizelimbs

whichcanwhiptowardyou,orpull

youoffbalance. Useextremecaution

whencuttingsmallsize limbs.

• Bealertfor springback.Watchoutfor

branchesthatare bentorunderpres-

withthe1/3,2/3cuttingtechniquesde-

scdbedinthebuckingsection.

, Alwaysuseanovercuttocut small

andfreely hanginglimbs.Undercut-

tingcouldcauselimbstofalland

pinchthesaw.

PRUNING

WARNING: Limit pruningtolimbs

shoulderheightorbelow.Donotcut if

branchesarehigherthanyourshoul-

der,Get a professionaltodothejob.

• Makeyourfirstcut 1/3oftheway

throughthebottomofthelimb.

• Nextmakea secondcutall the way

sure.Avoidbeingstruckbythe through the limb,

branchor thesaw whenthetensionin , Finishthepruningoperationbyusing

thewoodfibersisreleased, anovomutsothatthestumpofthe

• Frequentlyclearbranchesoutofthe limbprotrudes1to2 inchesfrom the

waytoavoidtdppfngoverthem. trunkofthetree.

LIMBING

• Limba treeonlyafter itiscutdown.

• Leavethelargerlimbsundemeaththe

felledtreetosupport thetreeas you

work.

° Startat thebaseofthefelledtreeand

worktowardthetop,cuttingbranches

andlimbs.Removesmalllimbswith

onecut.

° Keepthetreebetweenyouandthe

chain.

• Removelarger,supportingbranches

_ Rrstcut

)_/_,v" _,- 1/3ofway

CUSTOMER RESPONSIBILITIES

Fillindatesas youcomplete BeforeAfter Ever_ Every Yearly Service

regularservice Use Usei 5 hrs.25 hrs. Dates

Checkfor damaged/womparts e,

Checkfor ioose fasteners/parts _.

Checkchaintension _

Checkchain sharpness ' ,_'

CheckrguJdebar e,,

Cleanunit& labels e,,

Cleanairfilter ..... P"

Clean/inspectsparkarrestor

screen& Inspectmuffler. P"

Replacespark plug v"

GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS

The warrantyonthisunitdoesnotcov-

er itemsthathavebeensubjectedto

operatorabuseornegligence.To re-

ceivefullvaluefrom thewarranty,the

operatormustmaintainunitas instruct-

edinthismanual.Variousadjustments

willneedtobemadeperiodicallyto

properlymaintainyourunit.

• Oncea year,replacethespark plug,

air filterelement,and checkguidebar

andchainforwear.Anewsparkplug

and airfilterelementassuresproper

air-fuelmixtureandhelpsyour engine

runbetterandlastlonger.

WARNING: Disconnectthesparkplug

beforeperformlngmaintenanceexcept

for carburetoradjustments.

LUBRICATION

• HandleScrews

• VibrationMounts

• StarterHousing

• Handguard

CHECK CHAIN TENSION

• Usethescrewdriverendofthechain

adjustmenttooltomovechainaround

guidebartoensurekinksdonotexist,

Thechainshouldrotatefreely.

Gulds

Bar

Chain

BarClamp Adjusting Adjustment

Nuts Screw Tool

• Loosenbarclampnutsuntiltheyare

1 Bar 2 BarOil _ fingertightagainstthebarclamp.

Sprocket FillCap _ I =Tum adjustingscrewclockwiseuntil

Lube . 'K1 I chainbarelytouchesthebottomof

guidebar.

• Rollchainaroundguidebartoensure

alllinksare inbargroove.

1Sprocketlube .J_ _"_I Screw /

2 Craftsmanchaln sawbaroil

CHECK FOR DAMAGED OR

WORN PARTS

Replacementofdamaged/wornparts

shouldbereferredtoyourSearsSer-

viceCenter.

NOTE: Itisnormalfor a smallamount

ofoiltoappearunderthesawafteren-

ginestops.Donotconfusethiswitha

leakingoiltank.

• On/StopSwitch- EnsureOn/Stop

switchfunctionsproperlybymoving

theswitchtothe"Stop"position.

Makesureenginestops;then restart

engineandcontinue.

• FuelTank- Discontinueuseofchain

sawiffuel tankshowssignsofdam-

ageor leaks.

• OilTank- Discontinueuseofchain

sawifoiltankshowssignsofdamage

or leaks.

CHECK FOR LOOSE

FASTENERS AND PARTS

• Bar ClampNut

• Chain-

, Muffler

• CylinderShield

• AirFilter

• ClutchDrum/Sprocket

BarClampNuts GuideBar

• Liftuptipofguidebartocheckfor

sag.Releasetipofguidebar,then

turnadjustingscrew1/4turnclock-

wise.Repeatthisstepuntilsagdoes

notexist.

, Whileliftingtipofguidebar,tighten

barclampnutswiththechainadjust-

menttool.Torqueto10-15ft-lbs.

AdjustingScrew

Clamp 1/4Turn

Nuts

• Usethescrewdriverendofthechain

adjustmenttooltomovechain"around

theguidebar.

• Ifchaindoesnotrotate,itistootight.

Slightlyloosenbar clampnutsand

turnadjusting screw 1/4 turn counter-

clockwise. ReUghten barclamp nuts.

• Ifchain is too loose, it willsag below

the guide bar. DO NOT operate the

saw if the chain isloose.

Fi(eEdgesand _,_

sidesSquare

WornGroove CorrectGroove

Replacetheguidebarwhenthegroove

isworn,theguidebarisbentor

cracked,orwhenexcessheatingor

burringoftherailsoccurs,ifreplace-

mentisnecessary,useonlytheguide

barspecifiedforyoursawintherepair

partslist,alsospecifiedonthereplace-

mentbar andchaindecallocatedon

thechainsaw.

CHECK CHAIN SHARPNESS

A sharpchainmakeswoodchips.A

dullchainmakes asawdustpowder

and cutsslowly.

CHAINSHARPENING

Chainsharpeningrequiresspecial

tools.Youcan pumhasesharpening

toolsat Searsorgotoa professional

chainsharpener.

CHECK GUIDE BAR

Conditionswhichrequireguidebar

maintenance:

• Sawcutstoone sideorat an angle.

• Sawhastobeforcedthroughthecut.

Inadequatesupplyofoiltothebar

andchain.

Checktheconditionoftheguidebar

eachtimethechainissharpened. A

wornguidebarwilldamagethechain

andmakecutting difficult.Tomaintain

CLEAN UNIT & LABELS

, Cleantheunitusinga dampclothwith

a milddetergent.

• Wipeofftheunitwitha cleandry

cloth.

CLEAN AIR FILTER

A dirtyair filterdecreasesthelifeand

performanceoftheengineand in-

creasesfuelconsumptionandharmful

emissions.Alwayscleanyourairfilter

after15tanksoffuel or 5 hoursofop-

eration,whichevercomesfirst. Clean

morefrequently industyconditions.A

usedairfiltercanneverbecompletely

cleaned,Itisadvisabletoreplaceyour

airfilterwitha newoneafterevery50

hoursofoperation,orannually,which-

evercomesfirst. Tocleanfilter;

• Loosen3 screwsoncylindercover.

Removecylindercover.

• Removeair filter.

guidebar: o Cleantheairfilterusinghotsoapy

, MoveOn/Stopswitch to_Stop." water.Rinsewithcleancoolwater.

* Removebarand chainfromsaw. : • Airdrycompletelybeforereinstalling.

* Cleanall sawdustandany other Lightlyoilair filterbeforeinstalling.

debrisfrom theguidebargrooveand Use2-cycleengineoilor motoroil

sprocket holeaftereachuse. (SAE30). Squeezeexcessoilfrom

filter.Thiswillimprovetheefficiencyof

RemoveSawdustFromGutde theairfilter.

BarGroove ° Reinstallairfilter.

Reinstallcylindercoverand 3 screws

(15-20in-lbs.).

SprocketHole

iOylfndsr

Cover

Screws

° Addlubricanttosprocketholeafter

eachusa.

* Burringofguidebar railsisa normal

processof railwear.Removethese

burrswitha flat file.

• Whenrailtopisuneven,usea flatfile

torestoresquareedgesand sides.

-f.q

Cylinder

Cover

INSPECT MUFFLER AND SPARK

ARRESTOR SCREEN

As the unit isused, carbon deposits

build up on the muffler and spark

arrestor screen, and must be removed

to avoid creating a firehazard or affect-

ingengineperformance.

Replacethesparkarrestorscreenif

breaksoccur.

MufflerDiffuser

Spark

Arrestor

Screen

Muffler

Cover

Screws

Body Muffler

Cover

CLEANING THE SPARK

ARRESTOR SCREEN

Cleaningisrequiredevery25 hoursof

operationor annually,whichevercomes

first.

* Loosenand removethe2 mufflercov- Screws

erscrews.

• Removethemufflercover(cover

snapsoffmufflerbody). Plug

• Removemufflerdiffuserandspark Boot

arrestorscreenassembly.Noticethe

orientationofthesepartsfor reassem-

bling.

, Cleanthesparkarrestorscreenwitha Spark

wirebrush.Replacescreenifbreaks Plug

are found.

• Replaceanybrokenorcrackedmuf*

flerparts. .

• Reinstalldiffuserandsparkarrestor

screenassembtywithroundholes

facing upandtowardsmufflercover.

° Reinstallmufflercoverand 2 s_rews

(7-8ft-lbs.).

REPLACE SPARK PLUG

The sparkplugshouldbereplaced

eachyeartoensuretheenginestarts

easierandrunsbetter.Ignitiontimingis

fixed and nonadjustable,

° Loosenthe3 screwsonthecylinder

cover.

Removethecylindercover.

Pulloffthesparkplugboot.

Removesparkplugfrom cylinderand

discard.

° Replacewith'ChampionRCJ7Yspark

plugandtightenwitha 3/4inchsocket

wrench(10-12ff-lbs). Sparkpluggap

shouldbe.025 in.

• Reinstallthesparkplugboot,

• Reinstallthecylindercoverand3

screws(t5-20 In-lbs).

CHAIN REPLACEMENT

CAUTION: Wearprotectivegloves

whenhandlingchain,The chainis

sharpand cancutyouevenwhenitis

notmoving.

Itisnormalfor a newchaintostretch

duringthefirst 30 minutesofoperation.

Youshouldrecheckyourchaintension

frequentlyandadjustthechaintenslon

as required.See ChainTensionsec-

tion,

• MoveOn/StopswitchtotheStop

position.

• Replacetheoldchainwhenitbe-

comeswornor damaged.

° UsaonlytheLow-Kickbackreplace-

mentchainspecifiedintherepair

partslist.Thecorrectreplacementbar

and chainisalsospecifiedona decal

located onthechainsaw.

*See yourSearsServiceCentertore-

placeandsharpenindividualcutters

onyourchain.

• Removebarclampnuts.

• Removebarclamp.

• Removethe oldchain.

Bar

Clamp

Bar

ClampNuts

• "rumadjustingscrewbyhand coun-

temlockwiseuntiladjusting pinjust

touchesthestop.

• Slideguidebarbehindclutchdrum

untilguidebarstopsagainstclutch

drumsprocket,

• Carefullyremovenewohainfrom

package,Holdchainwiththedrive

linksas shown.

Cutters DepthGauge

DriveLinks

' Placechainoverandbehindthe

clutch,

• Fitbottomofddvelinksbetweenteeth

insprocketnose.

• Fitchaindrivelinksintobar groove.

• Pullguidebarforwarduntilchainis

snugin guidebargroove.

• Now,installbarclampmakingsure

theadjusting pinispositionedinthe

lowerholeintheguidebar,

tower

Hole

Adjusting

Pin Bar

• Installbar clampnutsandfingertight-

en only.DOnottightenanyfurtherat

thispoint.

CHAIN ADJUSTMENT

See =ChainTension"inMaintenance

section.

CLEAN FUEL FILTER

Tocleanfuelfilter,drainyourunitby

runningdryoffuel,removefuelcap/re-

tainerassemblyfromtank.Pullfilter

from tankand.removefrom _ne.Clean

withmilddetergentandrinse.Drythor-

oughly,reassemble.

CARBURETOR ADJUSTMENT

WARNING: Thechainwillbe moving

dudngmostofthisprocedure.Wear

yourprotectiveequipmentandobserve=

allsafetyprecautions.Duringthetow

speedmixtureadjustmentrecheckIdle

speedaftereachturnofthescrew.The

chainmustnotmoveat idlespeed.

Carburetoradjustment iscdticalandif

doneimproperly canpermanentlydam-

agetheengineas wellas thecarbure-

tor.Ifyourequirefurtherassistanceor

are unsureaboutperformingthisproce-

dure,callourcustomerassistancehelp

lineat t-800-235-5878.

Old fuel,a dirtyairfilter,dirtyfuelfilter,

orflooding maygivetheimpressionof

an Improperlyadjustedcarburetor.

Checktheseconditionsbeforeadjust-

ing thecarburetor.

Thecarburetor hasbeencarefullysetat

thefactory.Adjustmentsmaybe neces-

saryifyou noticeanyofthefollowing

conditions:

• Chainmovesatidle,See =idleSpeed"

underadjustingprocedure.

• Sawwillnotidle,See "idleSpeed"

and=LowSpeedMixture"underad-

justingprocedure.

* Enginediesor hesitateswhenit

shouldaccelerate.See =Acceleration

Check"underadjustingprocedure.

oLoss ofcuttingPower.See "High

SpeedMixtureH_underadjusting

procedure.

Thereare threeadjustmentscrewson

thecarburetor. Theyam labeledH, L,

andT.Theyare locatedintheareajust

abovetheprimerbulb.

CARBURETOR PRESETS

Whenmakingadjustments,donotforce

theplasticlimitercapsbeyondthe

stopsordamagewilloccur.

Ifcarburetorpresetsare notneeded,

proceedto"IdleAdjustments."

• Turnbothmixturescrewscounter-

clockwiseuntiltheystop.

° Turntheidlespeedscrewclockwise

untilitstops.Now turncounterclock-

wise4.1/2turns.

Startmotor,letitrunfor3 minutes,and

proceedtotheadjustmentsection.If

enginedoesnotstart,refertotrouble-

shootingchartorcall1-800,235-5878.

Ifengineperformanceisacceptableat

thepresetpositionsandthereisno

chainmovementat idle,nofurther ad-

justmentisnecessary.

ADJUSTING PROCEDURE

Idle Speed "1"

Allowenginetoidle.Adjustspeeduntil

enginerunswithoutchainmovementor

stalling.

• Turnclockwisetoincreaseengine

speedifenginestallsordies.

° Tumcounterclockwisetodecrease

speed.

Nofurther adjustmentsare necessaryif

chaindoesnotmoveat Idlespeedand

ifpedormanceissatisfactory.

Low Speed Mixture "L"

Allowenginetoidle.Thenaccelerate

theengineandnotepedormance.Ifen-

ginehesitates,bogsdown,orsmokes

duringacceleration,turnmixturescrew

clockwisein 1/16-tumincrementsuntil

performanceissatisfactory.Repeatthis

procedureas necassa_for properad-

justmentAftercompletingadjustments,

checkfor accelerationandchainmove-

mentat idle.Resetifnecessary.

High Speed Mixture "H"

DO NOT operateengineat fullthrottle

for prolongedperiodswhilemakingad-

justments.Damagetotheenginecan

occur.Make a testcut.Basedonper-

formanceofthesawwhilecutting,ad-

justthehighspeedmixturesettingin

1/16-rumincrementsas follows:

• Clockwiseuntilthesawhasgood

powerin thecutwithno hesitation.

Do notadjustbysoundorspeed,but

judgebyhowwellthesawperformsin

thecut,

• Counterclockwiseifthesaw has

speed,butdiesinthecutorlacks

powerin thecut.

Aftercompletingadjustments,checkfor

accelerationandchainmovementat

Idle.Resetifnecessary.

Acceleration Check

Iftheenginediesorhesitatesinsteadof

accelerating,turnthelowspeedmixture

adjustmentcounterclockwiseuntilyou

havesmoothaccelerationwithnochain

movementat idle.Recheckand adjust

as necessaryfor acceptableperfor-

mance.

Prepareyourunitforstorageattheend

oftheseasonorif itwillnotbeusedfor

30 daysor more.

WARNING:

• Allowtheenginetocool,andsecure

theunitbeforestodngortransporting.

• Storechainsawandfuelina well

ventilatedareawherefuel vapors

cannotreachsparksoropenflames

from waterheaters,electricmotorsor

switches,furnaces, etc.

• Storechainsawwithallguardsin

placeand positionchainsawsothat

anysharpobjectcannotaccidentally

causeinjury.

• Storechainsawweltoutofthereach

ofchildren.

EXTERNALSURFACES

ifyourchainsaw istobestoredfora

pedodoftime,cleanItthoroughlybe-

fore storage.StoreIna cleandryarea.

• Lightly oilextemalmetalsudacesand

guidebar.

• Oilthechainand wrapitinheavypa-

peror cloth.

FUEL SYSTEM

UnderFuelingEnginein theOperating

Sectionofthismanual,see message

labeledIMPORTANTregardingtheuse

ofgasohotin yourchainsaw.

Fuelstabilizerisanacceptablealterna-

tiveinminimizingtheformationoffuel

gumdepositsduringstorage.Addstabi-

lizertothegasolineinthefueltankor

fuelstoragecontainer.Followthemix

instructionsfoundonstabilizercontain-

ers.Runengineat least5 minutesafter

addingstabilizer.

CRAFTSMAN40:1, 2-cycleengineoil

(afrcooled)isespeciallyblendedwith

fuel stabilizer.Ifyoudonotusethis

Searsoil,youcanadda fuelstabilizer

toyourfueltank.

INTERNAL ENGINE

• Removesparkplugandpour1tea-

spoonof40:1,2-cycle engineoil(air

cooled)throughthesparkplugopen-

ing.Slowlypullthestarterrope8 to

10timestodistributeoil.

• Replacesparkplugwithnewoneof

recommendedtypeandheatrange,

• Cleanairfilter.

• Checkentireunitfor loosescrews,

nuts,andbolts.Replaceanydam-

aged,broken,orwornparts.

° Atthebeginningofthenext season,

useonlyfreshfuelhavingtheproper

gasolinetooilratio.

OTHER

• Donotstoregasolinefromonesea-

sontoanother.•

', Replaceyourgasolinecanifitstarts

torust.

TROUBLESHOOTING CHART

TROUBLE

Enginewillnot

startorwillrun

onlya few

secondsafter

starting.

.....Enginewiilnot

Idleproperly.

Enginewillnot

accelerate,

lackspower,

ordiesunder

a load.

Enginesmokes

excessively.

!CAUSE

' Ignitionswitchoff.

• Engineflooded.

• Fueltankempty.

Sparkplugnotfiring.

• Fuel notreaching

carburetor.

° Carburetorrequires

adjustment.

° Noneoftheabove.

• Idlespeedset toohigh

ortoo low.

_° LowSpeedMixture

requiresadjustment.

° Crankshaftsealsworn.

• Compressionlow.

• Noneoftheabove.

Airfilterdirty.

; Sparkplugfouled.

* Carburetorrequires

adjustment.

, Exhaustportsormuf-

fler outletsplugged.

Compressionlow.

Noneoftheabove.

Chokepartiallyon.

; Fuelmixtureincorrect.

• Airfilterdirty.

HighSpeedMixture

requiresadjustment.

• Crankcaseleak,

REMEDY

:°

!°

, ,,,,,, ,

MoveIgnitionswitchtoON.

See =StartingInstructions."

Filltankwithcorrectfuefmixture,

Installnewspirk plug. •

Checkfordirt,rfuelfilter; clean.

Checkfor kint:edorsplitfuelline

repairor replace.

See "CarburetorAdjustments,"

• ContactSearsService.

• See =CarburetorAdjustments."

See "CarburetorAdjustments."

• Contact Sears Service.

• Contact Seam Service.

• Contact Sears Service.

, Clean or replace air filter.

• Clean or replace plug

and regap.

• See"Carburetor Adjustments."

ContactSearsService.

• ContactSearsService.

• Adjustchoke. "

• Emptyfueltankand refillwith

correctfuelmixture.

• Cleanor replaceairfilter.=

• See "CarburetorAdjustments."

• ContactSearsSewice.

q-/

TROUBLE SHOOTING CHART- Continued

TROUBLE CAUSE

Engineruns * Fuelmixtureincorrect.

hot. • SparkplugIncorrect.

• HighSpeedMixture

settoolean.

• Exhaustportsormuf-

fleroutletsplugged.

• Carbonbuild-upon

muffleroutletscreen.

• Fanhouslng/cylinder

fins dirty.

• Noneoftheabove.

Oilinadequate • Oiltankempty.

forbarand ° Oil pumporoilfilter

chain clogged.

lubrication. • Guidebaroilhole

blocked.

Chainmoves ° Idlespeedrequires

at idlespeed, adjustment.

° Clutchrequiresrepair.

Chaindoes • Chaintensiontoo

notmove tight.

whenengine ° Carburetorrequires

isaccelerated, adjustment.

• Guidebar rails

pinched.

• Clutchslipping.

Chainclatters • Chaintensionincorrect.

orcutsroughly.• Cuttersdamaged.

• Chainworn.

• Cuttersdull,tmpropedy

sharpened,ordepth

gaugestoohigh.

• Sprocketworn.

• Chaininstalled

backwards.

Chainstops • Chaincuttertopsnot

withinthecut. filedflat.

• Guidebarburredor

bent;railsuneven.

• Clutchslipping

Chaincuts at * Cuttersdamagedon

anangle, oneside.

REMEDY ..............

• See"FuelingYourunIL" J'_....

* Replacewithcorrectplug. ,

• See CarburetorAdjustments.

* ContactSearsService.

* Cleansparkarrestorscreen.

• Cleanarea.

• ContactSearsService.

• Filloiltank.

o ContactSearsService.

• Removebar andclean.

• See"CarburetorAdjustments."

° ContactSeersService.

* See'Chain Tension."

• See"CarburetorAdjustments."

* Repairor replace.

• ContactSearsService.

• See"ChainTension."

• ContactSearsService.

,* Resharpenorreplacechain.

See =SharpeningChain."

• ContactSearsService.

, Installchainin rightdirection.

• See"Sharpening Chain."

• Repairor replaceguidebar.

• ContactSears Service.

• See'Sharpening Chain."

Chaindullononeside. See "SharpeningChain."

Guidebarbentorworn. _ Replaceguidebar.

ifsituationsoccurwhichare notcoveredinthismanual,usecare andgood

judgement.Ifyouneedassistance,contactSearsService ortheCUSTOMER

ASSISTANCEHELPLINEat 1-800-235-5878.

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