Craftsman 358344910 Owner's manual

Brand: Craftsman

Model: 358344910

Category: Power chainsaws

Type: Owner's manual

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IMPORTANTMANUAL Do NotThrowAway

Operator's

Manual

ModelNo.

358.34111- 2.0/14"

358.34251 - 2.0/14"

358.34180- 2.75116"

' if

358.3.4260- 2.75/16

358.344910 - 2,75/16"

AlwaysWearEyeProtection

& WARNING

READTHEOPERATOR'S

MANUALANDFOLLOW

ALL WARNINGSAND

SAFETYINSTRUCTIONS,

FAILURETODOSOCAN

RESULTINSERIOUS

• INJURY.

CRRFTSMRN°

2.0/ 2.75cc MOTOR

14"/16" inchGuideBar

ELECTRICCHAINSAW

• Assembly

• Operation

• Customer Responsibilities

* Serviceand Adjustments

• Tableof Contents - Inside Back Cover

Sears,RoebuckandCo.,HoffmanEstates,IL 60179 USA

_30-083031 8_0/94

SAFETYRULES

_ ARNING:

WHEN USINGAN ELECTRICCHAINSAW,BASICSAFETYPRECAUTIONSSHOULDALWAYSBE

FOLLOWEDTOREDUCETHERISKOFRRE,ELECTRICSHOCK;ANDINJURYTOPERSONS.READ

ALL INSTRUCTIONS.SEEADDITIONALSAFETYINSTRUCTIONSTHROUGHOUTTHISMANUAL

• BECAUSE A CHAIN SAW IS A HIGH-SPEED WOOD-CUTTINGTOOL, SPECIAL SAFETY

PRECAUTIONSMUSTBE OBSERVEDTO REDUCETHE RISK OF ACCIDENTS,CARELESSOF

IMPROPERUSEOFTHISTOOLCANCAUSESERIOUSINJURY.

Headng _ SafetyHat

Snug EyeProtection

Rtting

Clothin_

Safety SafetyCbeps

Shoes

--Nlm

Figure1

KNOWYOURSAW

• Read your operator's manual carefullyuntiJyou

completelyunderstandandcanfollowall safetytutes,

precautions,andoperatingInstructionsbeforeattempt-

_ngtooperatetheunit.

• Restricttheuseofyoursew to adultuserswhoun.

dendaedandcanfollowsafetyrules,precautions,and

operatingInstructionsfoundin thismanual.

PLANAHEAD

• Wearprotectivegear. Figure1. Alwaysuse stee_-

toedsafetyfootwearwithnon-slip solessnug-fitting

clothing;heavy-duty,non-slipgloves;eye protection

suchas non-fogging,ventedgogglesorfacescreenan

approvedsafetyhardbat;and soundbarfiers--sar

plugsormufflerstoprotectyourheadng.Regutarusers

shouldhave headngcheckedregularlyas chainsaw

noisecandamagehearing.

• Keep agparts of your bodyaway from the chain

whenthe engineIsrunning.

• Keepchildren,bystanders,cod colmstaamthlmum

of3Sfeet(10Meters)awayfromthe workarea. Do

notallowotherpeopleoranimalstobenearthechain

sawwhenstarlingoroperattngthechainsaw.

, DOnothandtaoroperetea bbalnsawwhcayouare

fatigued, Ig,or upset,orif youhavetakenalcohol,

drugs,ormedication.YoumustbeIngoodphysical

conditionandmentallysteal.Chalnsawv/or:<isstrenu.

cos.Ifyouhaveanycoedltlonthatmightbeaggravated

bystrenuouswork,checkwithyourdoctorbeforeoper-

atingachainsaw.

• Oonotattempttouseyourchainsawduringbad

waathercondgionssuchasstrongwJndlrain,snow,Ice,

etc.,oratnight.

• Carefullyplanyoursawingopemtlcainadvance.

Donotstartcuttinguntilyouhaveaclearworkarea,se-

curefooting,and,ifyouarefellingtrees,apJannedre-

treatpath.

• Donotoperates chainsawthat Is damaged

Improperlyadjusted,or not completely and

securelyassembled, Always replace the

haodgcardimmediatelyif it becomesdamaged,

broken,orIsotherwiseremoved.

• Keepthehantilasdry ctaan,andfrcoofoilorfuel

mxture.

• Withtheenginestoppedhandcarrythechainsaw

withthemufflerawayfromyourbody,andtheguide

barandchaintotherear,preferablycoveredwitha

scabbard.

ELECTRICALSAFETY

• Avoidbodilycontactwithchainanytimesawis

pluggedintoapowersource;thechainwillcontin-

uetomoveforashorttimeaftertdggerisreleased.

• Avoiddangeroussituations.Donotexposethe

unittorainoruseindamp,wet,gaseous,orexplo-

sivelocations.

• UnplugpowereordwhensawIsnotth use.

,_ Allowthemotortostopandthechainto stop

turnthgbeforesettingthesawdown.

• Guardagainsteleotd¢shock. Avoidbodycon-

tactwithanygroundedconductor,suchasmetal

pipesandwirefences.

• Avoidentanglement.Keepcordsclearofopera-

tor,sawchain,endbranchesataJItimes.

• Donotabusecords. Nevercarrysewby the

powercordoryankittodisconnect,Keeptool

cordandextensioncordawayfromheat,0il,and

sharpedges.

• Useonlyextensioncordsmarkedassuitable-

foroutdooruse.

LOOK FOR THIS SYMBOL TO POINT OUT IMPORTANT SAFETY PRECAUTIONS. /

IT MEANS - ATTENTIONIII BECOMEALERTII! YOUR SAFETY !S iNVOLVED.

SAFETY RULES

OPERATEYOURSAWSAFELY • Keepoilcap, ecrews, andfastenerssecurelyBgbt.

• Donutoporatea chainsaw withonehand,Sedous ened.

InjuP/totheoperator,helpers,bystandersoranycom-

binationofthesepersonsmayresugfromone-handed•

operation.Achaincawisintendedfortwo-handeduse.

• Operatethechain saw only In well-veutilatedout- MAINTAIN YOUR SAW IN GOOD WORKING

doorareas. ORDER

• Donotoperatesawfromaladderor inatree, udess

• specificallyttainedtodoso.

Positionallpartsof yourbodyto the leftof cutand

awayfrom thechainwhentheenglneisrunning.

• Cutwoodonly. DonotuseyoursawtopPjorshove

awaylimbs,roots,orotherobieofs.

• Makesurethechainwill notmakecontactwithany

objectwhilestartingtheengine. NeverWtoofadthe

sawwhentheguldebarisin acutorkerr.

• UseextremecauBonwhencuttingsmagsizebrush

and saplings. Slendermatedalcan catchthe chain

• andbewhippedtowardyouorpullyouogbalance.

Bealedfor sprthgbeckwhencuttingalimbthatisun-

dertensionsoyouwillnotbestruckbythelimborsaw

whenthetensioninthewoodfibersisreleased.

• DOnutputpressureon thesaw at theendof acuL

Applyingpressurecancauseyoutolosecontrolwhen

thecutiscompleted.

• Stoptheunitbeloreseffingthesawdown.

• Haveagchaincaw serriedperformedbyyour Sears

ServiceCenterwilhtheexceplionoftheitemslistedin

thema_enancasectionof_is manuof.

• Make certain the chain stops movingwhen the

throttletriggerisreleased.

Stopthe sawif the chain strikesaforeign object,

i nspectunitandrapairorreplacepattsasnecesca_y.

Disconnectthe unitfrom the powersourcebefore

pedormlngany maintenance.

• Nevermodifyyoursawin any way. Useonlyaitaeb-

mentssuppliedor specificallyrecommendedbythe

raanofaoturec

TRANSPORTING AND STORAGE

• Stoptheunitbeforstraosporting.

• Allowtocool,covertheguidebarandchain,andsecure

theunitbeforestoringortransportinginavehicle.

• Storaunitsothechaincannotaccidenlallycaucainjury.

• Storatheunitoutofthereachofchildran.

GUARDAGAINSTKICKBACK-Kickbackisadangerousreactionthatcanleadtoseriousinjury.

I& KICKBACK WARNING

KICKBACKCAN OCCUR WHEN THE KICKBACK

MOVING CHAIN CONTACTS AN

OBJECTAT THE UPPER PORTIONOF

THETiPOFTHEGUIDEBARORWHEN

THEWOODCLOSESINAND PINCHES

THECHAININ THECUT. CONTACTAT

THE UPPERPORTIONOFTHE TiP OF

THE GUIDE BAR CAN CAUSE THE

CHAIN TO DIG INTO THE OBJECT,

WHICHSTOPS THE CHAIN FOR AN

INSTANT.THERESULTISA UGNtNING

FAST, REVERSE REACTION WHICH

KICKSTHEGUIDEBARUP ANDBACK

TOWARD THE OPERATOR. IF THE

CHAIN IS PINCHEDALONG THE TOP

OFTHE GUIDEBAR THE GUIDEBAR

CAN DE DRVEN RAP DLY SACK

TOWARDTHEOPERATOR.EITHEROF

THESEREACTIONSCAN CAUSELOSS

OF SAW CONTROL WHICH CAN,

RESULTIN SERIOUSINJURY.DO NOT

RELYONLYON THE SAFEW DEVICES

PROVIDEDWITH YOUR SAW. AS A

CHAINSAW USER, YOU MUST TAKE

SPECIAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONSTO

HELP KEEP YOUR CUTTING JOBS

FREEFROMACCIDENTOR IRJURY. '

Figure2

AVOi0

Figure3

SAFETYRULES

N[_'[,_ R|VERSE

HANDPOSITIONS

t.{fT

HAND JGHI

ANO

C0RREC!PO$1T_ON

JEJE_AF_ eA_

W11_DG?HJC_G$

_ITN U[FT 1HUI

CORrECt GI_I_ INCORR[¢f GRIp

Figure4

REDUCETHECHANCEOFKICKBACK

. Recognizethatkfcldoankcanhappen.Witha basle

understandingof_ckbeck,youconreducetheelement

ofsurpasswhichcontributestoaccidents.

, NeverIst themovthgchelacantact anyobjectatthe

tipoftheguidobar, Figure2.

* Keepthe workingareafreefrom obstructionssuch

as othertrees,branches,rocks,fences,stumps,etc.

Figure3. Elimlnataoravoidan7obstmat]onthatyour

chaincouldhitwhileyouarecuttingthrougheparticular

logorbreach.

• Keepyour chelasharpand properlytanelaaed. A

looseordu[Icha{ncanincreasethechanceofkickbec)_

tooccur. Followmanufacturerschainsharpeningand

maintenanceinstnJcltoco.Checktensionat regularIn-

tervalswiththeenginestopped,neverwiththeengine

running.Makesurethe barclampnutsare securely

lightenedaftertensioningthechain.

• Begin and continuecuttingat tugthrottle. Ifthe

chainis movingat a slowerspeed,thereis greater

chancefor kicld_cktooccur.

• Cutonelog at etime.

. Useex_'emecautlon whenre-enterthga prevthua

cut,

• Do notattemptplungecuts,

, Watchfor ehiRlnglogsorotherforcoethatcouldclose

acutandpinchorfallintochain.

, Use the Reduced-KickbackGuideBar and Low-

KickbackChainspeciltedforyoursaw.

MAINTAINCONTROL

• Keepa go_, firm gripon thecow withbcthheads

whenthe engineIsrunninganddon'tletgo, Rgure

4,Afirmgdpconneutndizekickbeckandhelpyoumain-

tamcontrolofthesew.Keeptheltngereofyourlefthand

encimiingandyourreftthurebunderthefmuthaed]ebar.

Keepyourdghtheedcompletelyereundtherearhandle

whetheryouaredghtheededorleftheeded.Kanpyour

leftarmstraightwiththee]bawlooked.

• Position yourlefthandDothefronthandlebersoIt

Isin astraightlinewithyourrighthandonthe rear

handlewhenmakingbuckingcuts, Figure4. Never

mvemerightandlefthandpesiltonsforanytypeofcut.

tins.

• Stand with your weightevenlybalancedon both

feet.

• StandaffghtlytotheIsft sideoftheeawtokeepyour

bodyfrom being In a directllnewith the cutting

chain. Figure4.

• Donotoverreach, Youcouldbedrawnorthrownoff

balanceandrosecontrolofthesaw.

• Do not cut above shoulderheighL It is difficultto

maintaincontrolofsawaboveshoulderheight.

UNDERSTANDINGREACTIVEFORCES

Pinch-KickbackendPug-InoccurwhenthechainIS

suddenlystoppedbybathspinched,caught,or by

contactingaforeignob_eofInthewood.Thisstoppfng

ofthechainresultsinareversalofthechainforceusedto

cutwoodandcausesthesawtomoveintheoppositedirec_

tianofthechainrotagon.Eitherreactionconresuffintoss

ofcontrolandpassiblecodousinjury,

• Pinch-Kiskback

- occurswhenchainontopofguide_r issuddeely

stopped.

- rapMiyddvessaws_/ghtbacktowardoperetor.

• Pug-In

- ocoumwhanthecheinontheboftomofthegu]debar

issuddenlystopped.

- pullsthesawrapidlyforward.

KICKBACKSAFETYFEATURES

A WARNING 1

THE FOLLOWING FEATURESARE IN-J

CLUDEOONYOURSAWTOHELPREDUCEI

THE HAZARDOF KICKBACK;HOWEVER,I

SUCH FEATURES WILL NOT TOTALLYI

ELIMINATETHISDANGEROUSREACTION

AS A CHAINSAW USER, DO

ONLYON SAFETYDEVICES. YOU

FOLLOW ALL EAFET'f

THIS

IN SERIOUS INJURY.

Reduced-Klokbecl(Gulde9er, designedw_ a smkilradths

lipwhichreducesthe size ofthekickbackdangerzoneonthe

guidebartip. F)gure5. AReduced-KickbackGuideBarkione

whichhasbeendemonctratedtosigni;icanll]yreducethenum-

der andseriousnessofkickbackswhentestedinaccord_ce

withANSIB175.t.*-1991

• Low--k%kback Chain, designedw_ a contoureddepth

gaugeand ard[inkwhkih deflectkickbackforceandaithw

woedtogra_Uuali_/rideintothecuner.Figure5. Low-I_ckback

Chainischainwninhhasmetkickbackperformancerequire-

mantact ANSI B175.1.1991whentestedonarepresentaiJve

sampleofchainsawsbelow3.8cubicInchdisplacementspe-

cifiedinANSI B175.1.1991.

• Handguard deslgnedtoredecethechanceofyourlofthand

contactingthechainffyourhandslipsoffthe ltoct henolebar.

• Position of front and rearhandlebars, desilgEnedw_hdis-

tahoebetweenhandlesand "in-line"witheachother. The

sprereadand"In-line"positionofthehandsprovidedbythis de-

signworktogethertogivebabnceandre_kitanceincontrol-

llngthe I_votofthe sawbacktowardtheoperatorifkickback

occurs.

• AN_Br7a.t.1991- Safetyrequlrerr_n_forgasdthepowerecld'_n

saws=Beet theAn'_dcanNaflceaJa_instliute inc.,Start*

dardB17a.1_99 ,

5"F_netrEalGuide Bat Radle=_

J oe_8=w,e_

/_/JIo,vs_

k_oCut_,

Malwlal

FigureS

CONGRATULATIONSon yourpurchaseof a Seam

CraftsmanElectdsChainSaw.Ithasbeendesigned,engi-

neeredandmanufacturedtogiveyouthebestpessibrede*

pendabifityandperiormaece.

Shouldyouexpedenceanyproblemsyoucannoteasily

remedy,pleasecontactyournearestSearsServiceCen-

ter/Oepadment.Searshascompetent,welltrainedtechni-

ciansandthepropertoolstoserviceorrepairthisunit.

Pleasereadandmtsinthismanual The instructionswill

enableyouto assemMeandmaintainyourunitpropedy.

Alwaysobservethe"SAFETYRULES."

MODELNUMBER:

358.34111 35824260

358.34251 358,344910

35824180

SERIALNUMBER:

DATEOF PURCHASE:

THEMODELANDSERIALNUMBERWILLBEFOUND

ONTHEPRODUCT,

YOU SHOULDRECORD BOTH SER_L NUMBER

ANDDATEOF PURCHASEAND KEEP IN A SAFE

PLACEFORFUTUREREFERENCE.

PRODUCTSPECIFICATIONS

VOLTAGE:................. 120VoIIAC50_0 Hz,

AMPS:

358.34111.. 10,5

358.34251.. t0.5

358.34180.. 12

358.34260.,12

358.34491.. 12

GUIDEBAR:

358.34111 ,. 14"

358.34251.. 14"

358.34180 .. 16"

358.34260.. 16"

358.34491 .. 16"

CHAIN: ....... LowProfile3/8" Pitch

OILER: .................... Manual

DRIVESYSTEM ............ Gear Drive

M_NUFACTIJREPUH_ER1HE FO_/_G PAT_N_

CUSTOMERRESPONSIBILITIES

• Readandobservethesafetyrules.

• Followa regularschedulein maintaining,caringIor,

andusingyour unit.

• Fofl0wtheinstructionsunder"CustomerRespensibili-

ties"and=Storage"sectionsofthLsOperalor'sManual.

FULLONEYEARWARRANTYONCRAFTSMANELECTRICCHAINSAW

IfIMsCrsgsmanElectdeChainSawfailsto performpropedyduetoa detectinmatedalor workmanshipwithin t

oneyearfromthedateofpurchase,Searswillrepairorrepleceit,freeofcharge.

Thiswarrantyexcludesthebarandchainwhichareexpendableparts,andbecomewornduringnormaluse.

WARRANTYSERVICEIS AVAILABLEBY'RETURNINGTHE CRAFTSMANELECTRICCHArNSAWTO THE

NEARESTSEARSSTOREINTHEUNITEDSTATES.

Thiswarrantygivesyouspecificlegaldghts,andyoumayalsohaveotherrightswhichveryfromstatetostate.

SEARS,ROEBUCKANDCO,,DEPT.817WA,HOFFMANESTATES,IL 60179

HARDWARECONTENTS

Partsbogcontentsnotshownfull size

Operator'sManuel

TOOLS REQUIRED FOR ASSEMBLY •Thesswendgu]debararepackndfacardbosrdlinen

Graspupperedgeof cardboardlinerwithonehand

, Screwdfiver andupperedgeofcartonwithetherhand.Slideout

• Adjustablewrench cardboardlinercontaidfafisawandguidebar,

TO REMOVE CHAIN SAW , Setcardboardlineronflatsurfacewithtabflapontop.

, Releasetab,faysidefiat,andslideoutguidebar.

FROM CARTON , Layopenethersideof cardboardliner.

, RemovelooseparfsincludedwithChafeSaw. " • Usecardboardlineraseworksurfacedudngassem-

blyof sew.

ASSEMBLY

" ARNING:IF THJSUNIT iS RECEIVEDASSEMBLED,

REPEATALL STEPSINTHIS SECTIONTO

BE SURE ASSEMBLYIS CORRECTAND

PROPERLYADJUSTEDFORTHEOPERA-

TOR.

AVOIDACCIDENTALSTARTING.ALWAYS

UNPLUG THE SAW FROM THE POWER

SOURCE BEFORE INSTALLINGA BAR

AND/ORCHAIN,

WEARPROTECTIVEGLOVESWHENHAN-

DLINGOR OPERATINGYOURSAW;CHAIN

ISSHARPANDCANCUTYOUEVENWHEN

IT tSNOTMOVING[

HOW TO ASSEMBLE YOUR

CHAIN SAW

ATTACHINGTHEBARANDCHAIN(Fig.7-10)

• Yoursew Is equippedwlth a Reduced-Kickback

Baranda Low-KickbackChain.

• Alwaysusethe Reduood-KlekbeckGuidoBarand

Low-Kickback Chainspecifiedfor yourchainsaw

modelwhenreplacing theseparts.Seethe"Speci-

fications"section.

• Turntheunitupsidedownonsflatsurface.Straighten

outchain,thenlayItonaflat surface.

• Removebarrnoundngnutsandbarclampplate.

• TurntheedJusfingscrew(Rfiure6) counterc]nckwise

tomovetheedjuutingpinalmostastarasitwillgotothe

rear.Denotremovetheadjusfingscrewfromtheunit.

• Mounttheguidebarbypfacfagthesfottedendoverthe

mountingstuds. Figure7,

• HoldchainwfihcutterstaethgooshawnfaFigure8.

• Slidethechain betweenthe fight housingand the

epreckeLRgureS (inset). Place chainaroundthe

sprocketandfit the drive linksinto the guidebar

grooves-- firstthe bottomgrooveandthenthetop

groove,andthenaroundguidebarnose. Figure9.

• Slideguidebarforwardendfittheadusfingpfaintothe _

roundhotainthegudebar,Figure10,

• Holdthegutdeheragainstthesawframeandinstallthe

bardampplate. Sesuretabonthebarclampplateis

towardtherearofbar. Rgure10.

• Securethegu_e harand bareismppFetewiththebar

mountingnuts;lightenfingertighton_

• Proooodtothe"ChafaTooeioo"section.

NOTE: Ifthesawchainisfastaflndbookwards,thesaw

willvibrateexeeeeivelyandwillnotcut.

ASSEMBLY

FigureS

GuideBar

Studs

Figure7

Chain

Travel

CUTTERSMUSTFACEIN

OIRECTIONOFROTATION

Figure9

Sprooket.,.._

Bar

PinSlot

Rate

Figure10

CHAINTENSION(Fig.11&12)

[_'_ WARNING: .

rAlulL WEARPROTECTIVEGLOVESWHENHAN-I

DUNG OR OPERATHGYOURSAW;CHANI

'/ ISSHARPANDCANCUTYOUEVENWHEN|

IT ISNOT MOVINGZ J

ChainTensionis veryimportant--

-A loosechainwillwearthebaranditself,

,. -A loosechaincanjumpoffthebarwhileyou

areoolting

-A tightchaincanbreakordamageIhesawand/

or bar.

• The chain stretchesduring use, especiallywhen

• new.Checktensionperiodicallyasfollows:

-each timethesawisused;

-morefrequenLiffwhenthechainisnew;,

-as thechainwarmsuptonormaloperating

temperature.

o Chain tensionis correct when the chain canbe

liftedabout1/8"fromthe GuideBaratapointnearthe

middleofthebarandwillmovefreelyaroundthebar.

• it is recommendedthatthe sawbe turnedupside

downfor chaintensioning,

o Chaintensioningprocedure:

NOTE:Makesurethebarmountingnutsarenomorethan

t_ngertight.

, T.umtheadiuslingscrewclockwiseuntilthelangson

thechainentertheguidebargroove. Figure11(inset).

NOTE= To tightenthe chain turnthe adiustiagscrew

clockwise;to loosenthe chain,turnIheadjustingscrew

counterclockwise.Figure11,

• Checktbetensionbypullingdownandlettinggoofthe

chain,Thisactionremovessomeofthestiffnessofthe

chain. Figure12,

• ContinueadjustingtheAdjustingScrewuntiltheten-

' sioniscorrect•

"lightenbarmountingnutswithawrench.

Recheckchaintension.

Adjusting

Tangs

) _ _ crease Decrease

Chain Chain

Tension Tension

Figure11

Figure12

ASSEMBLY

EXTENSION CORD ATTACHMENT

(Fig. 13 & 14)

Useonlyavoltagesupplyasshownonthenameplateof

theunittopowecyourunit,

Theextensioncordusedtoreachthepowersourcemust

be:

• Thecordmustbemarkedwiththesuifix"W-A."("W"in

Canada).

• Heavyenoughto carry thecurrentfrom the power

sourcethe fu]llengthof the extensioncordto the

unit.Othera'ise,lossofpowerandoverheatingcanec-

curcausingdamagetotheunit. RefertoFigure9for

minimum wiregauge recommendations.The cord

mustbemarkedwiththeproperwiregauge.

• Ingoodcondition.Cordinsulationmustbei_eclwith

no cracksordetedoragon,Plugconnectorsmustbe

undamaged,

• SecureextensioncordtothePowerCordasshown

inFigure13topreventdisconnection.

• Insertthe cordsocketIntotherecessedplugon the

unit.Figure13.

To reduce the risk of electrfoshock,thisunithasa

polarizedplug(onebladeiswiderthantheother).Thisplug

wiflfitlnapoladzedextensioncordonJyonsway.lftheplug

doesnotglfullyintotheextensioncord,reversethecord.

If it stilldoesnotfit makesureyou havea ,ecladzed

extensioncord.Iftheextensioncorddoesnotfit ntothe

outlel,reversethecord.ifitstilldoesnotfit intotheoutlet,

contacta qualifiedelectriciantoinstalltheproperoutlet.

Donotchangetheplugorsocketoftheunitorextension

cordinanyway,

I Power / J

Cord

e I

Figure13

MINIMUMWIREGAUGE

RECOMMENDATIONS

IA.W.O.,IA.W :t

'.t_mor_WileGauge

Figure14

OPERATION

• KNOWYOUR CHAIN SAW (See Fig. 15)

READTHISOPERATOR'SMANUALANDSAFET_RULESBEFOREOPERATINGYOURCHAINSAW.Comparethe

. iflustrationswfthyourunRtefamiJiarizeyeerselfwghthelocatienofthevariouscontrolsendedjustmente.Savethismaeual

for futurereference.

BAROIL

FILLCAP

HANDGUARD ADJUSTING

SCREW CHAdN

FRONT (BehindBaD l

HANDLE

REAR

HANDLE

-GUIDEBAR

eAR CLAMp

ON/STOPSWITCH&

THROT[LETRIGGER

BARC_MP

NUTS

TheON/STOPSWITCHis usedtostoptheengine.

TheTHROTTLETRIGGERcontrolsenginespeed.

The GUIDEBARIs designedtocanythechain.

TheCUTTERSaredesignedtocutthewood.

Figure15

TheBARCLAMPNUTSaredesignedleholdtheguidebar

alteradjustmentshavebeencompleted.

TheADJUSTINGSCREWisdesignedtotension[hechain

aroundtheguidebar.

-o

OPERATION-SAFETY

& WARNING

IFSAWBECOMESPINCHEDORHUNGIHA

LOG,DONOTTRYTO FORCEITOUT.YOU

CAN LOSE CONTROL OF THE SAW

RESULTINGIN INJURYAND/ORDAMAGE

TO THE SAW,STOPTHE SAW,DRIVE A

WEDGEOF PLASTICORWOODINTOTHE

CUT UNTILTHESAWCAN BEREMOVED

EASILY. RESTART THE SAW AND

CAREFULLY REENTER THE CUT, T(

AVOIDKICKBACKAND CHAINDAMAGE

OONOTUSE A METALWEDGE.DO NO'

ATTEMPTTORESTARTYOURSAWWHEN

ITIS PINCHEDOR HUNGINALOG,

KICKBACK CAN OCCUR WHEN THE

MOVINGCHAIN CONTACTSAN OBJECT

ATTHE UPPERPORTIONOF THETIP OF

THE GUIDE BAR ORWHEN THE WOOD

CLOSESINANDPINCHESTHESAWCHAIN

iN THE CUT.CONTACTAT THE UPPER

PORTIONOFTHETiPOF THEGUIDEBAR

CANCAUSETHECHAINTODIGINTOTHE

OBJECTAND STOPTHE CHAINFORAN

INSTANT.THE RESULTIS A LIGHTNING

FAST,REVERSEREACTIONWHICHKICKS

THEGUIDEBAR UP ANDBACKTOWARD

THE OPERATOR.IF THE SAW CHAIN IS

PINCHEDALONGTHETOPOFTHEGUIDE

BAR, THE GUIDEBAR CAN DE DRIVEN

RAPIDLYBACKTOWARDTHEOPERATOR.

EITHER OF THESE REACTIONS CAN

CAUSE LOSSOF SAWCONTROLWHICH

CANRESULTINSERIOUSINJURY.

GENERAL SAFETY

• Keepmbioratfu_lthruttledudngcutt;ngprecedura.

• Aliowthecheintocutthryouexertonlylightdowaward

pressure, you ore thecut,damagetothebar,chain,

ormotorcanresult.

• Releasethethrotttetdggeras econastheoutis cony

pleted,aUowingthemotortoidle.Ifyouruntheunitatfull

throttlewithoutcutting,unnecessarywearcanoccurto

thechain,bar,andmotor,

• Toavoidlosingcontrolwhencompletingthecut,doect

putpressureonthesawdudngtheendofthecut,

• Stopmotorbeforesettingunltdownafteroperetion.

FELLING SAFETY

WARNING

DONOTCb3_.

-NEAR ELECTRICALWIRESOR BUILDINGS.

-IF YOUDONOTKNOWTHEDIRECTIONOF

TREEPALL

-AT NIGHT.

-DURINGBADWEATHER- RAIN,SNOW,

STRONG,WIND,ETC.

* Lookfor decayend rot. If thetrunkisrotted,_tcan

snapandfalltowardtheoperator.

• Checkforbrokenordsadbrancheswhichcanfallon

youwhilecutting.

• Beextremelycautiouswithparltallyfallentreesthatmay

bepoedysupported.Whenatreedoesn'tfallcomplete-

ly,setthesawasideandpulldownthetreew_thacable

winch,blockandtackle,ortractor.Toavoidinjury,donot

cutdownapartiallyfallentreewithyoursaw.

DON'TPUTYOURSELFINTHESEPOSITIONS

Checkthewind--

Don'tcutdownwind

Rgure16

Checkthe leon--

Don'tcutonleanside

Rgure 17

Checkthe befence--

Don'tcutonweightedside

Rgure 18

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OPERATION

" STOPPING YOUR UNIT

• Releasethe throttlotdgger.

i STARTINGYOURUNIT

, " * Squeezethethrottlofrigger,

CUTTINGTECHNIQUES(Fig,19&20)

• Overcatting-beginca thethpsid_of thelog withthe

bottomof thesawagainstthelog; axed tightpressure

downward.

• Undercuttlog- beginontheundersideofthelogwghthe

topof thesawagainstthelog;exertgghtpressureup

ward.Dudngundercatgng,thesaw wilttendtopush

hackat you.Bepreparedforthisreactionandholdthe

sawfirmlyto maintaincontrol,

Overcut

• Besurethatyoucontinuetogdphandlesfirmly

whileusingtheoileractuator/fillercap.

• Fillthe ogtankeachtimeyou beginasawing

operation;recheckthe oillevelafterevery15

minutesof use.

• Wipeoffsurfacesbeforettlftngwtthogtakeep

sawdustordehdsfromeccidentagyfailinginto

thetankandcausingdamage.

t Usea funneltofill thetank. Pouroilslowlyto

allowairinthetanktoescape.W_peupellspills.

Donet usethesawuntilitIswipedcleanandis

completelydryfromspilledoil

• Rap!acetheoil capsecurelyto ensureproper

operationoftheoiler.

, Che0ktbaoilravelindicator frequently during

use. Locatetheindicatorin thesawframe est

belowendbehindthefronthandle.Ifoilisnotvs-

ibleintheslotwhensawis uprightonalevelsur-

face,thetankrequiresfilling.

• Letthe sawstand unptaggedfor 15minutes

beforestortag, gisnormalforasmallamountof

oiltoappearunderthesawwhenthesawis notin

use.Theexcassoilshoefdbewipedfromthesaw

beforestodng.

Rgure 19 ;

• Positionthebottomofthefrordsawtameagalostthelog.

Oudngcutting,keepthefrontsawframeagainstthelog.

|'(:::(/" _ FmrdSawFrame

Figure20

CUTrlNG SPEED

• Acceleratemotorto fullthrottlebeforeentedngcutb)'

squeezingthethrottletrigger,

• Nevercutwithmotoratpadialthrottlespeed.

USING THE MANUAL OILER (Fig. 21)

Yoursawisequippedwithanoileractaatadfillorcap

whichmanuallysuppliesoiltothebarandchain.The

oiler sctuatedfiltarcap mustbe usedregularly

andoRenenou_Jhto maintainathinfilmof offon

thebar endchainwhilesewis cutting. Itis rec-

ommendedthatthe ogeractuator/filler cap be

operatedsix(6)timesperminuteendheldforap

proximatelythree (3) seconds each time it m

pressed.

• Operateoitarbypressingdownontheoilorectae.

todfiJlorcapwithyourdghtthumb.

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= IM.I tw.,

OilLevd

Indicator

;, i.t,

Figure21

AVOID REACTIVE PINCH FORCES

Ploch-KickbackandPuIHnoccurwhenthechainissud-

denlystoppedbybeingpinched,caught,or byoontact-

logaforeignobjectintftewood.Thissuddenstoppingof

thechainresultsina revematelthechainforceusedto

cutwoodandcausesthesawtomovein theopposite

dimcllonof thechainmtatton. Pinch-Kickbackdrives

thesawstraightbaefttowardtheoperator.PuIHnpulls

thesawawayfromtheoperator.Eitherreactioncanre-

sultinlossofcontroland possiblyseriousinjury.

TOAVOIDPINCH-KICKBACK:

• Beextremelyawareofsguatlonsorobstructionsthat

cancausemateriallopinchthetopoforotherwise

stopthechain.

• Donotcutmorethanonelogatetime.

• Donuttwistthesawas thebariswithdrawnfroman

under-cutwhenbucking.

TOAVOIDPULL-IN:

• AlwaysbegtacuttJngwithlhemotoralfullthrotttasnd

thesawhousingagainstwood.

• Use wedgesmade of plasticor wood,(never of

metal}toholdthecutopen.

OPERATION

FELLINGTREE

WARNING

IF THETRUNKORLIMBSARERO'R'ING,

THEYCANFALLUNEXPECTEDLYAND

CAUSESERIOUSINJURY.

ASYOUMAKEYOURFELLINGCUT,IF

THESAWAPPEARSTOBEBINDING,

THETREEISSTARTINGTO FALLINTHE

WRONGDiRECTiON,IMMEDIATELYSTOP

THESAWAND USEA FELLINGWEDGE

ANDMAUL(HAMMER)TOFORCETHE

FELLINGCUTOPEN,THEWEDGEWILL

HOLDTHEFELLINGCUTOPEN

ALLOWINGYOUTOREMOVETHESAW,

KEEPEVERYONEAWAYFROMTHE

TREEINALLDIRECTIONS.

DETERMINE THE NATURAL FALL DIRECTION

• Wind- Atreeevenlybalancedwillfaginthesamedirec-

tionthewindisbiowiog.

• Lean- Useacarpenter'slevelorplumbbobtodeter-

mineiftreehasana_umrlean.A leaningtreewilltendto

fallindirectionoflean.

, Shape- Atreewilltendtofalltowa_s sidethatismore

heavilybranched.

, OtherFactors- Cootacliogornearbytrees,buildings,or

wirescaninfluencethedirectionthetreewillfell.

CUTTINGPROCEDURE(Fig. 22)

AfterdeterminingtheNaturelFallDirection,thetreeshould

Decutasfollows:

IMPORTANT:BEFOREFELLINGATREE, MAKESURE

YOUHAVEATLEAST3FELLINGWEDGESANDAMAUL

(HAMMER)AVAILABLEFORUSEIFNEEDED.

• Use somemeansto visuallymarkthe NaturalFall

Direclion.

• MarkyournotchcutontheNaturelFa[[Directionsideof

thetreeapproximately18-24inchecabovetheground.

• Cuttopof thenotchfirstat a 45 degreeanglo.Saw

throughf/3ofthewidthofthetree.

• Cutbottomofthenotchata45degmeoogioungEyou

meetthe topnotchcut.Removenotchofwood.

• Onthesideofthetreeoppesitothenotchout,makethe

fellingcut.Thefellingcutshouldhe2lachesabovethe

cenlerpetalof the notchcut. Beforethefellingcut is

complete,usewedgestoopenthecutwhennecessary

tocontrolthedirectionofthefall.Usewoodorplasgo

wedges,hutneversteeloriron,toavoidkickbackand

chaindamage.

• Crackingsoundswideningofthefellingcut,movement

intheupperbranchesareallsignsthorthetreesready

tofall,

• Astreebeginstofall,tumoffsaw.setitdown.andmove

quicklyawayfromdirectionoffall.

211

Top Felting

Notch_ f Cut

Cut

BoHom

Notch

Cut

Figure22

If yourchainsawbindsin thefellingcul youhavethree

optons:

• Ifthewrongdimotionof faUisacceptabre,cumfullyre-

movethefellingwedge.Cutdeeperinthenotchsideof

thetreeuntilfreestartsto fall.

• IfthewrengdirectionoffallLsnotaccaptable,attempNo

useoneormorefeiliogwedgesto tomethetreein the

odgJnaldimotionof fail. Do sobyddvingthewedges

deeperintothefellingcut.

• Keepeveryooeawayfromthetreeinoffd[mcgonsand

thenseekprofessionalhelpl

NOTE: Forfreeslessthan6 inchesindiameter,makea

singlefellingcutonthesideawayfromthedirectionoffall.

CutthroughuntiltreebeginsIofelt.Thenturnoffsaw.setit

down,andmovequicklyawayfromdirectionoffall.

OPERATION USE/TIPS

• Cleartheworkareaofdebdswhereyoucanhovesa*

curefooting.

• MakesurethereIsenoughroomforthetreetofalhMain-

lainadistanceof21/2treelengthsfromthe nearestpep

sonorotherobjects.Motornoisecandrownoutawarn-

ingcall

• Removedid,stones,loosebark,nails,staples,andwire

fromthetreewherecutsareto bemade.

• Plantostandontheup-halsidewhencuttingonaslope.

• Planacioarretreatpathtotherearanddiagonaltothe

lineof fall.

• Ifunsureaboutwhichwayetreewglfall,usathenotch

cubingmethod.

• Largeb_ress rootsshould_ removedpdorto notch

cut,

• Useawedgeif thereis anychancethatthetreewillDot '

failinthedesireddirection,

• Werecummeodyoucutbreachesbeiowshculderheight

beforefe]gi_gtree.[SeeUmb]ngandPruning).

Bealerttosignsthatthetreeisreadytofall:

• Creddngsounds.

• Wideningofthefeltingcut.

• Movementintheupperbreaches.

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OPERATION

BUCKING

Buckingiscuttingafallentreetothedesiredlogsize.

TYPES OF CUTTING (Fig.23)

• Ovemu_ng- beginonthetop skieofthe_ogwiththe

bottomofthesawagainstthelog;exertlightpressure

downward.

• Uedemutting- beginontheuedersideofthefogwghthe

topofthesawagainstthelog;exertlightpressureup-

ward.Duringundercutting,thesawwilltendto push

backatyou.Bepreparedforthisreactionandholdthe

sawfirmlytomaintaincontrol.

Ovsrcut

Figure23

BUCKINGON THE GROUND(Fig.24)

• Ovemutwitha 1/3diametercut.

• Rollfogoveraedfinishwithanovercut.

WedgeUsedTo

Figure24

BUCKING USING A SUPPORT (Fig. 25 & 26)

Anotherlogorastand,suchasasawhome,maybeusedas

souppottswhenbucking,

AreaA- Undercut1/3ofthewaythroughthelog.

- Finishwithanovemut.

• AreaB-Ovemutl/3ofthewaythroughthelog.

- Finishwithanundercut.

lstCu CUt

Figure25

1_cut 12ndcutI

--\' __ lstCu

AnotherLog- .: : -'-_

Figure26

OPERATINGUSE/TIPS

CUtonlyonelogatatime.

CutshatteredwoodYeWcamfuny.Sharppfcoesofwood

couldbeflungtowardtheoperator.

Useasawhorsetocutsmalllogs.Neverallowanother

pemontoholdthelogwhitecuttingandneverheldthe

logwithyourlegorfooL

Donotcutinanareawherelogs limbs,and rootsare

tangledsuchasinabbwndownarea.Dragthe ogsrdo

aclearareabeforecuttingbypullingoutexposedand

clearedtogsfirst.

• Givespatialatten_ntologsuederstrafnthpreventthe

sawfromplnching.Makethe firstcutonthe pressure

aidetofehevethestressOnthelog.

OPERATION-SAFETY

BUCKING SAFETY

• Btayonophillsideoftreewhenoutting.

WARNING

DONOTSTANDONTHELOGBEING

CUT.ANY PORTIONCANROLLCAUS-

INGLOSSOFFOOTINGANDCONTROL.

NEVERTURNTHESAWUPSIDEDOWN

TOUNDERCUT.THESAWCANNOTBE

CONTROLLEDINTHISPOSITION.

Figure27

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OPERATION

PRUNING AND LINIBING

Pruningisremovingbranchesfromastandingtree.

Urebingisremovingbranchesfroma felledtree.

LIMBING(Fig.28)

• Stadatbaseofthefelladtreeandwarktowardthetop.

• Leavethelargerlimbsundemeelhthefelledtreetoeup.

podthetreeasyouwork,

RemoveSmallLimbsWithOneGut

Figure28

PRUNING (Fig. 29)

Smallbranches-smallarthanwidthof gutdebar.

Largebranches- largerthanwidthofgeidebar.

• Removesmalllimbswtthonecub

• Removelarger;supportlagbraanheswiththeli3-2/3

eutttngtechniques_eecdbedinthebuckingsecgon.

PruningProcedure

, Firat- Uedemut1/3ofthewaythreughthalirebnear

thetrunkofthetree.

• Secrmd- Finishwithanovetcutfartheroutfromthe

trunkuntilthelimbfails.

• Third- CuttheremaJnlagstumplluchneartronkof

thetree.

Second 11_gd

_=i PruningCul

Figure29

OPERATING USFJi'IPS

WorkslawJy,keepingbothhandsfirmlygdppedonthe

saw.Maintainsecurefootingandbalance.

Keepeclearworkarea.Frequantlyniearbraechesoutof

thewaytoavoidthppingoverthere.

Leavethelargerlimbsundemesththefelledh'eetosup-

portthetreeasyouwork.

S_artatthebaseoftheidledtreeendworktowardthe

top.

Keepthetreebetweenyouandthechain.Cutfromthe

sideofthetreeoppositetheb{anchyouera cuttthg.

Limitpruningtolimbsshoulderheightorbelow.

Keepoutofthewayofthefallinglimb.

OPERATION-SAFETY

PRUNINGAND LIMRING SAFETY

_'IL WARNING

=, NEVERCLIMBINTOATREETO LIMBOR

PRUNEUNLESSSPECIRGALLYTRAINED

TOOOSO. DONOTSTANDONLADDERS,

PLATFORMS,A LOG,ORINANY POSITION

WHICHCANCAUSEYOUTOLOSEYOUR

BALANCEOR CONTROLOFTHESAW.

BEALERTFORANDGUARDAGAINST

KICKBACK.DONOTALLOWTHEMOVING

CHAINTOCONTACTANYOTHER

BRANCHESOR OBJECTSATTHENOSE

OFTHEGUIDEBARWHENLIMBINGOR

PRUNING.ALLOWINGSUCHCONTACT

CANRESULTINSERIOUSINJURY.

DONOTCUTIFBRANCHESAREHIGHER

THANYOURSHOULDER.GET APROFES-

SIONALTODOTHEJOB.THISMAYRE-

SULT1NSERIOUSINJURY.

• Watchout for springpoles. Usaextreme caution

whencuttingsmaJIsizelimbs. Slandermalehalmay

catchthesawchainendbewhippedtowardyouorpull

you_ balance.

• Bealertfor eprthgbaek.Watchoutforbraecheethai

erebentorunderpressureasyouarecuttingtoavoid

beingslrochbythebranchorthesawwhenthetension

inthewoodfibersisreleased.

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i ,,i , ul i i ,

CUSTOMERRESPONSIBILITIES

MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE

Fillindateseeyoucompleiereguraroervice Before After Every Every Every

Use Use 5 hrs. 25hrs. Season

cruanUnitandLabels ' : P"

CheckforDamagedorWornParts

CheckforLooseFastenersendParts v' Ii

CheckChstnSharpness _' ,,,' _"

GuideBarMaintenance , Y" P"

ServiceOat,

GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS

Thewarrantyonthisunitdoesnotcoveritemsthathave

beensubactedtooperatorabuseornegligence.Tore-

ceivefu valuefromhewarranty,heoperaormus main-

tainunitasinstructedin thismanual.

Somaadjusftoentswigneedto bemodeperlodIcstlyto

propedymaintainyourunit.

Alladjustmentsinthe'Se_iceendAdjustments"section

ofthismanualshouldbecheckedatleastonceeachsea-

son.

• Followthemaintenancescheduleinthismanuel.

CLEANUNITANDLABELS

•C]een theunitusinga dampclothwitha milddetergent.

• Wipeofftheunitwithadean drycloth.

BEFORE EACH USE

CHECKFORDAMAGED/WORNPARTS

The followingdamaged/wornpartsshou_lbereferredto

yourSearsServiceCenter.

NOTE: ftfscormelfor asmarlamountofoiltaapeearun-

derthesawaftermotorstops.Donotconfusethiswitha

leeldngoiltank.

• On/StopSwitch- ensureon/stopswitchfunctionspmpo

edyb_,movingtheswitchtothe"Stop"positionandas-

sureu_atmotorstops,thenrestartyourmotorandcontin.

ee,

• FuelTank- discontinueusaofchainsaw iffueltank

showssignsofdamageorleeS.

• OlJTank- discontinueuseofchainsawito]1tankshows

signsof damageorleaks.

• ChainCatcher- replacechaincatcherif bent,cut,or

damagedinanyway,

LUBRICATIONCHART(Fig. 30)

Figure30

1(_Craftsmanchainsawbaroil

CUSTOMERRESPONSIBILITIES

CHECKFORLOOSEFASTENERS/PARTS

• Fasteners

• BarClampNuts

• Chain

GUIDE BAR LUBRICATION (Fig. 31)

Formaaimumguidebarandchainlife,werecommendyou

useCraftsmanchainsawbaroil.IfCraftsmanchainsaw

beroilisnotavailable,youmayuseagoodgradeSAE30

0iluntilyourareableteobtainCraftsmenbrand,The oil

outputis automaticallymeteredduringoperation,Your

sawwilluseonetankofbaroilforeverytankoffuelmix.

dwayefill thebaroiltankwhenyoufill the fueltank.

Figure31

SHARPENCHAIN(Fig.32- 38)

WARNING

MPROPERCHAINSHARPENING

TECHNIQUESAND/ORDEPTHGAUGE

MAINTENANCEWILLINCREASETHE

CHANCEOFKICKBACKWHICHCAN

RESULTINSERIOUSINJURY.

ALWAYSWEARGLOVESWHEN

HANDLINGTHECHAIN.THECHAINCAN

BESHARPENOUGHTOCUTYOUEVEN

THOUGHIT ISTOODULLTOCUTWOOD.

Cutter

Movestopswitchtothe"STOP'position.

Adjustchainforpropertension.(SeeChainTension).

Poaigonthefileholderlevel(90")sothatil restsonthe

topedgesofthecutteranddepthgauge.

FileHolder. \ / _ .

DepthGauge &Chain,

Figure32

• Alignthe25"fileholdermarksparallelwiththebar.

25" File

Figure33

, Fgefrominsidetowardoutsideofcutter,straightao'oss

onforwardstrokeinoeedirectiononly.Use2 or3

strokespercuttingedge.

I Cutter

|Holder " I u er

| Marks |

Figure34

• Keepall cutterethesamelengthwhenftJing.

• Fileenoughto removeanydamagetocuttingedges,

CuttersSame

yn_

SideRata TopPlate

Figure35

• Filechaintomeetspecificationsshownbelow.

60°

25"

Figure36

• Placedepthgaugetoolovereachcutterdepthgauge.

CUSTOMERRESPONSIBILITIES

• Fitsdepthgaugewghaitat fileuntilgislevelwghthatop

Ofthedepthgaugetool.

Deplh GaugeTool /_/_.,,. Fifo

Figure37

• Maintainmundedtrentcomerofdepthgangewithafiat

•file.Theverytopofthedepthgaugeshoukibeflatwith

thefronthagraundedoffwitha flatfile.

Hook .025"

_ngle\ _ Rounded

\'t_ Orner

RightWay

TooMuch Squared

HookAngle OffCornel

WrongWay I

Figure38

CHECK GUIDE BAR (Fig. 39 - 40)

Awornguidebarwilldamagethechainandmakecutting

difficult.Checktheconditionofthoguidebareachtimethe

chainissharpened.Conditionsinclude:

• Chainsawcufsthoneskleoretaeangio.

• Chainsawhasthhareinedthroughthecut.

• Inadequatesupplyofall totheherandchain.

Ifreplacementisnecessary,useooJythereplacementre-

ducedkickbackguidebarspecifiedforyoursaw.Replace

theguideherwhen:

• theinskiegrooveoftha guidebarraikiis worn.

• theguidebarisheatorcracked,

• excessheegngorburningoftheraikiisnoted.

Correct WornGrooves RleEdges

Groove Square

Figure39

• Movestepswitchtothe"STOP"posidon.

• Cteanagsawdustandanyothardebdsfrnmtheguide

bargrooveandguidebar offlubricationhoio.

• Lubricateguidebarnosesprooketaftereachuse.

• BurringofbarragsIsanormalprocessofguideharrail

wear.Removetheseburrsbyfilingguidebarrailside

edgessquarewithaflatfile.

RemoveSawdust

FromGuideBarGroove

Figure40

BAR AND CHAIN OIL

• TheGuldeBesandCuttth_Chathrequirecontinu-

ouslubricationto remainIn operatingcondition.

-- Lackofoil wglquicklyruletheSarand Chain.

--Tee little oll will cause overheatingshownby

smokecomingfromthechainand/ordisooiormioo

of theguidebarrails.

• GenuineSEARSCraftsmenBar and ChathOilis

recommendedto protectyour unitagainstexces-

sive wearfromheatand friction. SEARSCraftsman

oilresistshightemperaturethinning.IfSEARSCrafts-

manBarandChainOit isnot available,usea good

gradeSAE3OoiLNeverusewasteoilthrharandshale

lubrication.

. Infreezingweatheroilwiltthicken makingftneces-

saP/tothinbarandchainoilwithesmallamountof#1

DieselFuelorkerosene.Barandchainoilmustbefree

fkiwthgfor theoilsystemtopumpenoughoilforade-

quatelubrication.

USE THE FOLLOWING:

30_or above-- 100%lubricant-- undiluted.

30_--0F-- 95%lubricantto5%#1DieselFuelorker-

osene,

BelowO_F-- 90%lubricantto 10%#1DieselFuelor

kerosene.

HOW TO RLL THE OIL TANK

Stopthemotoranddisconnectpowersource.

Loooencapeiowiyandwagforpressureththetankto

beraioesedbeforeremovingthecap,

• Filltheoiftank,

• Replooetheoilcapsecurely.

• ChecktheoillevelindicatorfrequenUyduringuse.

Locatetheindicatorinthesawframejustbethwandbe-

hindthefronthandio.Figure14. Ifoflisnotvisibioin

theskitwhensawisuprightona levelsurface,thetank

requiresfilling.

• Letthesawstandunpluggedfor lg rnthutesbefore

storing.ItIsnormalforasrnaitamountofoiltoappear

underthesawwhenthesawisnotieuse. Theexcess

oilshouldbewipedfromthesawbeforestedng,

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SERVICEANDADJUSTMENTS

CHAIN REPLACEMENT(Fig. 41)

• ReleasetheThruttleTrigger.

* DisconnecttheunitfromthePewerSource.

° ReplecetbeehalnwhencuttersorlJnksbreak.

• UseonlytheLow-KJckbeckreplacementohainspeci-

fledforyoursawinthe"Prudu_'tSpecifications."

. SeeyecrSearsSen,'iceCentertoreplaceandsharpen

individualcuttersfor matchingyourchain,

• AlwayshaveaworneprocketrsplecedbyyourSears

Sen,iceCenlsrwheninstallinganewchaintoavoidex-

cessiveweartothechain.

Cutters DepthGauge

DriveUeks

SPROCKET/GEAR ASSEMBLY (Fig.42)

• Cleanthesprucketandsurruundingarsadailydur-

ingheavyuseofthe,saw.

• Inspectthe sprocketregularlyfor wear. A worn

sprocketwillcausethechainto rune,'raticalJyand

wiltshodenthelifeofthebarandChain,Figure42.

• [fsprocketis worn(Figure42 , havethesprocket

replacedbyyourSEARSSen'iceCenterlDepert.

ment.Usersprocketreplacementcancausethe

doubleinsulationsystemtobecomeineffective.

CHAINWEARON

Wearre DRIVESPROCKET

Visib[_

-Figure42

Figure41

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STORAGE

Immediatelyprepareyourunitforstorageattheendofthe

seasonorifitwitlnotbeusedfor30daysormore.

WARNING

STORE UNIT WITH ALL GUARDS IN

PLACE.POSITIONSOTHATANYSHARP

OBJECTSUCHASTHE CHAINCANNOT

ACCIDENTLY CAUSE INJURY TO

PASSERSBY.

STORETHE UNITOUT OFTHE REACH

OFCHILDREN.

CHAINSAWSTORAGEINSTRUCTIONS

Ifyourchainsawistobestoredforaperiodoftime,c]eenit

thoroughlypdortostorage, Removeanydirt,sawdust,

leaves,oil,grease,etc. Storeina cleandryarea:

• Cleanthee_re unit.

• Inspecttheparclamparesandcleananydid,sawdust,

grass,ordebdsthathascoitected.Inspecttheguide

barandchain;replaceaguidebarthatisbent,warped,

cracked,broken,ordamagedinanyotherway.

•Replacea damagedorwornchain.

• tJghtlyoi_externalmetalsuitacestopreventresttrem

forming.

'_ AUTION: Wearprotectivegloveswhen

handlingchain,The chainissharpand

cancutyouevenwhenit Isnotrnovin.q.

• Appfyacastiogofoiltotheentiresutfaeeofthegu[de

barandchain;wrapitinheavypaper,cloth,orplastic.

• Besuraairhandlesandguardsareinplaceandarese-

curelyfastened.Replecaanydamagedpads.

• CheckengraunitforIoocascrews,nuts,andbolts.Re-

placeanydamaged,broken,orwornpads.

• Donotcoverwithplastic.Plasticcannotbreatheand

wi}linducecondensationandeventualrustorcorm.

sion.

TROUBLESHOOTINGPOINTS

TROUBLESHOOTINGCHART

SYMPTOM i CAUEE

Oilinadequatefor

barandchain

lubrication.

Chaindoesnotmove

whentriggerswitch

isengaged.

Chainclatters

orcutsroughly.

Chainstopswithin

thecuL

Chaincutsatan

angle.

1. oglankempty,

2. Oiloutletdogged.

3. Guidebaroilholeblocked.

1. Chaintensiontoolighl,

2. Guidebarrailspinched.

3. OrdStopSwgchfagure.

t. Chaintensionincorrect.

2. Cuttersdamaged.

3. Chainworn,

4. Cuttersdull.Impropertysharpened,or

depthgaugestoohigh.

5. Spxockelworn.

1. Chaincuttertopsnotfiledflat.

2. Guidebarburredorbent;railsuneven,

1. Cuttersdamagedor=oneside.

2, Chaindullononeside.

3. Guidebarben orworn.

REMEDY

I.FilloiItank.

2, ContactyourSEARSServiceCenferlDept.

!3. Removebarandclean.

i.See=ChainTensioo."

2. Repairorreplace,

3. ConlaetyourSEARSServiceCenter/Dept.

1. See"ChainTension."

2. ContactyourSEARSServiceCenter/Dept.

3. Reeharpenorreplacechain.

4. Seethechainsharpeninginstructions.

5. ContactyourSEARSServiceCenter/Dept.

1. Seethechainsharpeninginstructions.

2. Repairorreplaceguidebar.

I. Resharpenuntilalfcuttershaveequal

anglesandlengths.

2. Resharpenuntilallcuttershaveequal

anglesandlengths.

3. Replaceguidebar.

If situationsoccur whichamnotcoveredinthismanual,rjsecamandgoodjudgemenL

Ifyou needassistance,contactyourSEARSSan4ceCenter/Depadmentor the

CUSTOMERASSISTANCEHOTLINEat 1.800-235-5878.

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