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Page 1: ... 16 In Bar WARNING Read and follow all Safety Rules and Operating Instructionsbefore first use ofthis product For answers to your questions about this product Call 7 am 7 pm Mon Sat or 10 am 7 pm Sun 1 800 235 5878 Hours listed areCentralTime Sears Roebuckand Co Hoffman Estates IL 60179 USA 530 087302 01 13 98 ...

Page 2: ...r use ofthis toolcan causeseriousinjury PLAN AHEAD Restd_ the useof yoursaw toadult userswhounderstand and canfollow the safetyrules precautions and op erstinginstructions found inthis manual Hearing _ __ SafetyHat P_otectlon _ _ Eye i_r_ Protection Snug Fitting _ HeavyDuty Clothlng_ _T _ j Gloves f Safety Chaps N_m Wearprotective gear Alwaysuse ee toedsafetyfootwear withnon slipsoles snug fitting...

Page 3: ...tleast 10 feet 3 meters from fueling sitebeforestarting Turnthe engineoffandletsaw coolin a non combustible area noton dry leaves straw paper etc Slowlyre movefuel cap and refuelunit Storethe unitandfuelin a cool dry wellventilated spacewherefuelva porscannotreachspark s oropen flamesfrom waterheaters electdc motorsorswitches furnaces etc GUARD AGAINST KICKBACK Followal safetyrulesto helpavoid kic...

Page 4: ...e chanceof yourlefthandcontacting the chainifyourhandslipsoffthe front handlebar Positionoffront andrearhandlebars designedwithdls ancebetweenhan dlesand in linewitheach other The spreadand in line position of the handsprovidedbythisdesignwork togetherto givebalanceand resis tance Incontrolllngthe pivotof the sawbacktowardthe operatorIf kick backoccurs Reduced Kickback GuideBar de signedwitha smal...

Page 5: ... andWashington requirebytawthatmanyinternal combustion enginesbe equippedwitha sparkarrestorscreen If youoperatea chainsawina stateorlocalewhere suchregulations exist youare legally responsible formaintaining the operating condition of theseparts Failureto doso is a violation of the law Referto CustomerResponsibilities chartinthe MAINTENANCE Section STANDARDS This chainsawis listed by Underwriters...

Page 6: ...Tdgger Knoblear L lampCa_l er T oTr E ocKo c u TEN O The throttte lockout mustbe pressed It ls normalfora newchaintostretch before youcansqueezethethrottle trig duringfirst30 minutesofoperation You get Thisfeature preventsyou from aoo shouldcheckyourchaintension fre cidentaily squeezing the trigger quentiy See ChainTension underthe FAST IDLE LOCK Serviceand Adjustments Section Thefast idle loci ho...

Page 7: ...nition STOP unleadedgasoline Beforeoperation Turnon ignition by movingOn Stop gasolinemustbe mixedwitha good switch to ON quality 2 cycleair cooled engineoil We Actuatechokeby pullingchokeknob recommend Craftsmanbrandoil Mix fully out Setsaw ontheground Grip gasolineand oilata ratioof 40 1 A front handlewithyourlefthandand 40 1 ratiois obtainedby mixing3 2 placerightfoot through rearhandle ounceso...

Page 8: ...he saw ifthe chainstdkesa for eignobject Inspectthe sawand re pairpartsas necessary Keepthe chainoutof dirtand sand Evena small amountof dirt willquick lydulla chainand Increasethe possi bilityof kickback Practice cuttinga few smalllogsusing thefollowing steps Thiswillhelpyou getthe feel of usingyoursawbefore youbegina majorsawingoperation Squeezethe throttle triggerandal lowthe engineto reachfull...

Page 9: ...e the notchis cutre movethewedgeof woodfromthe tree Afterremoving the wood makethe feltingcuton the oppositesideof the notch This isdone by makinga cut abouttwo incheshigherthanthe cen ter of the nol h Thiswillleave enoughuncutwoodbetweenthefell ing cutandthe notchtoform a hinge This hingewilthelppreventthe tree fromfalling inthe wrongdirection Final cuthere First cut r Notch _ _ Hinge he de treeo...

Page 10: ... sec ondovercut Watchfor logswitha pressureside See illustration abovefor cutting logs witha pressure side Using alog 2n d forsupport Turn sawOFFendusea plastto or wooden wedge toforcecutopen Overcuttingbeginsonthe topsideof the logwiththe bottomof the saw againstthe log When overcutting use lightdownwardpressure Overcuttlng Undercutting Undercuttinginvolvescuttingonthe underside of the logwithtop...

Page 11: ...ondcutall the way sure Avoidbeingstruckbythe through the limb branchor thesaw whenthetensionin Finishthe pruning operation by using the woodfibersis released an ovomutsothatthe stumpofthe Frequently clearbranchesoutof the limbprotrudes1to 2 inchesfrom the waytoavoid tdppfng overthem trunkofthe tree LIMBING Limba tree onlyafter it is cutdown Leavethe largerlimbsundemeaththe felled tree to support t...

Page 12: ...hesthe bottomof guidebar Rollchainaroundguidebarto ensure alllinksare inbargroove 1Sprocketlube J_ _ _I Screw 2 Craftsman chaln sawbaroil CHECK FOR DAMAGED OR WORN PARTS Replacement ofdamaged worn parts shouldbe referredto yourSears Ser viceCenter NOTE It is normalfor a smallamount of oilto appearunderthe sawafter en ginestops Donotconfusethiswitha leakingoiltank On StopSwitch EnsureOn Stop switch...

Page 13: ...ent Wipeoffthe unitwitha cleandry cloth CLEAN AIR FILTER A dirtyair filterdecreasesthe lifeand performance of the engineand in creasesfuelconsumption andharmful emissions Alwayscleanyourairfilter after 15tanksoffuel or 5 hoursof op eration whichever comesfirst Clean morefrequently industyconditions A usedairfiltercan neverbe completely cleaned It isadvisableto replaceyour airfilterwitha new oneaft...

Page 14: ...d 2 s_rews 7 8ft lbs REPLACE SPARK PLUG The sparkplugshouldbe replaced eachyear toensurethe enginestarts easierandrunsbetter Ignition timingis fixed and nonadjustable Loosenthe 3 screwsonthe cylinder cover Remove the cylindercover Pulloffthesparkplugboot Removesparkplugfrom cylinder and discard Replacewith Champion RCJ7Yspark plugandtighten witha 3 4 inchsocket wrench 10 12ff lbs Sparkpluggap shou...

Page 15: ...oughly reassemble CARBURETOR ADJUSTMENT WARNING Thechainwillbe moving dudngmostof thisprocedure Wear yourprotective equipment andobserve allsafetyprecautions Duringthe tow speedmixtureadjustment recheckIdle speedaftereachturnofthe screw The chainmustnotmoveat idlespeed Carburetoradjustment is cdtical andif doneimproperly can permanently dam age the engineas wellas thecarbure tor If yourequirefurth...

Page 16: ...donper formance of the sawwhilecutting ad justthe highspeedmixture settingin 1 16 rumincrements as follows Clockwiseuntilthesawhas good powerin thecutwithno hesitation Do notadjustby soundorspeed but judgeby howwellthe sawperforms in the cut Counterclockwise if the saw has speed butdiesinthe cutorlacks powerin the cut Aftercompleting adjustments checkfor acceleration andchainmovement at Idle Reset...

Page 17: ...y CAUSE Ignitionswitchoff Engineflooded Fueltankempty Sparkplugnotfiring Fuel notreaching carburetor Carburetor requires adjustment Noneof theabove Idlespeedset toohigh ortoo low _ LowSpeedMixture requiresadjustment Crankshaft sealsworn Compression low Noneof theabove Air filterdirty Sparkplugfouled Carburetorrequires adjustment Exhaustportsormuf fler outletsplugged Compression low None ofthe abov...

Page 18: ...aincuttertopsnot within the cut filedflat Guidebarburredor bent railsuneven Clutchslipping F Chaincuts at Cuttersdamagedon an angle oneside REMEDY See FuelingYourunIL J _ Replacewithcorrectplug See CarburetorAdjustments ContactSears Service Cleansparkarrestorscreen Clean area ContactSears Service Filloiltank o ContactSears Service Removebar andclean See CarburetorAdjustments ContactSeers Service S...

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