Craftsman 35834260, 35834251, 35834180, 35834111, 358344910 Owner’s Manual

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Operator's
Manual
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ModelNo.
358.34111- 2.0/14"
358.34251 - 2.0/14"
358.34180- 2.75116"
358.3.4260- 2.75/16
358.344910 - 2,75/16"
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MANUALANDFOLLOW ALL WARNINGSAND SAFETYINSTRUCTIONS, FAILURETODO SOCAN
RESULTINSERIOUS
INJURY.
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CRRFTSMRN°
2.0/ 2.75cc MOTOR
14"/16" inchGuideBar
ELECTRICCHAINSAW
Assembly
Operation
Customer Responsibilities * Serviceand Adjustments
Tableof Contents - Inside BackCover
Sears,RoebuckandCo.,HoffmanEstates,IL 60179USA
SAFETYRULES
_ ARNING:
WHEN USING AN ELECTRICCHAINSAW,BASICSAFETY PRECAUTIONSSHOULDALWAYSBE 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.
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KNOWYOURSAW
Read your operator's manual carefullyuntiJyou
completelyunderstandandcan followallsafetytutes,
precautions,andoperatingInstructionsbeforeattempt- _ngtooperatetheunit.
Restrictthe useof yoursew toadultuserswhoun. dendaedandcanfollowsafetyrules,precautions,and
operatingInstructionsfoundin thismanual.
PLANAHEAD
Wearprotectivegear. Figure1. Alwaysuse stee_- toedsafetyfootwearwithnon-slip soles snug-fitting clothing;heavy-duty,non-slipgloves;eye protection
suchas non-fogging,ventedgogglesorfacescreenan approvedsafetyhard bat; and soundbarfiers--sar
plugsormufflerstoprotectyourheadng.Regutarusers shouldhave headngcheckedregularlyas chainsaw
noisecandamagehearing.
Keep agparts of your bodyaway from the chain
whenthe engineIsrunning.
Keepchildren,bystanders,cod colmstaamthlmum of3S feet(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,a pJannedre-
treatpath.
Do notoperates 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
pluggedintoa powersource;thechainwillcontin- uetomoveforashorttimeaftertdggerisreleased.
Avoiddangeroussituations.Donotexposethe
unittorainoruseindamp,wet,gaseous,orexplo- sivelocations.
UnplugpowereordwhensawIsnotth use.
,_ Allowthemotorto stopandthechainto stop
turnthgbeforesettingthesawdown.
Guardagainsteleotd¢shock. Avoidbodycon-
tactwithanygroundedconductor,suchasmetal pipesandwirefences.
Avoidentanglement.Keepcordsclearofopera-
tor,sawchain,endbranchesataJItimes.
Do notabusecords. 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.
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SAFETY RULES
OPERATEYOURSAWSAFELY Keepoilcap, ecrews, andfastenerssecurelyBgbt.
Donutoporatea chainsaw withonehand,Sedous ened. InjuP/totheoperator,helpers,bystandersor anycom-
binationof thesepersonsmayresugfromone-handed
operation.Achaincawisintendedfortwo-handeduse.
Operatethechain saw only In well-veutilatedout- MAINTAIN YOUR SAW IN GOOD WORKING
doorareas. ORDER
Donotoperatesawfroma ladderor inatree, udess
specificallyttainedtodoso.
Positionallpartsof yourbodyto the leftofcutand awayfrom thechainwhentheenglneisrunning.
Cutwoodonly. Donotuse yoursawto pPjorshove
awaylimbs,roots,orotherobieofs.
Makesure thechain will not makecontactwithany objectwhilestartingtheengine. NeverWtoofadthe sawwhentheguldebarisinacutorkerr.
UseextremecauBonwhencuttingsmagsizebrush and saplings. Slendermatedalcan catchthe chain
andbe whippedtowardyouorpullyouogbalance.
Bealedfor sprthgbeckwhencuttinga limbthatisun-
dertensionsoyouwillnotbestruckbythe limborsaw
whenthetensioninthewoodfibersisreleased.
DOnutputpressureon thesaw at theendof acuL Applyingpressurecancauseyoutolosecontrolwhen thecutiscompleted.
Stoptheunitbeloreseffingthesawdown.
GUARDAGAINSTKICKBACK-Kickbackisadangerousreactionthatcanleadtoseriousinjury.
Haveagchaincawserriedperformedbyyour Sears ServiceCenterwilhtheexceplionoftheitemslistedin
thema_enancasectionof_is manuof.
Make certain the chain stops movingwhen the
throttletriggerisreleased.
Stopthe sawif the chain strikes aforeign 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.
I& KICKBACKWARNING
KICKBACKCAN OCCUR WHEN THE KICKBACK
MOVING CHAIN CONTACTS AN OBJECTATTHE UPPER PORTIONOF THETiPOFTHEGUIDEBARORWHEN
THEWOODCLOSES IN AND 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.THERESULTISAUGNtNING FAST, REVERSE REACTION WHICH
KICKSTHEGUIDEBARUPANDBACK TOWARD THE OPERATOR. IF THE
CHAIN IS PINCHEDALONG THE TOP OFTHE GUIDEBAR THE GUIDEBAR
CAN DE DRVEN RAPDLY SACK TOWARDTHEOPERATOR.EITHEROF THESEREACTIONSCAN CAUSELOSS OF SAW CONTROL WHICH CAN,
RESULTIN SERIOUSINJURY.DO NOT RELYONLYONTHE SAFEW DEVICES
PROVIDEDWITH YOUR SAW. AS A CHAINSAW USER, YOU MUST TAKE
SPECIAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONSTO HELP KEEP YOUR CUTTING JOBS
FREEFROMACCIDENTORIRJURY. '
Figure2
AVOi0
Figure3
SAFETYRULES
N[_'[,_ R|VERSE HANDPOSITIONS
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REDUCETHECHANCEOFKICKBACK
. Recognizethat kfcldoankcanhappen.Witha basle
understandingof_ckbeck,youconreducetheelement ofsurpasswhichcontributestoaccidents.
, NeverIstthemovthgchelacantact anyobjectatthe
tipof theguidobar, Figure2.
* Keeptheworkingareafreefrom obstructionssuch
as othertrees,branches,rocks,fences, stumps,etc. Figure3. Elimlnataor avoidan7 obstmat]onthatyour
chaincouldhitwhileyouarecuttingthrougheparticular logorbreach.
Keepyour chelasharpandproperlytanelaaed. A
looseordu[Icha{ncanincreasethechanceofkickbec)_ tooccur. Followmanufacturerschainsharpeningand
maintenanceinstnJcltoco.Checktensionat regularIn- tervalswiththeenginestopped,neverwiththeengine running.Makesurethebarclampnutsaresecurely
lightenedaftertensioningthechain.
Begin and continuecuttingat tug throttle. Ifthe chainis movingat a slowerspeed,thereis greater
chancefor kicld_cktooccur.
Cutonelog at etime. . Use ex_'emecautlon whenre-enterthga prevthua
cut,
Do notattemptplungecuts, , WatchforehiRlnglogsorotherforcoethatcouldclose
acutandpinchorfallintochain.
, Use the Reduced-KickbackGuideBar andLow-
KickbackChainspeciltedforyoursaw.
KICKBACKSAFETYFEATURES
A WARNING 1
THE FOLLOWING FEATURESARE IN-J
CLUDEOONYOURSAWTOHELPREDUCEI
THE HAZARDOF KICKBACK;HOWEVER,I SUCH FEATURES WILL NOT TOTALLYI
ELIMINATETHIS DANGEROUSREACTION AS A CHAINSAW USER, DO
ONLYON SAFETYDEVICES. YOU FOLLOW ALL EAFET'f
THIS
IN SERIOUS INJURY.
Reduced-Klokbecl(Gulde9er, designedw_ a smkilradths lipwhichreducesthesize ofthekickbackdangerzoneonthe
guidebartip. F)gure5. AReduced-KickbackGuideBarkione whichhas beendemonctratedtosigni;icanll]yreducethenum-
der andseriousnessofkickbacks whentestedinaccord_ce withANSIB175.t.*-1991
Low--k%kback Chain, designed w_ a contoureddepth gaugeand ard[inkwhkih deflectkickbackforceandaithw
woedtogra_Uuali_/rideintothecuner.Figure5. Low-I_ckback Chainischainwninhhasmetkickbackperformancerequire- mantact ANSI B175.1.1991whentestedonarepresentaiJve
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, Youcouldbedrawnor thrownoff balanceandrosecontrolofthesaw.
Do not cutabove 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.
sampleofchainsawsbelow3.8cubicInchdisplacementspe- cifiedinANSI B175.1.1991.
Handguard deslgnedtoredecethechanceofyourlofthand contactingthechainffyourhandslipsofftheltoct henolebar.
Position offront and rearhandlebars, desilgEnedw_hdis- tahoebetweenhandlesand "in-line"witheachother. The
sprereadand"In-line"positionofthehandsprovidedbythis de- signworktogethertogivebabnceandre_kitanceincontrol- llngthe I_votofthe saw backtowardtheoperatorifkickback
occurs.
AN_ Br7a.t.1991- Safetyrequlrerr_n_forgasdthepowerecld'_n saws=Beet theAn'_dcanNaflceaJa_instliute inc.,Start*
dardB17a.1_99 ,
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CONGRATULATIONSon yourpurchaseof a Seam CraftsmanElectdsChainSaw.Ithasbeendesigned,engi- neeredandmanufacturedtogiveyouthebestpessibrede*
pendabifityandperiormaece.
Shouldyouexpedenceanyproblemsyoucannoteasily remedy,pleasecontactyournearestSearsServiceCen-
ter/Oepadment.Searshascompetent,welltrainedtechni- ciansandthepropertoolstoserviceorrepairthisunit.
Pleasereadandmtsin this manual The instructionswill enableyouto assemMeandmaintainyourunitpropedy.
Alwaysobservethe"SAFETYRULES."
358.34111 35824260
MODELNUMBER: SERIALNUMBER:
DATEOF PURCHASE:
358.34251 358,344910
35824180
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
THEMODELANDSERIALNUMBERWILLBEFOUND ONTHEPRODUCT,
YOU SHOULDRECORD BOTH SER_L NUMBER ANDDATEOF PURCHASEAND KEEP IN A SAFE
PLACEFORFUTUREREFERENCE.
M_NUFACTIJREPUH_ER1HE FO_/_G PAT_N_
CUSTOMERRESPONSIBILITIES
Readandobservethesafetyrules.
Followa regularschedulein maintaining,caringIor, andusingyour unit.
Fofl0wtheinstructionsunder"CustomerRespensibili- ties"and=Storage"sectionsofthLsOperalor'sManual.
FULLONEYEARWARRANTYONCRAFTSMANELECTRICCHAINSAW
IfIMsCrsgsmanElectdeChainSawfailstoperformpropedyduetoa detectinmatedalor workmanshipwithin t oneyearfromthedateofpurchase,Searswillrepairorrepleceit,freeofcharge.
Thiswarrantyexcludesthebarandchainwhichareexpendableparts,andbecomewornduringnormaluse.
WARRANTYSERVICEIS AVAILABLEBY'RETURNINGTHE CRAFTSMANELECTRICCHArNSAWTO THE NEARESTSEARSSTOREINTHEUNITEDSTATES.
Thiswarrantygivesyouspecificlegaldghts,andyoumayalsohaveotherrightswhichveryfromstatetostate.
SEARS,ROEBUCKANDCO,,DEPT.817WA,HOFFMANESTATES,IL 60179
HARDWARECONTENTS
Partsbogcontentsnotshownfullsize
Operator'sManuel
TOOLS REQUIRED FORASSEMBLY Thesswendgu]debararepackndfacardbosrdlinen
, Screwdfiver andupperedgeofcartonwithetherhand.Slideout
Adjustablewrench cardboardlinercontaidfafisawandguidebar,
TO REMOVE CHAIN SAW , Setcardboardlineronflatsurfacewithtabflapontop. FROM CARTON , Layopenethersideof cardboardliner.
, RemovelooseparfsincludedwithChafeSaw. " Usecardboardlineras eworksurfacedudngassem-
Graspupperedgeof cardboardlinerwithonehand
, Releasetab,faysidefiat,andslideoutguidebar.
blyof sew.
ASSEMBLY
HOW TO ASSEMBLE YOUR
" ARNING:IF THJSUNIT iS RECEIVEDASSEMBLED,
REPEATALLSTEPSINTHIS SECTIONTO BE SURE ASSEMBLYIS CORRECTAND
PROPERLYADJUSTEDFOR THE OPERA-
TOR.
AVOIDACCIDENTALSTARTING.ALWAYS UNPLUG THE SAW FROM THE POWER SOURCE BEFORE INSTALLINGA BAR
AND/ORCHAIN,
WEARPROTECTIVEGLOVESWHENHAN-
DLINGOR OPERATINGYOURSAW;CHAIN
ISSHARPANDCANCUTYOUEVENWHEN IT tSNOTMOVING[
CHAIN SAW ATTACHINGTHEBARANDCHAIN(Fig.7-10)
Yoursew Is equippedwlth a Reduced-Kickback Baranda Low-KickbackChain.
AlwaysusetheReduood-KlekbeckGuidoBarand Low-Kickback Chainspecifiedfor yourchainsaw
modelwhenreplacing theseparts.Seethe"Speci- fications"section.
Turntheunitupsidedownons flatsurface.Straighten outchain,thenlayItonaflat surface.
Removebarrnoundngnutsandbarclampplate.
TurntheedJusfingscrew(Rfiure6) counterc]nckwise tomovetheedjuutingpinalmostastarasitwillgotothe
rear.Denotremovetheadjusfingscrewfromtheunit.
Mounttheguidebarbypfacfagthesfottedendoverthe mountingstuds. Figure7,
HoldchainwfihcutterstaethgooshawnfaFigure8.
Slidethe chain betweenthe fight housingand the
epreckeLRgureS (inset). Place chainaroundthe
sprocketandfit the drive linksinto theguidebar grooves-- firstthebottomgrooveandthenthetop
groove,andthenaroundguidebarnose. Figure9.
Slideguidebarforwardendfittheadusfingpfaintothe_ roundhotainthegudebar,Figure10,
Holdthegutdeheragainstthesawframeandinstallthe
bardampplate. Sesuretabonthebarclampplateis towardtherearofbar. Rgure10.
Securethegu_e harandbareismppFetewiththebar
mountingnuts;lightenfingertighton_
Proooodtothe "ChafaTooeioo"section. NOTE: Ifthesawchainis fastaflndbookwards,thesaw
willvibrateexeeeeivelyandwillnotcut.
r-
GuideBar
Studs
Chain
Travel
FigureS
Figure7
CUTTERSMUSTFACEIN
OIRECTIONOFROTATION
a_
Sprooket.,.._
Bar
ASSEMBLY
CHAINTENSION(Fig.11& 12)
[_'_ WARNING: .
rAlulL WEARPROTECTIVEGLOVESWHENHAN-I
'/ ISSHARPANDCANCUTYOUEVENWHEN|
ChainTensionis veryimportant--
-A loosechainwillwearthebaranditself,
,. -A loosechaincanjumpoffthebarwhileyou
areoolting
-A tightchaincanbreakordamageIhesaw and/
The chain stretchesduring use, especiallywhen
new.Checktensionperiodicallyas follows:
-each timethesawisused;
-morefrequenLiffwhenthechainisnew;,
-as thechainwarmsuptonormaloperating temperature.
o Chain tensionis correct when the chain canbe
liftedabout1/8"fromthe GuideBarat apointnearthe middleofthebarandwillmovefreelyaroundthebar.
it is recommendedthatthe sawbe turnedupside downfor chaintensioning,
o Chaintensioningprocedure: NOTE:Makesurethebarmountingnutsarenomorethan t_ngertight.
, T.umtheadiuslingscrewclockwiseuntilthelangs on
thechainentertheguidebargroove. Figure11(inset).
NOTE= To tightenthechain turnthe adiustiagscrew
clockwise;to loosenthe chain,turnIheadjustingscrew counterclockwise.Figure11,
Checktbetensionbypullingdownandlettinggoofthe chain,Thisactionremovessomeofthestiffnessofthe
chain. Figure12,
ContinueadjustingtheAdjustingScrewuntilthe ten-
' sioniscorrect•
"lightenbarmountingnutswithawrench. Recheckchaintension.
DUNG OR OPERATHGYOURSAW;CHANI
IT ISNOTMOVINGZ J
or bar.
Rate
Figure9
Figure10
PinSlot
Adjusting
Tangs
) _ _ crease Decrease
Figure12
Figure11
Chain Chain
Tension Tension
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 extensioncordtothe unit.Othera'ise,lossofpowerandoverheatingcanec-
curcausingdamageto the unit. RefertoFigure9for minimum wire gauge recommendations.The cord mustbemarkedwiththeproperwiregauge.
Ingoodcondition.Cordinsulationmustbei_eclwith
no cracksordetedoragon,Plugconnectorsmustbe
undamaged,
Secureextensioncordtothe PowerCordasshown inFigure13topreventdisconnection.
Insertthe cordsocketInto the recessedplugon the
unit.Figure13.
To reduce the risk of electrfoshock, thisunithasa polarizedplug(onebladeiswiderthantheother).Thisplug
wiflfitlnapoladzedextensioncordonJyonsway.lftheplug doesnotglfullyintotheextensioncord,reversethecord.
If it stilldoesnotfit makesureyou havea ,ecladzed
extensioncord.Iftheextensioncorddoesnotfitntothe outlel,reversethecord.ifitstilldoesnotfitintotheoutlet,
contacta qualifiedelectriciantoinstalltheproperoutlet. Donotchangetheplugorsocketoftheunitorextension
cordinanyway,
Cord
I Power / J
e I
Figure13
MINIMUMWIREGAUGE
RECOMMENDATIONS
IA.W.O.,IA.W :t
'.t_mor_WileGauge
Figure14
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