Craftsman 358351143, 358351063 Owner’s Manual

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

Read and follow all Safety Rules and Operating

WARNING:

Instructionsbefore first use ofthis product.

For answers to your questionsabout this product:
Call 7 am-7 pm, Mon.-Sat., or 10 am-7 pm, Sun.

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1-800-235-5878 (Hourslisted areCentralTime)

Sears, Roebuckand Co., Hoffman Estates, IL 60179 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 ChainSawis
maintained,lubricatedandtuned-upaccordingtotheowners manual,Searswill

repair,freeof charge,anydefectinmaterialorworkmanship.
Thiswarrantyexcludesthebar, chain,spark plugandair.filter,whichare

expendableparts,and becomewornduringnormaluse.
IfthisGas ChainSawisusedfor commercialor rentalpurposes,thiswarranty

appliesfor 30 daysfromthe dateof purchase.
WARRANTYSERVICEIS AVAILABLEBYRETURNINGTHISCHAINSAWTO

THE NEAREST SEARSSERVICECENTER INTHE UNITEDSTATES.
Thiswarrantygivesyouspecificlegalrights,andyoumayalsohaveotherrights

whichvaryfromstatetostate.

Sears,Roebuckand Co.,I;)/817WA, Hoffman Estates,IL60179

WARNING: Alwaysdisconnectspark

plugwirewhenmakingrepairsexcept
for carburetoradjustments. Becausea
chainsaw isa hlgh-speedwoodcutttng

tool,carelessor improperuse ofthis
toolcancauseseriousinjury.

PLAN AHEAD

• Restd_ theuseofyoursaw toadult

userswhounderstandand canfollow
thesafetyrules,precautions,andop-

erstinginstructionsfound inthis
manual.

Hearing _,__ SafetyHat

P_otectlon_ _. Eye

Snug

Fitting_ HeavyDuty

Clothlng_,_T,_ j" Gloves

, Wearprotectivegear.Alwaysuse

;=ee!-toedsafetyfootwear withnon-

slipsoles;snug-fittingclothing;heavy-

i_r_---.- Protection

f,/Safety Chaps

N_m

duty,non-slipgloves;eyeprotection
suchas non-fogging,ventedgoggles

orfacescreen;an approvedsafety
hardhat;andsoundbarriers(ear

plugsor mufflers)to protectyour
hearing.Regularusersshouldhave

hearingcheckedregularlyaschain
sawnoisecandamagehearing.Se-

curehairaboveshoulderlength.

• Keepallpartsofyourbodyaway from

thechainwhentheengineisrunning.

• Keepchildren,bystanders,andani-

malsat least30feet (10meters)
awayfrom the workarea whenstart.

lngandusingthesaw.

• Do nothandleoroperatea chainsaw

whenyouarefatigued,Ill, orupset,or
ifyouhavetakenalcohol,drugs,or
medication,Youmustbe ingood

physicalconditionandmentallyalert.

Ifyouhaveanyconditionthatmight
beaggravatedbystrenuouswork,
checkwithdoctorbeforeoperating.

• Do notstartcuttinguntilyouhavea
clearworkarea, securefooting, and

especiallyifyouare felling a tree,a
retreatpath.

2

OPERATEYOURSAWSAFELY

•Donotoperatewithonehand.Sed-
ousinjurytotheoperator,helpers,or

bystandersmayresultfromone-
handedoperation.Achainsawisin-

tendedfortwo-handeduse

• Operatethechainsawonlyina well-

ventilatedoutdoorarea.

• Do notoperatesawfrom a ladderor

ina tree, unlessyouare specifically

trainedtodoso.

• Makesurethechainwillnotmake

contactwithany objectwhilestarting
the engine.Nevertryto startthesaw

whentheguidebar )sina cut.

° Donotputpressureonthesaw,es-

peciallyat the end ofthecut.Doing
socancause youtolosecontrol

whenthe outiscompleted.

• Stopenginebeforesettingsawdown.

• Handcarrysawonlywhenengineis

stopped.Carrywithmufflerawayfrom

body;guidebar &chainprojectingbe-

hindyou;guidebarpreferablycov,
eredwitha scabbard.

MAINTAIN YOUR SAW IN GOOD

WORKING ORDER

• Haveall chainsawserviceperformed

bya qualifiedservicedealerexcept

theitemslistedinthe maintenance
sectionofthismanual.

• Makecertainthe sawchainstops

movingwhenthe throttletriggerIsre-
leased.Forcorrection,referto"Car-

buretorAdjustments."

• Keepthe handlesdry,clean,andfree
from oilor fuel mixture.

• Keepcapsandfasteners securely
tightened.

• UseonlyCraftsmanaccessoriesand
replacementpartsas recommended.

Never modify yoursaw.

HANDLE FUEL WITH CAUTION

• Do notsmokewhilehandlingfuel or
whileoperatingthesaw.

• Eliminateallsourcesofsparksorflame
inareaswherefuel ismixedorpoured.

• Mixand pourfuel Inan outdoorarea
andusean approved,markedcon-

tainerfor allfuelpurposes.Wipeup

allfuel spillsbeforestartingsaw.

• Moveatleast 10feet (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

flamesfromwaterheaters,electdc

motorsorswitches,furnaces,etc.

GUARD AGAINST KICKBACK
Followal!safetyrulesto helpavoid

kickbackandotherforces whichcan
resultinseriousinjury.

KickbackPath

AvoidObstructions

ClearTheWorkingArea

WARNING: RotationalKickback can
occurwhenthemovingchaincontacts
an objectattheupperportionofthetip

oftheguidebar.Contactattheupper
portionofthetipoftheguidebarcan

causethe chainto dig Intotheobject,
whichstopsthechainforan instant.The

resultisa lightningfast,reversereaction
whichkickstheguidebarupandback

towardtheoperator.
Pinch*Kickbackand Pull*Inoccurwhen

thechainIs suddenlystoppedbybeing
pinched,caught,orbycontactingafor-

eignobjectInthewood.Thissudden
stoppingofthechainresultsIna rever-

salof the chainforce usedtocutwood
andcausesthesawtomoveintheop-
positedirectionofthechainrotation.

Pinch,Kickbackdrivesthesawstraight
backtowardtheoperator.PuU-inpulis

thesawawayfromthe operator.
REDUCE THE CHANCE OF

KICKBACK

• Recognizethat kickbackcan..h,_pp.en.
Witha basicundemtandingor_CKDaCK,

youcan reducetheelementofsurprise
Whlchcontdbutastoacciaonts.

anyobjectat the tipoftheguidebar.

i Never letthe movingchaincontact

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.

speed,If the chainismovtngat a
slowerspeed,thereisgreaterchance

i eginand continuecuttingat full

ofkickbackoccurring,
Useextremecautionwhenreentering

a cut.
tipofthebar(plungecuts).

Donotattemptcutsstartingwiththe

Watchfor shiftinglogsorotherforces
thatcouldcloseacutand pinchorfall

intochain.

. UsethespecifiedReduced-Kickback

GuideBarandLow-KickbackChain,

Avoid Pinch-Kickback:

• Beextremelyawareofsituationsor
obstructionsthatcan causematerial

topinchthetopoi or otherwisestop
thechain.

• Donotcutmorethanonelog ata

time.

• Donottwistsawasbar Iswithdrawn

from an undercutwhenbucking.

Avoid PuU-ln:

at fuUspeed andthesawhousing

i lwaysbegincutting withtheengine

againstwood.
Usewedgesmade of plasticorwood.

Neverusemetalto h0]dthe cutopen,

MAINTAIN CONTROL

Standtothe leftofthe saw

keepyourbodyfrombeingina direct

linewiththe cuttingchatn.

° Standwithyourwelghtevenlybal-

ancedonbothfeet.

• Donotoverreach.Youcouldbedrawn

orthrownoffbalanceand losecontrol,

° Donotcut aboveshoulderheight.Itis

difficultto maintaincontrolof saw
aboveshoulderheight.

KICKBACK SAFETY FEATURES

WARNING: Thefollowingfeatures are
includedonyoursawto helpreduce

hazardofkickback;however,suchfea-
tureswillnottotallyeliminatethisdan-

ger.Do notrelyonlyonsafetydevices.

• Handguard:designedtoreducethe
chanceofyourlefthandcontacting
thechainifyourhandslipsoffthe

front handlebar.

° Positionoffront andrearhandlebars:

designedwithdls!ancebetweenhan-
dlesand "in-linewitheach other.The

spreadand "in-line* positionofthe
handsprovidedbythisdesignwork

togethertogivebalanceandresis-

tanceIncontrolllngthepivotofthe

sawbacktowardtheoperatorIf kick-
backoccurs,

• Reduced-KickbackGuideBar:de-
signedwitha smallradiust!pwhich

reducesthesizeofthekickbackdan-
dgerzone.Thistypebarhasbeen

emonstratedtosignificantlyreduce

thenumberand seriousnessofkick-
backswhentestedinaccordancewith

ANSIB175.1.

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

ofhandf_ _,_

underside _ _ TipGuideBa_

" 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.Wrapthe fingers of __ L.__J"11 ElongatedGuardLink
yourlefthandoverand aroundthe _=_=Z:_l_-,,_,,P-----DeflectsKickback
fronthandlebar,andyourleftthumb _ _ ForceAndAllows
underthefront handlebar.Keepyour "-'_ T_,_ WoodToGradually

leftarm straightwiththeelbowlocked. -'_ RideIntouutter

° Positionyourlefthandon thefront SAFETY NOTICE;Exposureto

handlebarsoItIs ina straightlinewith vibrationsthroughprotongedus_Of

yourrighthandonthe rearhandle gasolinepoweredhandtoolscould

whenmakingbuckingcuts.Stand cause bloodvesselornervedamagein

slightlyto the leftsideofthe sawto thefingers,hands,andjointsofpeople

T/pGuideBar

4

pronetocirculationdisordersor .
abnormalswelling.Prolongedusein

coldweatherhasbeenlinkedtoblood
vesseldamageinotherwisehealthy

people,if symptomsoccursuchas
numbness,pare,lossofstrength,
changeinskincolorOrtexture,orloss

offeelinginthe fingers, hands,orjoints,
discontinuethe useof thistooland

seek medicalattention.An
anti-vibrationsystemdoesnot

guaranteethe avoidanceofthese
problems.Userswhooperatepower
toolsona continualandregularbasis
mustcloselymonitortheirphysical

conditionandthe conditionofthistool.

CHAIN BRAKE If thissawisto be used
for commerciallogging,youmust order

andinstall achain braketocomply with
FederalOSHA RegulationsforCom-

mercialLogging.ContactyourSears

Service Centeror call1-800-235-5878.
SPARK ARRESTOR:Yoursawis

equippedwitha temperaturelimiting

mufflerandsparkarrestingscreen

whichmeetstherequirementsof
CaliforniaCodes4442and4443. All

U.S.forest landandthe statesof

California,Idaho,Maine,Minnesota,
NewJersey,Oregon,andWashington

requirebytawthatmanyinternal
combustionenginesbeequippedwitha
sparkarrestorscreen.If youoperatea

chainsawina stateorlocalewhere
suchregulationsexist,youare legally

responsibleformaintainingthe

operatingconditionoftheseparts.
Failuretodoso is aviolationofthe law.

RefertoCustomerResponsibilities

chartinthe MAINTENANCESection.
STANDARDS:This chainsawis listed
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 hear thefuel filter

rattlein an empty fuel tank.

Yourunit has beenfactory tested and
thecarburetorprecisely adjusted.Asa

resultyou may smellgasolineorfind a
dropofoil/fuelresidueonthe muffler

when you unpack theunit.

ASSEMBLY
Yoursawisfullyassembled,and no

assemblyisnecessary.

KNOWYOURSAW

READTHIS OPERATOR'SMANUALANDSAFETY RULES BEFOREOPERAT-
ING YOUR CHAINSAW.Comparetheillustrationswithyourunittofamiliarize

yourselfwiththe locationof thevariouscontrolsand 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

Rear \L _ .f_II U / _ L ofTravel

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

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

Throttle Choke _ p._,,=_,_BarClampNuts udet3ar
Tdgger KnoblearL,lampCa_l';er

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

The throtttelockoutmustbe pressed 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 in the startingposition.Thisallows
youtoholdthefronthandleandpullthe

ropeduringstarling.Activatethefast
idlelockby first pressingthethrottle

Jockoutand squeezingthethm_e trig-
ger.Withthe throttletdggersqueezed,

pressthefastidlelock.Releasethe
throttlelockoutandtriggerwhileholding
thefastidlelockbutton.