Craftsman 358351162 Owner’s Manual

Operator's Manual

CRgFTSMIIN°

2.4 cu. in./40cc 2-Cycle

GASOLINE CHAIN SAW

Model No.

358.351162 - 16 In. Bar

_b wARNING:

Read and follow all Safety Rules and Operating Instructions before first use of this product,

For answers to your questions about this product:

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

1-800-235-5878 _.ou_,,=odo_ooon__0_

Sears, Roebuck and Co., Hoffman Estates, IL 60179 USA

530087297 01115/98

increasethechanceofkickback,Fol, lowmanufacturer'schainsharpening

and maintenanceinstructions,Check tensionat regularintervals, butnever

withenginerunning,Make surebar

clampnutsare secure/ytightened.

• Beginandcontinuecutting]atfull

speed.If the chainismovingat a slowerspeed, thereis greaterchance

ofkickbackoccurring,

• Useextremecautionwhen reentering a cut.

• Donotattempt cutsstartingwiththe tipofthebar°(plungecuts).

• Watchfor shiftinglogsorotherforces thatcouldclose acutand pinchorfall

intochain,

• Usethe specifiedReduced-Kickback GuideBarandLow-KickbackChain.

Avoid Pinch-Kickback:

• Beextremelyawareofsituationsor obstructionsthatcan causematedal

topinchthetop of or otherwisestop thechain.

- Do notcutmorethan one log ata

time,

• Do nottwistsawas bariswithdrawn

from an undercutwhenbucking.

Avoid Pull-In:

atfullspeedand the saw housing

i lwaysbegincuttingwiththeengine

againstwood. . , . Usewedgesmaae orplasticorwooa, Neverusemetalto holdthe cutopen.

_MAINTAIN CONTRQL

Standtothe left of thesaw

keepy,ourbodyfrombeingin a direct

linewiththecuttingcnain_

• Standwithyourweightevenlyhal.....

anced onbothfeet;

• Donotoverreach.Youcouldbedrawn orthrownoffbalanceandlosecontrol.

• Donotcutaboveshoulderheight,lt_

difficultto maintaincontrolof saw aboveshoulderheight.

KICKBACK SAFETY FEATURES i

WARNING: The followingfeaturesarel includedonyoursawto help reduce

hazardofkickback; however,suchfea- tureswillnottotallyeliminatethisdan'

get,Do notrelyonlyonsafetydevices.

• Handguard:designedto reducethe chanceofyourlefthandcontacting thechainifyourhandslipsoffthe

fronthandlebar. ---

• Positionoffront and rearhandlebars: designedwithdistance betweenhan-

dlesand"in-line" witheachother,The spreadand =in-line"positionofthe

handsprovidedbythis designwork togetherto givebalanceand resis-

tancein controliingthepivotofthe

sawbacktowardtheoperatorifkick- backoccurs.

• Reduced-KickbackGuideBar:de- signedwitha smallradiustipwhich

reducesthesizeofthe kickbackdan- gerzone.Thistypebar hasbeen'

demonstratedto significantlyreduce

thenumberand seriousnessofkick-

backswhentestedinaccordancewith

ANSIB175.1,

Thumbon '__

o_ _underside

Elbow locked

LargeRadius[

TipGuideBar

• Low-KickbackChain:hasmet kickback

performancerequirementswhentested

Tip Guide Bar

S,.a" adius

Neverreversehandpositions ona representativesampleof ct_n

• Agood,firmgriponthesawwithboth sawsbelow3,8 cubicinch handswillhelpyou maintain control, displacementspecifiedinANSI B175.1.

Don3let go. Grtpthe rearhandlewith Low-KickbackChain yourrighthand,whetheryou areright , ContouredDepthGauge

orlefthanded.Wrap the fingersof __ _.,,,/ ElongatedGuardLink

yourleft handoverand aroundthe _=zz;Z_'_.=----- DeflectsKickback

front handlebar,and yourleftthumb '_ _ ForceAndAllows

' underthe fronthandlebar.Keepyour _ "_,_ WoodToGradually

• leftarm straightwiththeelbowlocked, _ RideintoCutter

Positionyourlefthandonthe front SAFETY NOTICE: Exposuret_)

handlebarso it is ina straight linewith vibrationsthroughprolongeduseof yourrighthand on therearhandle gasolinepoweredhandtoolsCould

whenmaking buckingcuts.Stand cause bloodvesselor nervedamagein slightlytotheleftside ofthe sawto thefingers,hands,andjointsofpeople

pronetocirculationdisordersor abnormalswelling.Prolongedusein

coldweatherhasbeenlinkedtoblood vesseldamageinotherwisehealthy people.Ifsymptomsoccursuchas

numbness,pare,lossofstrength,

change_inskincolorortexture,orloss

offeeling inthe fingers, hands,orjcints, discontinuethe use ofthistooland seekmedicalattention.An

anti-vibrationsystemdoesnot

guaranteetheavoidanceofthese problems.Userswho:operatepower

toolsona continualand regularbasis mustcloselymonitortheirphysical

conditionandthe conditionofthistool. CHAIN BRAKEIfthissawis to be used

for commerciallogging,youmustorder andinstalla chainbraketo complywith

FederalOSHA Regulationsfor Com- mercialLogging.ContactyourSears

Service Centerorcall 1-800-235-5878.

SPARKARRESTOR:Yoursawis equippedwitha temperaturelimiting

muffler andsparkarrestingscreen

whichmeetstherequirementsof CaliforniaCodes4442and 4443. All U.S.forest landand thestates of

California,Idaho,Maine,Minnesota, NewJersey,Oregon,and Washington

requirebylawthatmany internal combustionenginesbeequippedwitha

sparkarrestorscreen.Ifyouoperatea chainsawina stateorlocalewhere

suchregulationsexist,youare legally responsiblefor maintainingthe

operatingconditionoftheseparts. Failuretodoso is a violationofthelaw.

RefertoCustomerResponsibilities

chartinthe MAINTENANCEsection. STANDARDS:ThisChainsaWis=listed

byUnderwritersLaboratodes,=lnc.in accordancewithAmericanNational

StandardsforGasoline-PoweredChain SawsSafetyRequirements(ANSI

B175.1-1991),

CARTON CONTENTS

Checkcartoncontentsagainstthefol- lowinglist.

• Model: 358.351162

• ChainSaw (fullyassembled)

• Chainadjustmenttool

• 2-cycleengineoil....(Baroilnot

included)

- Examinepartsfor damage.Do not

usedamagedparts.

, Ifyouneedassistanceorfindthat

partsaremissingordamaged,please call1-800-235-5878.

NOTE: Itisnormalto hearthe fuel filter rattleinan emptyfuel tank.

Yourunithasbeenfactorytestedand thecarburetorpreciselyadjusted.Asa

resultyoumaysmellgasolineorfind a dropofoil/fuelresidueonthe muffler whenyouunpackthe unit.

ASSEMBLY Yoursawisfully assembled,andno

assemblyis necessary.

KNOW YOUR SAW

READTHIS OPERATOR'SMANUALANDSAFETY RULESBEFORE OPERAT_ ING YOUR CHAINSAW. Comparetheillustrationswithyourunittofamiliarize

yourseffwiththelocationofthe vadouscontrolsandadjustments.Save this manualforfuture reference.

ChainAdjust- FrontHandle

meritTool HandGuard €,

StarterRope

ON/STOP

Chain

"_ Primer

Bulb

CRRI MRN"

BarOilFillCap Housing

CylinderCover

Throtl]e

RearLockout,_

Handle

Fuel Mix Fill Cap

£RFIFlrSNAr Chain

Direction

ofTravel

Throttle Choke Trigger Knob BarClamp Chain BarClampNuts GuideBar

Catcher

THROI"rLELOCKOUT CHAINTENSION Thethrottle lockoutmust be pressed ttisnormalfora newchaintostretch

beforeyoucansqueezethethrottle trig- duringfirst30 minutesofoperation.You ger.Thisfeaturepreventsyoufrom ac- shouldcheckyourchaintensionfre+

cidentallysqueezingthetrigger, quently.See ChainTensionunderthe CHOKE/FASTIDLE LEVER ServiceandAdjustmentssection.

The choke andfastidlespeedareset bypullingthechokeleveroutfully for

coldorforrefueledstarting.The choke

providesadditionalfuel whenstartinga

coldengine.

BEFORE STARTING ENGINE

WARNING: Be sureto readthefuel handlinginformationinthe safetyrules

sectionofthismanualbeforeyoubegin. Ifyoudo notunderstandthefuelhan-

dling information do notattemptto fuel yourunit.Seek helpfromsomeonethat

does understandtheinformationor call the customerassistancehemplineat

1-800-235-5878.

GUIDE BARAND CHAINOIL The chainoilerprovidescontinuouslu-

bricationtothechainandguidebar.Be suretofillthe baroiltankwhenyoufill

thefuel tank(Capacity= 6.8 fL oz.)

Formaximum guidebarandchainlife,

we recommendyou useCraftsman chainsaw baroiJ.tfCraftsmanbaroilis

notavailable,youmayusea good

gradeSAE 30 oiluntilyouare ableto obtainCraftsmanbrand.Theoiloutput

isautomaticallymetered duringopera, tion.Yoursawwilluse approximately one tankofbaroilfor everytankoffuel

mix.Alwaysfillthebaroiltankwhen youfillthefuel tank.

FUELING ENGINE •

Thisengineiscertifiedtooperateon unleadedgasoline.Beforeoperation,

gasolinemustbemixedwitha good quality2-cycleair*cooledengineoil.We

recommendCraftsmanbrandoil.Mix gasolineandoilat a ratibof40:1 (A

40:1 ratioisobtainedbymixing3.2

ouncesofoilwith1 gallonof unleaded gasoline).DONOTUSEautomotiveoil

or boatoil.Theseoilswillcauseengine damage.When mixingfuel followthe

instructionsprintedonthecontainer. Onceoilisaddedtothegasoline,

shakecontainermomentarilyto assure

thatthefuel isthoroughlymixed. Alwaysreadandfollow thesafetyrules

relatingtofuel beforefueling yourunit.

IMPORTANT

Experienceindicatesthatalcohol

blendedfuels(calledgasoholor using ethanolor methanol)canattractmois-

turewhichleadstoseparationand formation ofacidsduringstorage.Acid-

icgas can damagethefuel systemof

an enginewhileinstorage. Toavoid engineproblems,thefuel sys-

temshouldbeemptiedbeforestorage for30 daysorlonger.Drainthegas

tank,startthe engineandletit rununtil thefuel linesandcarburetorareempty.

Usefreshfuel nextseason.See STOR- AGEinstructionsforadditionalinforma-

tion.

Neveruseengineorcarburetorcleaner productsinthefueltankorpermanent

damagemayoccur. See the STORAGEsectionforadditional

information. STOPPING YOUR ENGINE

, MoveOn/Stopswitchtothe STOP

position.

• Ifenginedoesnotstop,pullchoke

knoboutfully.

STARTING YOUR ENGINE

COLD ENGINEOR WARMENGINE

AFTER RUNNINGOUTOFFUEL

• Fuelenginefollowinginstructionsun-

der FUELINGENGINE.

• Fillbaroiltankwithbaroil.Yoursaw

willuseapproximatelyonetankofbar oilfor eachtankof fuel mix.

• MoveOn/Stopswitchto ONposition.

• Pullchokeknoboutfully.

° Primeenginebyslowlypressingprim-

er bulbsixtimes.

ON/STOP

Switch

PrimerBulb

• Set sawontheground.Gripfront

handlewithyourlefthandandplace rightfoot throughrearhandle.

Chokeknob

NOTE: Whenpullingthestarterrope, donotusethefullextentofthe rope.

Do notletstarterropesnapback. Holdhandle.Letroperewindslowly.

. Sharplypullstarterropehandle5

timeswithyourrighthand.The en- ginemaysoundas ifit ist_ng to

startbeforethe5thpull;ifso, proceed tothenextstep.

• Fully push-in choke lever and contin-

ue to pullstarter rope handle until en- ginestarts.

• Then, squeeze and release the thrott/etrigger to return engine to idle speed.

• Tostop engine, move On/Stop switch

tothe 8TOP position.

LeftHand onFront Handle

StarterRopeHandle

FootThroughRearHandle

STARTINGA WARMENGINE

DONOTusethe choketo starta warm

engineorfloodingand hardstarting mayoccur.

• MoveOn/Stopswitchto ON. : Slowlypressprimerbulb6 times.

Setthechainsawon the ground.Grip thefront handlewithyourlefthand andplaceyourrightfootthroughthe

openinginthe rearhandle.

• Pullchokeleveroutfully, thenpushit

infullytoset engineinfastidleposi-

tON. ="

• Sharplypullstarterropehandlewith

yourright handuntiltheenginestarts, butnomorethan5 times.

• Then,squeezeand releasethe throttletriggertoreturnenginetoidle

speed.

• Tostopengine,moveOn/Stopswitch tothe STOPposition.

DIFFICULT STARTING OR STARTING A FLOODED ENGINE

The enginemaybefloodedifit hasnot

startedafter10pulls.Floodedengines canbe clearedofexcessfuel withthe

followingprocedure:

• Pullchokeleveroutfully,then pushit infullytoset enginein fast idleposi-

ton.

• VerifythattheOn/Stopswitchisinthe

ON position.

• Withsawonground,gripfront handle withlefthandandplacerightfoot

throughrearhandle.

• Gripstarterropehandleand pul!rope firmlyandquicklytostartengine.If

notsuccessful,repeatu.ntilengine starts.

Startingcouldrequire manypullsde-

pendingonhowbadlyunitisflooded. If

enginestillfailstostart,refertoTROU-

BLESHOOTINGchartorcall 1-800-235-5878.

OPERATING TIPS

• Checkchaintensionbeforefirstuse andafter t minuteofoperation.See

ChainTensionJntheMaintenance

section.

• Cutwoodonty.DOnotcutmetal,plas-

tics,masonry,non-woodbuildingma-: terials,etc.

• Stopthesawifthechainstrikesa for-

eignobject.Inspectthe saw andre- pairpartsas necessary.

° Keepthechainoutof dirtand sand.

Evena smallamountofdirtwillquick- lydulla chainand increase thepossi- bilftyof kickback.

• Practicecuttingafew smalllogsusing thefollowingsteps.This willhelpyou

getthe=feel"of usingyoursawbefore youbegina majorsawingoperation.

• Squeezethethrottletriggerandal-

lowtheengineto reachfullspeed

beforecutting. : • • .

• Begincuttingwiththesaw frame

againstthelog.

• Keeptheengineat full speedthe

entiretimeyouarecutting.

• Allowthe chaintocutfor you.Exert

onlylightdownwardpressure.

• Releasethethrottletriggeras soon

as thecutiscompleted,allowingthe

engineto idle.Ifyourunthesawat .....

full throttlewithoutacuttingload, unnecessarywearcan occur.

.. Toavoidlosingcontrolwhencutis

complete,donotputpressureon sawat endofcut.

• Stoptheenginebeforesettingthe sawdown.

TREE FELLING TECHNIQUES WARNING: _Checkfor broken0r:dead

brancheswhichcanfall whileCutting_ causingseriousinjury.Do hotcutnear

buildingsore!ectricalwiresifyoudo not

knowthe directibnoftree fal!_qorcut at nightsinceyouwillnotbe ab!eto see

well,nor duringbadweathersuchas

rain,snow,or strongwinds,etc.

Carefullyplanyoursawingoperationin advance.Clearthe workarea.You

needa clearareaall aroundthe treeso youcanhavesecurefooting. Studythe

naturalconditionsthatcancausethe

treetofall ina particulardirection,such

conditions include:

• The winddirectionandspeed.

• The leanofthe tree.The leanofa

treemightnotbe apparentdueto un- evenor slopingterrain.Usea plumb

or levelto determinethedirectionof treelean.

• Weightandbranchesononeside.

• Surroundingtreesandobstacles.

Lookfor decay androt.If thetrunkis rotted,itcan snapandfall towardthe

operator. Makesurethereisenoughroomfor the

treetofall.Maintaina distanceof 2-1t2 treelengthsfrom thenearestpersonor otherobjects.Enginenoisecan drown

outa warningcall. Removedirt,stones,loosebark,nails,

staples,andwirefrom thetreewhere cutsare to be made.

Thishingewillhelppreventthetree from fallinginthewrongdirection.

Rnalcuthere

Notch_ ',_'_!i_ ......

Sec,ond _

Hingeholdstreeonstumpandhelps controlfail

Opening

offetling

Closingof

notch

Planaclearretreatpath

.... (_--_- DirectionofFall

FELLING LARGE TREES

(6 inchesindiameterorlarger) The notchmethodisusedto fell large

trees.Anotchiscutonthe sideof the treein the desireddirectionoffall. After a felling cutismadeontheopposite

sideoftree, thetreeshouldfall inthe directionofthenotch.

NOTE: Ifthetreehaslargebuttress roots,removethembeforemakingthe

notch. NOTCHCUT AND FELLINGTREE

• Makenotchcutbycuttingthetopof

thenotchfirst.Cutthrough1/3ofthe

diameterofthetree.Nextcomplete thenotchbycuttingthe bottom.See illustration.Oncethenotchiscutre-

movethe wedgeof Woodfrom the tree.

• Afterremovingthe wood,makethe

fellingcutontheoppositesideofthe notch.Thisisdonebymakinga cut

abouttwoincheshigherthanthecen-

ter ofthe notch.Thiswillleave

enoughuncutwoodbetweenthe fell- ingcutandthenotchtoform a hinge.

NOTE: Beforefelling cutiscomplete,

usewedgestoopenthe cutwhen necessaryto controlthe directionoffall. Toavoidkickbackandchaindamage, usewood orplasticwedges,butnever

steelor ironwedges.

• Bealertof signsthat thetreeisready

tofall: crackingsounds,wideningof thefelling cut,or movementintheup-

perbranches.

• As treestartstofall, stopsaw,putit down,andget awayquicklyonyour

plannedretreatpath.

• Beextremelycautiouswithpartially fallentreesthatmaybe poodysup- ported.Whena treedoesn'tfallcom- pletely,set thesawasideandpull downthe treewitha cablewinch,

blockandtackle,ortractor.Donot useyoursawto cutdownapartially

fallen tree.

CUTTING A FALLEN TREE

(BUCKING] Buckingisthetermusedforcuttinga

fallentreetothedesiredlogsize.

WARNING: Do notstandonthe log beingouLAnyportioncanrollcausing

lossoffootingandcontrol.Donotstand

downhillofthelogbeingcut.

IMPORTANTPOINTS

• Cutonlyone logat a time.

• Cutshatteredwoodverycarefully;, sharppiecesofwoodcouldbeflung

towardoperator.

* Usea sawhorsetocut smalllogs.

Neverallowanotherpersontohold thelogwhilecuttingandneverhold thelogwithyourlegorfoot.

oDonotcutinan area wherelogs,

limbs,and rootsare tangled.Dragthe logsintoa clearareabeforecutting Firstcutonpressuresideoflog

them, •BUCKINGWITHOUT A SUPPORT

BUCKING TECHNIQUES

WARNING: If saw becomes pinched or hung in a log, don't try to force it out.

You can lose control of the saw result- ing in injury and/or damage to the saw. Stop the saw, drive a wedge of plastic

or wood intothe out untilthe saw can be removed easily. Restart the saw and

carefully reenter the cut. Do not use a metal wedge. Do not attempt to restart

your saw when it is pinched or hung in a log.

Use a wedgeto removepinchedsaw

Turnsaw OFFand usea plasticorwooden

wedgetoforcecut open,

• Overcutthrough1/3ofthe diameterof

thelog.

• Rollthelog overandfinishwitha sec-

ondovemut.

• Watchfor logswitha pressureside. See illustrationabovefor cuttinglogs

witha pressureside.

Usingalog 2nd "

for support Cut

Ovemuttingbeginsonthe topside of

thelog withthe bottomof the saw againstthelog.Whenovercuttinguse

light downwardpressure.

BUCKINGUSINGA LOG OR SUPPORTSTAND

Orang UndercutUng

• Rememberyourfirstcutisalwayson thepressuresideofthelog.

(Refertotheillustrationbelowfor'your

first andsecondcut)

• Yourfirstcutshouldextendt/3ofthe

diameterofthelog.

Undercuttinginvolvescuttingonthe

undersideofthe log withtopofsaw

• Finishwithyoursecondcut.. ....

againstthelog.Whenundercuttinguse light upwardpressure.Holdsawfirmly

and maintaincontrol.The sawwilltend

topushbacktowardyou.

WARNING: Neverturnsawupside

downtoundercuLThe sawcannotbe controlledinthisposition.

Alwaysmakeyourfirst outonthepres- suresideofthelog.

Firstcutonpressuresideoflog

LIMBING AND PRUNING

WARNING: Never climbintoatree to

limborprune.Do notstandon ladders,

platforms,a log,or inanyposition whichcancauseyouto loseyourbal-

anceorcontrolof the saw. IMPORTANTPOINTS

• Watchoutfor springpoles.

Springpolesare smallsizelimbs

whichcanwhiptowardyou,orpull youoffbalance. Useextremecaution

whencuttingsmallsizelimbs.

• Be alertfor spdngbecl_Watchoutfor

branchesthatarebentorunderpres- sure.Avoidbeingstruckbythe

branchor thesawwhenthetensionin ° Finishthe pruningoperationbyusing thewoodfibersisreleased, an overcutsothatthe stumpofthe

• Frequentlyclearbranchesoutofthe

waytoavoid'trippingonthem.

LIMBING

Limba treeonlyafterit is cutdown.

•"Leavethelargerlimbsunderneaththe

felledtreetosupportthe tree asyou

work.

° Startat the baseof thefelledtree and

worktowardthetop,cuttingbranches and limbs,Removesmalllimbswith

onecut.

• Keepthetreebetweenyouandthe chain.

° Removelarger,supportingbranches

withthe1/3,2/3 cuttingtechniquesde- scribedinthebuckingsection.

• Alwaysusean overcuttocutsmall andfreelyhanginglimbs.Undercut-

tingcouldcauselimbstofalland pinchthesaw.

PRUNING WARNING: Limitpruningtolimbs

shoulderheightorbelow.Do notcutif

branchesarehigherthanyourshoul- der.Get aprofessionaltodo thejob.

• Makeyourfirstcut1/3oftheway throughthebottomofthe limb.

• Nextmakea secondcutall the way

through the limb.

limbprotrudes1to2 inchesfrom the trunkofthetree.

_ Firstcut

fromtrunkof'tree

CUSTOMER RESPONSIBILITIES

Fillindatesas youcomplete Before After Every•Even Yea_' S.e_ce regularservice Use Use 5 hrs.25 hrs.. _• ... Dates

Check,!ordar.age ornpartsv' . _........

Checkfor loosefasteners/parts _ ................... = .

Checkchaintension _.. ..... ..................

! Checkcha!nsharpness p-

Checkguidebar _.

Cleanunit&labels ................... i ,P" I.........

Cleanairfilter _'

.........Clean!inspectsparkarrestor

screen&inspectmuffler _' ............

Replacesparkplug P"

GENERALRECOMMENDATIONS Thewarrantyonthisunitdoesnotcov-

eritemsthathavebeensubjectedto

operatorabuseornegligence,Tore, ceivefull valuefrom thewarranty,the

operatormust maintainunitas instruct- edinthismanual Variousadjustments

willneedtobemadeperiodicallyto

properlymaintainyourunit.

• Oncea year,replacethesparkplug, airfilter element,andcheckguidebar andchainforwear.A newsparkplug

andair filter elementassuresproper

air-fuelmixtureandhelpsyourengine

runbetterandlastlonger.

WARNING: Disconnectthe sparkplug beforeperformingmaintenanceexcept

forcarburetoradjustments. LUBRICATION

tl _

t Bar 2 BarOil

Sprocket FillCap _ | Lube ,_ _ !

• HandleScrews

• VibrationMounts

• StarterHousing

• Handguard

CHECK CHAIN TENSION

• Usethescrewdriverendof the chain

BarClamp Adjusting Adjustment

• Loosenbar clampnutsuntiltheyare

• Turnadjustingscrewclockwiseuntil

• Rollchainaround guide barto ensure

adjustmenttooltomovechainaround

guidebarto ensurekinksdonotexist, The chainshouldrotatefreely.

Guide

Bar

Chain

Nuts Screw Tool

fingertightagainstthebarclamp. chainbarelytouchesthebottomof

guide bar,

all links arein bargroove.

1 Sprocketlube

2 Craftsmanchainsawbar oil

CHECK FOR DAMAGED OR WORN PARTS

Replacementofdamaged/wornparts

shouldbereferredto ydiJrSears Ser- viceCenter.

NOTE: it is normalfor a smallamount ofoiltoappearunderthesawafteren-

ginestops.Donotconfusethiswitha leakingoiltank. ° On/StopSwitch- EnsureOn/Stop

switchfunctionsproperlyby moving theswitchtothe"Stop• position,

Make sureenginestops;thenrestart

engineandcontinue.

• FuelTank- Discontinueuseof chain

sawiffueltankshowssignsofdam- ageorleaks.

• OilTank- Discontinueuseof chain

saw if oiltankshowssignsofdamage orleaks.

CHECK FOR LOOSE

FASTENERS AND PARTS

• BarClampNuts

• Chain

• Muffler

• CylinderShield

• AirFiller

• ClutchDrum/Sprocket

Adjusting

=Screw

BarClampNuts GuideBar

• Lift uptipofguidebar to checkfor sag. Releasetip ofguidebar,then

turnadjustingscrew1/4turnclock- wise.Repeatthisstep untilsagdoes

not exist.

• Whilelifting tipofguidebar,tighten barclampnutswiththe_haJnadjust-

menttool.Torqueto 10-15ft-lbs.

AdjustingScrew

Bar "_4_

Clamp I/4Turn Nuts

• Usethescrewdriverendof the chain adjustmenttoolto movechain around

theguidebar.

• Ifchaindoesnot rotate,itistootight. Slightlyloosenbar clampnutsand

turnadjustingscrew1/4turncounter, clockwise.Retightenbarclampnuts.

• Ifchainistooloose,itwiltsag below

theguidebar.DONOT operatethe saw ifthechainisloose.

CHECK CHAIN SHARPNESS Asharpchainmakeswoodchips.A

dultchainmakesa sawdustpowder andcutsslowly.

CHAIN SHARPENING

Chainsharpeningrequiresspecial

tools.Youcanpurchasesharpening= toolsatSearsor gotoa professional

chainsharpener.

CHECK GUIDE BAR Conditionswhichrequireguidebar

maintenance:

• Sawcutsto onesideorat anangle.

• Sawhastobeforced throughthecut.

• inadequatesupplyofoil tothebar

andchain.

Checktheconditionoftheguidebar eachtimethechainissharpened.A

wornguidebarwilldamagethechain andmakecuttingdifficult.Tomaintain

guidebar:.

- MoveOn/Stopswitchto"Stop.•

• Removebarandchainfrom saw.

• Cleanallsawdustand any other

debrisfrom theguidebargrooveand sprocketholeaftereachuse.

RemoveSawdustFromGuide

BarGrcx__e

T_ FileEdgesand

WornGroove CorrectGroove

Replacetheguidebarwhenthe groove is worn,theguidebarisbentor

cracked,orwhenexcessheatingor burringoftherailsoccurs.If replace*

ment isnecessary,useonlythe guide bar specifiedforyoursawin therepair

partslist,alsospecifiedonthereplace- mentbarandchaindecallocatedon

thechainsaw. CLEAN UNIT & LABELS

• Cleantheunitusinga dampclothwith a milddetergent.

• Wipeofftheunitwithacleandry cloth.

CLEAN AIR RLTER

A dirtyair filterdecreasesthelifeand performanceoftheengineandin- creasesfuel consumptionand harmful emissions.Alwayscleanyourairfilter after 15tanksoffuel or5 hoursofop eration,whichevercomesfirst. Clean

morefrequentlyindustyconditions,itis advisabletoreplaceyourairfilter witha

newone afterevery50 hoursofopera-

tion,orannually,whichevercomesfirst. Tocleanfilter:.

• Loosen3 screwsoncylindercover.

• Removecylindercover.

• Removeairfilter.

• Cleantheairfilterusinghotsoapy water.Rinsewithcleancoolwater.

Air drycompletelybeforereinstalling.

• Lightlyoilair filterbeforeinstalling.

Use2-cycleengineoilormotoroil

(SAE30). Squeezeexcessoilfrom filter.Thiswillimprovetheefficiencyof theair filter.

• Reinstallairfilter.

• Reinstallcylindercoverand 3 screws

(15-20 in.lbs°).

sidesSquare _L_I|

• Add lubricanttosprocketholeafter

eachuse.

• Burringofguidebar railsis a normal processofrailwear.Removethese

burrswitha fiatfile.

• Whenrailtopisuneven,usea flatfile

to restoresquareedgesandsides.

•Screws

Cylinder

Cover

INSPECTMUFFLERANDSPARK ARRESTORSCREEN Astheunitisused,carbondeposits

builduponthe mufflerand spark arrestorscreen,andmustberemoved toavoidcreatinga firehazardoraffect- ing engineperformance.

Replacethesparkarrestorscreenif breaksoccur.

MufflerDiffuser

Spark

Arrestor

Screen

Muffler Cover

Screws

• Replaceanybrokenorcrackedmuf- tierparts.

• Reinstalldiffuserandsparkarrestor

screenassemblywithholesfacing up

andtowardsmufflercover.

• Reinstallmufflercoverand 2 screws (7-8ft-ibs.).

REPLACE SPARK PLUG Thesparkplugshouldbereplaced

eachyear toensuretheenginestarts easierandrunsbetter.Ignitiontimingis

fixedand nonadjustable.

• Loosenthe3 screwsonthe cylinder

cover.

• Removethecylindercover.

; Pulloffthe sparkplugboot.

Removesparkplugfrom cylinderand discard.

Body Muffler

Cover

CLEANING THE SPARK

ARRESTOR SCREEN

Cleaningisrequiredevery25 hoursof

operationorannually,whichevercomes first.

• ReplacewithChampionCJ7Yspark plugandtightenwitha 3/4 inchsocket wrench(10-12ft-lbs). Sparkpluggap

shouldbe,025in.

• Reinstallthe sparkplugboot.

• Reinstallthecylindercoverand3 screws(15-20in-lbs).

• Loosenandremovethe2 mufflercoy- Screws

er screws.

• Removethe mufflercover(cover snapsoffmufflerbody). Plug

• Removemufflerdiffuserandspark Boot arrestorscreenassembly.Noticethe orientationof thesepartsforreassem-

bling.

° Cleanthesparkarrestorscreenwitha Spark

wirebrush, Replacescreenif breaks Plug arefound.

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Cylinder

Cover

CHAIN REPLACEMENT CAUTION: Wearprotectivegloves

whenhandlingchain.The chainis sharpandcan cutyoueven whenitis notmoving.

Itis normalfora newchainto stretch

duringthefirst30 minutesofoperation.

You shouldrecheckyourchaintension

frequently andadjustthechaintension

as required.SeeChainTensionsec- tion.

• MoveOn/Stop:switchto the Stop

position.

• Replacetheoldchainwhenit be-

comeswornordamaged.

• UseonlytheLow-Kickbackreplace- mentchainspecifiedintherepair

partslist.The correctreplacementbar

and chainisalsospecifiedona decal locatedonthechainsaw.

• See yourSearsServiceCenterto re- placeandsharpenindividualcutters onyourchain.

• Removebarclamp nuts. ° Removebar clamp.

• Removetheoldchain.

Bar Clamp

Bar

CiarnpNuts

, Turnadjustingscrewbyhandcoun-

terclockwiseuntiladjustingpinjust touchesthestop.

• Slideguidebarbehindclutchdrum untilguidebarstopsagainstclutch

drumsprocket.

• Carefullyremovenewchainfrom

package.Holdchainwiththedrive linksas shown.

Cuffers Dep_ Gauge

D_ve Unks

• Race chainoverandbehind the

clutch.

• Fitchaindrivelinksintobargroove.

Fit bottomofddvelinksbetweenteeth insprocketnose.

• Pullguidebarforward untilchainis snugIn guidebargroove.

• Now,installbarclampmakingsure theadjustingpinispositionedinthe lowerholeintheguidebar.

Adjusting

Lower

Hole Guid_

Bar

, Installbarclampnutsandfingertight-

enonly.Do nottightenany furtherat

thispoint

CHAIN ADJUSTMENT See =ChainTension"inMaintenance

section. CLEAN FUEL FILTER

Tocleanfuelfilter,drainyourunitby

runningdryoffuel,removefuelcap/re- tainerassemblyfromtank.Pullfilter

fromtankandremovefromline.Clean withmild detergentand rinse.Drythor- oughly,reassemble.

CARBURETOR ADJUSTMENT WARNING: The chainwillbemoving

dudngmostof thisprocedure.Wear yourprotectiveequipmentandobserve

allsafetyprecautions.Duringthelow speedmixture adjustmentrecheckidle

speedaftereachturnofthescrew.The chainmust notmoveat idlespeed.

Carburetoradjustmentiscriticalandif doneimproperly=can permanentlydam-

agetheengineas wellasthecarbure- tor.if yourequirefurtherassistanceor are unsureaboutperformingthisproce- dure,callourcustomerassistancehelp lineat 1-800-235-5878.

Oldfuel,a dirtyairfilter,dirtyfuelfilter,

orfloodingmaygivetheimpressionof an improperly adjustedcarburetor.

Checktheseconditionsbeforeadjust- ingthecarburetor.

The carburetorhasbeencarefullysetat

thefactory.Adjustmentsmaybeneces*

saryifyou noticeanyof thefollowing conditions:

• Chainmovesat idle.See =idleSpeed"

underadjustingprocedure.

° Saw willnotidle.See "IdleSpeed"

and_LowSpeed Mixture'underad-

justingprocedure.

° Enginediesor hesitateswhenit

shouldaccelerate.See "Acceleration Check"underadjustingprocedure.

° Lossofcuttingpower.See=High

SpeedMixtureH"underadjusting procedure.

There arethree adjustmentscrewson

thecarburetor._TheyarelabeledH,_L,

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