Craftsman 358351182, 358351082 Owner’s Manual

Operator's Manual

CRRFTSMRN°

2.6 cu. in./42cc 2-Cycle

GASOLINE CHAIN SAW

Model No.

358.351082 - "18In. Bar

358.351182 - ,'!8 In. Bar

WARNING:

Read and follow all Safety Rules and Operating Instructionsbefore first use of thisproduct.

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

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1-800-235-5878 I.o,,_',,°,od..o_._.,_._

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

530087298 01/18/98

Warranty 2 Se_ce andAdjustments 14 SafetyRules 2 Storage 16

Assembly 5 TroubleShootingChart 17

uperstion 6 Spanish 22 Maintenance 11 Pads& Ordedng Back

FULL ONE YEAR WARRANTY ON CRAFTSMAN ® GAS CHAIN SAW

Foroneyearfromthedateofpumhese,whenthisCraftsmanGas ChainSaw is

maintained,lubdcatadandtuned-upaccording totheowner'smanual,Searswill repair,freeofcharge,any defectinmaterialorworkmanship.

Thiswarrantyexcludesthe bar,chain,sparkplugandairfiitsr,whichare expendableparts,and becomewornduringnormaluse.

tf thisGasChainSawisusedforcommercialorrentalpurposes,thiswarranty

appliesfor30 daysfrom thedateofpurchase. WARRANTYSERVICEIS AVAILABLEBY RETURNINGTHiS CHAIN SAWTO

THE NEARESTSEARSSERVICE CENTER INTHE UNITEDSTATES.

Thiswarrantygivesyouspecificlegalr_ghts,andyou mayalsohaveotherdghts

whichvaryfrom statetostate. Sears, Roebuckand Co., D/817 WA,Hoffman Estates,IL 60179

WARNING: Alwaysdisconnectspark plugwirewhenmaking repairsexcept

for carburetoradjustments.8ecausea chainsawis a high-speedwoodcutting tool,caretessorimproperuse ofthis

toolcan causeseriousinjury.

PLAN AHEAD

•Restdct theuseofyoursawtoadult userswhounderstandend canfollow

the safetyroles,precautions,and op-

eratinginstructionsfoundinthis

manual.

Hearing dl&._._ S_fetyHat

Pmte_on_ - Eye

Snug tNr,_-- Protection Fitting_ HeavyDuty

Clo',hing p/Gloves

Safety

Shoes_

* Wearprotectivegear,Always use

steel-toedsafety footwear Withnon- slipsoles;snug-fittingclothing;heavy-

duty,non-slipgloves;eye protection suchasnon-fogging,ventedgoggles

orface screen;anapprovedsafety hardhat;andsoundbarriers(ear plugsormufflers)toprotectyour

hearing.Regularusersshouldhave headngcheckedregutadyas chain

saw noiseca_ damageheadng.Se-

cure hairaboveshoulderlength. thechatnwhenthe engineis running.

Keepchildren,bystanders,andani- malsat least30 feet (10 meters) awayfromtheworkarea whenstart-

i eepallpa.dsof yourbodyawayfrom

ingandusingthesaw.

Donothandleor operateachainsaw

whenyouare fatigued, ill,or upset,or ifyou havetakenalcohol,drugs,or

medication.Youmustbe in good physicalcond'ftionandmentallyalert.

Ifyouhaveanyconditionthatmight beaggravatedbystrenuouswork,

, checkwithdoctorbeforeoperating.

Do notstartcuttinguntilyouhave a Clearworkarea, securefooting, and

especiallyifyouarefelling a tree,a retreat path.

OPERATEYOURSAWSAFELY

• Donotoperatewithonehand.Sed- ousinjurytotheoperator,helpers, or

bystandersmayresultfromone- handedoperation.A chainsawis in-

tendedfortwo-handeduse.

• Operatethe chain sawonlyina wail-

ventilatedoutdoorarea.

• Donot operatesawfroma ladderor ina tree, unlessyouate spedficaliy

trainedtodoso.

• Makesurethe chainwillnot make

contactwithanyobjectwhilestarting

theengine.Nevertryto startthe saw

whentheguidebaris ina out.

. Do notputpressureonthesaw, es-

peciallyat theend ofthecut.Doing socan cause youtolose control whentheoutis completed.

• Stopenginebeforesettingsaw down.

• Handcarrysaw onlywhenengineis

stopped.Carrywithmufflerawayfrom body;guidebar&chainprojectingbe-

hindyou;guidebarpreferablycov- eredwitha scabbard.

MAINTAIN YOUR SAW IN GOOD

WORKING ORDER ° Have all chainsawserviceperformed

bya quaiitiedservicedealerexcept the itemslistedinthe maintenance

sectionofthis manual. movingwhenthethrottletriggeris re-

le_sed.ForcorrectJog,referto "Car-

i Make certainthe sawchainstops

buretorAdjustments."

Keepthehandlesdry,clean, and_ree

from oilorfuelmixture.

• Keepcapsandfasteners sa¢ure_y tightened.

• Use onlyCraftsmanaccessoriesand _piacement partsas recommended.

evermodifyyoursaw.

HANDLE FUEL WITH CAUTION

• Do notsmokewhilehandlingfuel or whileoperatingthe saw,

• E_n_n_ea_seurcesd s_ _ t_rne

inareaswherefuelism_l orpoured.

• Mixand pourfuelin an outdoorarea end usean approved,markedcon-

tainerfor allfuelpurposes.Wipe up all fuelspills beforestarlingsaw.

° Moveat least10feet(3 meters)from

fuelingsitebeforestarting.

• Turnthe engineoffandlet saw coolin a non-combustiblearea,noton dry

leaves,straw, paper,etc. Slowlyre-

.... movefuelcapand refuelunit.

• Storethe unitandfuelin a cool,dry

wellventilatedspacewherefuelva-

porscannotreachsparksoropen flamesfromwaterheaters,electdc

motorsor switches°furnaces,etc.

GUARD AGAINST KICKBACK

Followallsafety rulestohelpavoid

Idckbackand otherforceswhichcan resultinsedousinjury,

Avoid ObstmclJons

ClearTheWorkingArea

WARNING: Rot,_tionaiKickbackcan

occurwhenthemovingchaincontacts

an object atthe upperportionofthe'dp ofthe guidebar.Contactattheupper portionofthe tip oftheguidebarcan

causethe chainto digintotheobject, which stops thechainforaninstant.The

resultisa I,ghtningfast,reversereaction

whichRicksthe guidebar upandback towardthe operator.

Pinch-Kickbackand Pull-inoccurwhen thechain issuddenlystoppedby being pinched,caught,orbycontactingafor-

etgnobjectinthe wood.Thissudden stoppingofthe chainresultsina.rever-

ea!ofthe chainforceusedtocu_wooa and causesthe sawtomoveinthe op- positedirectionofthe chainrotation.

Pinch-Kickbackdrivesthesawstraight

backtowardthe operator.Pull-inpulls the sawaway fromthe operator.

REDUCE THE CHANCE OF KICKBACK

•ReOog thatkk a can

W'_ a basicunclerstana=ngor youcanreducetheelementof suqorise

Whichcontributestosccidents.

Never letthe moving chaincontact

object tip

any atthe oftheguideoar. Keepworkingarea free fromobstruc-

tionssuchasothertrees,branches, rocks,fences,stumPs, etc.Eliminate

oravoidany obstructionthatyoursaw chaincouldhitwhile cutting.

, Keepsaw drainsharpandproperly

tensioned.Alooseordullchaincan

increasethechanceofkickbaok.Fol-

lowmanufacturer'schainsharpening

and maintenanceinstructions.Check tensionat regularintervals,butnever _ith enginerunning.Makesurebar

ampnutsare securelyfightened.

keepy.ourbodyfrom beingin a direct linewiththe cuttingch_dn.

• Stand.wttl].yourweightevenlybal-

anceo onbothfeet.

• Donotoverreach.Youcould bedrawn orthrownoffbalanceandlosecontrol.

• Donotcutabove shoulderheight,ttis

speed,if thechainismovingat a slowerspeed,thereisgreaterchance

i Beginand continuecutfin9 at full

of kickbackoccurring.

Useextremecautionwhenreentering

a cut.

• Donotattempt cutsstartingwiththe

tipofthe bar(plungecuts).

• Watchforshiftinglogs orotherforces thatcouldclosea cutand pinchorfall

intochain.

• Usethe specifiedReduced-Kickback GuideBarand Low-KickbackChain.

Avoid Pinch-Kickback: , Be extremelyawareofsituationsor

obstructionsthatcan c_usematerial

to pinchthe top of orotherwisestop the chain.

• Donotcut morethanone logat a

time.

• Donottwistsawas bar is withdrawn fTOman undercutwhenbucking.

Avold Pulloln:

atfullspeed and thesawhousing

i lwaysbegincuttingwiththeengine

againstwood. Usewedgesmadeofplasticorwood. Neverusemetalto holdthe cut open.

MAINTAIN CONTROL

difficultto maintain controlofsaw aboveshoulderheight.

KICKBACK SAFETY FEATURES WARNING: The followingfeaturesare

includedonyoursawto helpreduce hazardofkickback;however,suchfea-

tureswillnottotallyeliminatethisdan- ger.Donotrelyonlyonsafety devices.

• Handguard:designedto reducethe

chanceofyourlefthandcontacting thechain_yourhandslipsoffthe

front handlebar.

• Positionof frontandrearhandlebars: designedwithdistancebetweenhan-

dlesand =in-line"witheachother,The spreadand "in-line"positionof the

handsprovidedbythis designwork

togethertogive balanceand resis- tancein controllingthe pivotofthe

sawbacktowardtheoperatorifkick-

backoccurs.

• Reduced-KickbackGuideBar:de- signedwitha smallradiustipwhich

reducesthesize ofthe Idckbeckdan- _er zone.Thistypebar hasbeen

emons_atedtosignificantlyreduce

thenumoerano seriousnessofkick*

backswhentestedinaccordance with

Standtotheleftofthesaw ANSiB175,1.

underside Tip Guide Bar of handlebar Thumb on \_ _ SmaU Red,us

TipGuideBar

Elbow * Low-KickbackChain:hasmetkickback locked pe_o_ requirementswhentested

Neverreversehandpos_ons ona representativesampleofchain

• Agood,firm griponthe sawwithboth sewsbelow3.8 cubicinch handswillhelpyou maintaincontrol, displacementSlUed inANSIB175.1.

Dont letgo. Gdpthe rearhandlewith Low.KickbackChbtn yourdght handwhemeryou areright , ContouredDepthGauge

or le_handed.Wrapthefingersof __ _,. .w''1 ElongatedGuardUnk

yourlefthans overandaround the ,_z_ "t'-_" DeflectsKickbsck fronthandlebar,and yourleftthumb _, _ ForceAndAllows

underthefront handlebar.Keepyour _ "_,_ WoodToGradually leftarmstraightwiththeelbowlooked. _ RideIntoCutter

• Pos_onyourlefthand on thefront SAFETY NOTICE. Exposureto handlebarsoit isinastraightlinewith vibrationsthroughprolongeduseof

yourrighthandon therearhandle gasolinepOweredhand toolscould whenmaking buckingcuts.Stand cause blood,ve_e! ornews damagein

slightlyto theleftsideofthe sawto the tmgem, nanas,andjointsofpeople

pronetocirculationdisordersor

abnormal swelling.Prolongedusein

coldweatherhas been linl_dto blood

vessel damageinotherwisehealthy

people.If symptomsoccorsuch as numbness,pain,lossof strength

changeinskin colorortexture,or loss offeelingin the fingers,hands,orjoints,

oiscontinuethe useof thistooland seek medicalattention.An

anti*vibration systemdoesnot guaranteethe avoidance ofthese

problems.Userswhooperatepower

toolsona continualandregularbasis

mustclosely monitortheirphysical

conditionand the conditionofthistoolo CHAIN BRAKEIfthis sawistobe used forcommercial logging,you must order

and installa chainbrake'tocomplywith FederalOSHA RegulationsforCom-

memialLogging.ContaclyourSears ServiceCenterorcall 1-800-235-5878.

SPARK ARRESTOR=Your,sawis

equippedwitha temperaturelimiting

mufflerandsparkarresting screen

whichmeetsthe requirementsof CaliforniaCodes4442 and 4443.All

U.S.forestTandand thestatesof

CaUfomia,Idaho,Maine,Minnesota, NewJersey,Oregon,andWashington

requirebylawthat manyinternal combustionenginesbeequippedwitha

sparkarrestor screen.If youoperatea chainsawina stateorlocalewhere

suchreguialionsexist,youarelegally responsiblefor maintainingthe

operatingconditionof theseparts. Failuretodoso isa violationofthelaw.

RefertoCustomerResponsibilities chartin theMAINTENANCEsection.

STANDARDS:Thischainsawis listed byUnderwdtersLaboratories,Inc.in

accordancewithAmedcanNational StandardsforGasoline-PoweredChain

SawsSafetyRequirements(ANSI

9175.1t-t_1991).

CARTON CONTENTS Checkcartoncontents againstthefol- lowinglist.

• Models=358,351082& 358.351182

• Chain Saw (fullyassembled)

• Chain adjustmenttool

• 2*cycteengineoil.(Baroil not included) . "

• Model: 358.351082*"

• Extrachain

• Examinepartsfor damage.Do not

usedamagedparts.

* if youneedassistanceor findparts

missing ordamaged,pleasecall

1-800-235-5878.

NOTE: It isnormaltoheart.hefuelfilter rattlein an emptyfueltank.

Yourunithasbeen factorytestedand the carburetorpreciselyadjusted.Asa resultyoumay smellgasolineorfind a

dropofoil/fuelresidueonthe muffler whenyou unpackthe unit.

ASSEMBLY

.Yoursaw isfully assembled,andno

assembly isnecessary.

KNOW YOUR SAW

READTHIS OPERATOR'SMANUALAND SAFETYRULESBEFORE OPERA'f

ING YOURCHAINSAW,Comparetheillustrationswithyourunittofamiliarize yoursetfwiththelocationof thevariouscontrolsandadjustments.Savethis

manualforfuturereferent.

Cha_ Adjust-

ment Tool HandGua,"d N _nt Handle

Chain _-_ _ /Switch

BarOilFillCap Housing Fue!MixRIICap

_'_1 _ / . ON/STOP

Throttle

RearL°ck°% Adjusting Handle i

Thmt'JeChoke Trigger Knob BarClarnpChain BarCl=u_npNuts GuldeBar

THRO'n'LE LOCKOUT CHAINTEN_ION Thethrottlelockoutmustbe pressed Itis normalfdra newchainto stretch

beforeyoucansqueezethethrottletdg- duringfirst30 minutasofoperation.Yo= get.Th=sfeaturepreventsyoufromao- shouldcheck.yourChaintensionfre-

cidentaIlysqueezingthe trigger, quently.See ChainTensionunderthe CHOKE/FASTIDLE LEVER ServiceandAdjustmentssection.

The chokeand fastidlespeedare set

bypullingthechokeleveroutfully for

coldorfor refueledstarting.The choke

providesadditionalfuel whenstartinga

coldengine.

CylinderCover

Catcher

CRRFT iur Chain

Dlrectio= ofTrave

BEFORE STARTING ENGINE WARNING: Besuretoreadthe fuel

handlinginformationinthesafetyrules sectionof thismanual beforeyoubegin.

Ifyoudonotunderstandthefuelhan- dlinginformationdonotattempt tofuel

yourunit.Seek helpfromsomeonethat

doesunderstand theinformationorcall

thecustomerassistancehelplineat

1-800-235-5878. GUIDEBAR AND CHAIN OIL

Thechainoilerprovidescontinuouslu- bricationto thechain andguidebar.Be

suretotillthebar oiltankwhenyoufill thefueltank (Capaoity= 6.8 ft.oz.)

Formaximum guidebarandchainlife,

we recommendyou useCraftsman chainsawba.roil.If Cr"_tsma.nbaroilis

notavailable,you mayu.sea good gradeSAE 30 oiluntilybuareableto

obtainCraftsmanbrand,The oiloutput

isautomaticallymetereddudngopera- lion.Yoursaw wiltuseapproximately onetankof baroilfor everytankoffuel

mix.Alwaysfillthe baroiltank when youfillthe fueltank.

FUELINGENGINE

Thisengineis oertified tooperateOn

unleadedgasoline.Beforeoperation,

gasolinemustbe mixedwitha good quality2-cycle=dr-cooledengineoil We

recommendCraftsmanbrandoil.Mix

gasoUneandoilat a ratioof40:1 (A 40:1 ratioIsobtainedbymixing3,2

ouncesofo_withI gallonofunleaded

gasoline).DONOTUSEautomotive oil

orboatoil.These oilswillcause engine damage.When mixingfuelfollowthe

instruotoneprintedon the container. Onceoilis addedtothegasoline,

shakecontainer momentarilytoassure thatthefuelisthoroughlymixed. Alwaysreadand followthesafetyrules

relatingto fuel beforefuelingyourunit. IMPORTANT

Experienceindicatesthat alcoho_

blendedfuels(calledgaseholorusing ethanolormethanol)canattractrnols-

turswhichleadsto separationand

formationof a_ds duringstorage.Acid-

ic gascan damagethefuel systemof

an enginewhilein storage. Toavoidengineproblems,thefuelsys-

ternshouldbeemptiedbeforestorage for30 daysor longer.Drainthegas

tank, starttheengine andletitrununtil

the fuel linesandcarburetorareempty.

Usefreshfuelnext season.See STOR- AGEinstructionsforadditional informa-

tion.

Neveruseengineorcarburetor cleaner productsinthefueltankorpermanent

damagemayoccur. SeetheSTORAGEsectionfor additional

information.

STOPPING YOUR ENGINE

• MoveOn/Stopswitchtothe STOP

position.

• If enginedoesnotstop,pullchoke knoboutfully.

STARTING YOUR ENGINE COLD ENGINE ORWARM ENGINE

AFTER RUNNING OUT OF FUEL

• Fuelenginefollowinginstructionsun-

• derFUELING ENGINE.

• Fillbar oilt_nkwithbaroiLYoursaw willuseapproximatelyonetankof bar

oilfor eachtank offuelmix.

• MoveOn/Stopswitch toONposition.

• Pullohokeknoboutfully.

° Primeenginebyslowlypressingprim-

erbulb sixtimes.

ON/STOP Switch

PdmerBulb

• Set sawon the ground.Gripfront handlewithyourlefthandandplaoe

rightfoot through rearhandle.

Chokeknob

NOTE."When pullingthe starterrope, donotusethefullextentof therope,

Do notletstarterropesnapback. Holdhandle.Let roperewindslowly.

• Sharplypullstarterropehandle5 timeswithyour dghthand.The en-

ginemaysoundas Ifitis tryingto stad beforethe 5thpull;ifso,proceed

•tothe nextstep.

• Fullypush-inchokeleverandcontin- uetopullstarterropehandleuntilen-

ginestarts.

• Then,squeezeand releasethe

throttletriggerto returnenginetoidle

speed.

• Tostopengine,moveOn/Stopswitch

tothe STOPposition. '

StarterRopeHandle

Rig FootThroughRearHandle

STARTINGA WARM ENGINE

DONOTusethechoketo starta warm

engineorfloodingand hardstarting

may occur. * MoveOn/StopswitchtoON.

• Slowly pressprimerbulb6 times. , Setthechainsawontheground.Grip

thefronthandlewithyourlefthand

end placeyourrightfootthroughthe

openinginthe rearhandle.

* Pullchokelever outfully,thenpushit

in fully toset engineinfast idleposi- ton.

* Sharplypullstarterrepehandlewith

your fight handuntilthe enginestarts, but no morethan 5 times.

* Then, squeezeandreleasethe

throttletriggertoreturnengineto idle speed.

° Tostopengine,moveOn/Stopswitch

tothe STOP position.

DIFFICULT STARTING OR STARTING A FLOODED ENGINE

The enginemaybefloodedifithas not startedafter10pulls.Floodedengines

canbe clearedofexcessfuelwiththe followingprocedure:

. Pullchokeleveroutfully,thenpushit

infullytoset enginein fastidlepost- ton.

° VerifythattheOn/Stopswitchisinthe

ONposition,

• With sawonground,gripfront handle withlefthandand placefightfoot

throughrearhandle.

, Gripstarterropehandleandpullrope

firmlyandquicklyto startengine.If

notsuccessful,repeatunt'_engine starts.

Startingcouldrequiremanypullsde- pendingon howbadlyunitisflooded.If enginestillfailsto start,referto TROU-

BLESHOOTINGchartorcall 1-800-235-5878.

OPERATING TIPS

• Checkchaintensionbeforefirstuse and after I minuteofoperation.See

ChainTensioninthe Maintenance

section.

• Cutwoodonly.Donotcut metal,plas- tics,masonry,non-woodbuildingma- tefials,etc.

• Stopthesaw ifthechainstrikesa for- eignobjest.Inspectthe sawand re-

pairpartsas necessary.

• Keepthe chainoutofdirtandsand. Evena smallamountofdirtwillquick-

lydulla chainand increasethepossi- bilityofkickback.

• Practicecuttinga fewsmalllogsusing thefollowingsteps. Thiswillhelpyou getthe "feel"ofusingyoursawbefore

youbegin a majorsawingoperation. ° Squeezethethrottletriggerandal-

lowthe enginetoreachfullspeed beforecutting.

againstthelog.

_ Begincuttingwiththesawframe

Keep the engineat fullspeedthe

entiretimeyouare_lttlng,

• Allowthechaintocutforyou.Exert

onlylightdownwardpressure.

• Releasethethrottletriggeras soon

asthe out iscompleted,allowingthe

enginetoidle.Ifyou runthesawat

full throttlewithoutacuttingload,

unnecessa_wear canoccur.

° Toavoidlosingcontrolwhencutis

complete, donotputpressureon saw at end ofcut.

° Stopthe enginebeforesettingthe

saw down.

TREE FELLING TECHNIQUES WARNING: Checkforbroken ordead

brancheswhichcanfall whilecutting causingserlous_tr_jury.Donotcutnear

buildingsor electd_l wiresif youdonot knowthedirectionoftreefall,nor_ut at

nightsinceyou will notbe abletosee

well,norduringbadweathersuchas

rain,snow,orstrongwinds,etc. Carefullyplanyoursawingoperationin

advance.Cleartheworkarea.You needa cleararea allaroundthetreeso

youcanhave securefooting.Studythe

naturalconditionsthatcancausethe

treetofallinaparticular direction,such

conditionsinclude;

• The winddirectionand speed.

• The leanofthetree.The leanof a treemightnotbeapparentduetoun-

evenorslopingterrain.Usea plumb orleveltodeterminethe directionof

treelean.

° Weightandbranchesononeside.

• Surroundingtreesand obstacles. Lookfordec_yand rot.If thetrunkis

rotted,itcan snapand falltowardthe

_aerator.

kesurethere isenoughroomfor the

treeto fall.Maintaina distanceof2-1/2 treelengthsfrom thegearest personor otherobjects.Enginenoisecan drown

outa warningc_l. Removedirt, stones,loosebark,nails, staples,and wirefrom thetreewhere

cutsare to be made.

Thishingewill helppreventthe tree fromfallinginthewrongdirection.

Rnalcuthere

Rrstcut",,_ -_,,,4-_

g°

Hingeholdstreeonstumpand helps controlfall

Opening offelting

_ Ptanaclearretreatpath

_--- -O-'_- DirectionofFa_t

FELLING LARGE TREES (6 inchesindiameterorlarger)

The notchmethod isU_edtofelllarge trees,A notchiscutonthe sideofthe

treeinthe desireddirectionoffall.After

a fellingcutismadeonthe opposite

sideoftree,the treeshouldfallinthe directionofthe notch.

NOTE: Ifthe tree haslargebuttress roots,removethembeforemaking the

notch,

NOTCH CUT AND FELLING TREE

• Makenotchcutby cuttingthetopof thenotchfirst.Cutthrough1t3ofthe

diameterofthetree. Nextcomplete thenotchbycuttingthebottom.See

illustration.Oncethe notchiscutre- movethe wedgeofwoodfromthe

tree.

• Afterremovingthe wood,makethe

telling cut onthe oppositeside of the

notch.Thisis donebymaking a cut

abouttwoincheshigherthan the ten- Outonlyonelogat a time. terof the notch.Thiswillleave _ Gutshatteredwoodverycarefully;

enoughuncutwoodbetweenthe fell- sharppiecesofwoodcouldbeflung ingcut andthe notchtoformahinge, towardoperator.

NOTE. Beforefellingcutiscomplete, usewedgesto openthe cutwhen

necessarytocontrolthedirectionoffalt.l_ili Toavoidkickbackandchaindamage,

usewoodor ptasti¢wedges,butnever steelorironwedges.

• Bealertof signsthatthe treeisready tofail: crackingsounds,wideningof

thefelling cut,ormovementinthe up-

perbranches.

• Astree startsto tall, stopsaw,putit down,andgetaway quicklyonyour

• plannedretreatpath. Beextremelycautiouswithpartially

fallen treesthatmaybepoodysup- ported.Whena tree doesn'tfailcom- pletely,set thesaw asideandpull Clownthe treewitha cable winch,

blockandtackle,ortractor.Donot useyoursaw tooutdowna partially

fallentree.

CU'I-rlNG A FALLEN TREE

_BUCIQNG)

uckingisthe termusedforcuttinga

fallentree tothe desiredlogsize. WARNING: Donotstandonthe log

beingout.Anyportioncanrollcausing lossoffooting andcontrol.Donotstand downhillofthe togbeingcut. IMPORTANT POINTS

* Use a sawhorsetocutsmalllogs.

Neverallowanother persontohold

the logwhilecuttingandneverhold

thelogwith yourlegorfoot.

• Donotcutinanarea wherelogs,

limbs,and rootsare tangled.Dragthe logsintoa clearareabeforecutting

them.

BUCKING TECHNIQUES WARNING: if sawbecomespinched

Orhungin a log,don'ttryto forceitout.

Youcanlosecontrolofthe sawresult- ingininjuryand/ordamagetothesaw.

Stopthesaw,drivea wedgeofplastic orwoodintothe cutuntilthesawcan

Firstcuton pressurerideof tog

BUCKINGWITHOUT ASUPPORT

• Overcutthrough1/3ofthediameterof thelog.

• Rollthelogoverandfinish witha sec- ondovercut.

• Watchfor logswitha pressureside.

See illustrationabovefor cuttinglogs witha pressureside.

beremovedeasily.Restartthe sawand Usinga log carefullyreenterthecut.Donotusea

metalwedge. Donotattempttorestart

yoursawwhen it Ispinchedorhungin

a log.

Useawedgetoremovepinchedsaw

TurnsawOFFand

/=Secondcut

2_ Cut

Overcuttlng beginsonthe topsideof

thelogwiththebottomofthesaw againstthelog. When ovsrcuttinguse

light downwari:lpressure.

BUCKING USING A LOG OR

2ndCut

SUPPORTSTAND

Overcuffing =,Undercutting

• Rememberyourfirstcutis alwa_ on

thepressuresideof thelog.

(Refer tothe illustrationbelowforyour

firstandsecondcut)

• Yourfirstcutshouldextend1/3ofthe diameterofthelog.

Undercutting involvescuttingonthe

• Finishwithyoursecondcut,

undersideofthe log withtopof saw

againstthe log.Whenundercuttinguse and maintaincontrol.Thesawwilltend Usings

lightupwardpressure.Holdsawfirmly s__Cut

topushbacktowardyou. / downto undercut.The sawcannotbe _ __ _

WARNING: Neverturnsawupside ______..__ - = controlledinthisposition, v<_ut Alwaysmake yourfirst cutonthepres-

sureside ofthe log.

Rrstcutonpressuresideoflog

..... ' ' - '... _ :_ - ij,__ I J]l I_111[_.

• 10

LIMBINGANDPRUNING withthe1/3,2/3cuttingtechniquesde-

WARNING: Neverclimbintoa treeto scdbedinthebuckingsection. limborprune.Do notstandonladders, • Alwaysuseanovercuttooutsmall platforms,a log,orinany position andfreelyhanginglimbs. Undercut-

whichcancauseyouto loseyourbat- tingcouldcauselimbstofailand ante orcontrolofthe saw. pinchthesaw,

IMPORTANTPOINTS PRUNING

• Watchoutfor spdngpoles. WARNING: Limitpruningto limbs

Spdngpolesare smallsize limbs shoulderheightorbelow.Donotcutif whichcanwhiptowardyou,orpull branchesare higherthanyourshoul-

youoffbalance, Use extremeca_on def. Geta professionalto dothejob. whencuttingsmallsize limbs. • Makeyourfirst cut1/3ofthe way

• Bealertforspdngback,Watchoutfor throughthe bottomofthe limb.

branchesthatare bentor underpres- • Next makea secondcutall the way sure.Avoidbeingstruckby the throughthe limb.

branchorthesaw whenthe tensionin , Finishthepruningoperationbyusing

thewoodfibersistelex.sad, an overcutsothatthestumpofthe

• Frequentlydear branchesoutof the limbprotrud.ec1 to2 inchesfromthe

waytoavoid tdppingonthem. trunkofthetree.

LIMBING

• Limba treeonlyafter itiscut down. I SecOndcut

• Leavethe largerlimbsunderneaththe I //_, felledtree tosupportthetree as you

work.

• Stadatthebase ofthe felledtree and worktowardthe top,cuttingbranches

and limbs.Removesmalllimbswith

one cut.

° Keepthetreebetweenyouandthe

chain.

° Removelarger,supportingbranches

CUSTOMER RESPONSIBILITIES

Fillindatesas youcomplete BeforeAfter regularservice Use Use

Checkfordamaged&yoreparts ii

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Checkforloosefasteners/parts p,

Checkchaintension p,,

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....Checkchainsharpness p_

Checkguidebar p,,

Cleanunit&labels

Cleanairfilter

Clean/inspectsparkarrestor

screen&inspectmuffler ...............

Replacesparkplug

Every Every Ysady

5hrs. 25hrs

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Service

Dates

GENERALRECOMMENDATIONS• HandleScrews

The warrantyonthisunitdoesnotcov-

eritemsthathave beensubjectedto operatorabuseor negligence.Tore-

calvefurlvaluefromthewarranty,the

operatormustmaintain unitasinstruct-

edinthismanual. Variousadjustments willneedto be madeperiodicallyto properlymaintainyourunit.

• Onceayear,replacethesparkplug, airfilter element,andcheckguidebar

andchainfor wear.A newspark plug andairfilterelementassuresproper

air*fuelmixture and helpsyourengine runbetterandlast longer.

WARNING: Disconnectthespark plug beforeperformingrnslntenanceexcept

forcarburetoradjustments.

LUBRICATION

1 Bar 2 Bar Oil {jL,j_

Sprocket FillCap _ I Lube _ f

• VibrationMounts

• StarterHousing

• Handguard CHECK CHAIN TENSION

• Usethescrewdriver endofthechain adjustmenttoolto movechainaround guidebartoensurekinksdonotexist, Thechainshouldrotatefreely.

BarClamp Adjusting Adj._S_llent

Nuts Screw

• Loosenbarclampnutsuntiltheyare

fingertightagainstthebar clamp.

• Turnadjustingscrewclockwiseuntil chainbarelytouchesthebottomof

guidebar.

• Rollchainaroundguidebartoensure all linksare In bargroove.

Chain

1 Sprocketlube 2 Craftsmanchainsaw baroil

CHECK FOR DAMAGED OR

WORN PARTS

Replacementofdamaged/wornparts

shouldbe referredtoyourSearsSer- viceCenter. =-

NOTE: Itis normalfora smallamount ofoiltoappear underthesawafteren-

ginestops.Donotconfusethiswitha

leakingolltank,

• On/StopSwitch- EnsureOn/Stop switchfunctionspropedybymoving

theswitchto the Stop position. Makesureenginestops;then resta{t engineand continue.

• FuelTank- Discontinueuseofchain sawiffueltank showssignsofdam-

ageorleaks.

• OilTank- Discontinueuse ofchain sawifoil tankShowssignsofdamage

orleaks_

CHECK FOR LOOSE FASTENERS AND PARTS

*.BarClampNuts

• Chain

• Muffler

• CylinderShield

• AirRIter

• ClutchDrum!Sprocket

Adjusting

Screw

BarClampNuts GuideBar

• Liftuptipofguide bartocheck for

sag.Releasetipof guidebar,then turnadjustingscrew114turnclock-

wise,Repeatthisstepuntilsagdoes

notexisL j

• Whileliftingtip ofguidebar,tighten barclampnutswiththechainadjust-

menttool.Torqueto10-15 ft-lbs,

Adjust'rigScrew j

• Usethescrewdriverendofthechain adjustmenttoo|to movechainaround

theguidebar.

• Ifchaindoesnot rotate,itistootight. Slightlyloosenbarclampnutsand

turnadjustingscrew114turncounter- clockwise.Retightenbarclampnuts.

• Ifchainistooloose,itwillsag below

theguidebar.DO NOToperatethe sawifthe chainis loose.

CHECK CHAIN SHARPNESS A sharpchainmakes woodchips.A

dullchainmakesa sawdustpowder andoutsslowly. •

CHAIN SHARPENING Chainsharpeningrequiresspecial

tools.Youcanpurchasesharpening toolsatSears or goto a professional chainsharpener.

CHECK GUIDE BAR Conditionswhichrequireguidebar

maintenance:

• Sawouts toonesideorat an angle.

• Sawhas tobe forcedthroughthe cut.

• Inadequatesupplyofoiltothe bar

and chain.

Checktheconditionofthe guidebar eachtime thechainissharpened.A wornguidebarwilldamagethechain and makecuttingdifficu[LTomaintain guidebar:...

• MoveOn/Stepswitchto=Stop."

• Removebarand chain fromsaw.

• Cleanall sawdustand any other

debdsfromthe guidebar grooveand sprocketholeafter eachuse.

RemoveSawdustFromGuido

BarGroo_

SprocketHole

sidesSquare

FileEdgesand _J_

Worn Groove Correct Groove

Replacetheguidebarwhenthegroove isworn,the guidebarisbentor

cracked,orwhenexcessheatingor burdngofthe railsoccurs.If replace- mentisnecessary,useonlythe guide

barspecifiedforyoursawinthe repair partslist,alsospecifiedonthe reptace-

merit barand chaindecallocatedon the chainsaw.

CLEAN UNIT & LABELS

• Cleanthe unitusingadempclothwith

a milddetergent.

• Wipeofftheunitwitha cleandry cloth. .,

CLEAN AIR RLTER A dirtyairfilterdecreasesthefifeand

performanceof theengineand in- creasesfuelconsumptionandharmful

emissions.Alwayscleanyourairfilter after15 tanksoffuelor5 hoursofop-

eration,whichevercomesfirst.Clean

morefrequentlyin dustyconditions.It is advisabletoreplaceyourairfilterwitha newoneafter every50 hoursof opera-

tion,or annually,whichevercomesfirst. Tocleanfilter:.

° Loosen3 screwson cylindercover. ° Removecylindercover.

° Removeairfilter. ° Cleantheairfilterusinghotsoapy

water.Rinsewithcleancoolwater.

• Airdrycompletelybeforereinstalling.

Lightlyoil airfilterbeforeinstalling. Use2-cycleengineoilormotoroit

(SAE30). Squeezeexcessoilfrom

filter.Thiswillimprovetheefficiencyof theairfilter.

• Reinstallair filter.

• Reinstallcylindercover and3 screws

(15-20 in-lbs.).

AirRlter Cover

Cylinder

Screws

• Addlubricantto sprocketholeafter

eachuse.

• Burringofguidebar rails isa normal

processofrailwear. Removethese burrswitha flatfile.

• When railtopisuneven,usea fiat file

to restore square edgesandsides.

Cylinder

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