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
WARNING:
Read and follow all Safety Rules and Operating
Instructionsbefore first use ofthis product.
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For answers to your questionsaboutthis product:
Call 7 am-7 pm, Mon.-Sat., or 10 am-7 pm, Sun.
1-800-235-5878 (Hourslisted areCentralTime)
Sears, Roebuckand Co., Hoffman Estates, IL60179 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 ChainSaw is
maintained,lubricatedandtuned-upaccordingtotheowners manual,Searswill
repair,freeofcharge,anydefectinmaterialorworkmanship.
Thiswarrantyexcludesthebar,chain,spark plugandair.filter,whichare
expendableparts,and becomewornduringnormaluse.
IfthisGas ChainSawisusedfor commercialor rentalpurposes,thiswarranty
appliesfor 30 daysfromthedateof purchase.
WARRANTYSERVICEIS AVAILABLEBYRETURNINGTHISCHAINSAWTO
THE NEARESTSEARSSERVICECENTER IN THE UNITEDSTATES.
Thiswarrantygivesyouspecificlegalrights,andyoumayalsohaveotherrights
whichvaryfromstatetostate.
Sears,Roebuckand Co., I;)/817WA,Hoffman Estates,IL 60179
WARNING: Alwaysdisconnectspark
plugwirewhenmakingrepairsexcept
for carburetoradjustments. Becausea
chainsaw isa hlgh-speedwoodcutttng
tool,carelessor improperuseofthis
toolcancauseseriousinjury.
PLAN AHEAD
• Restd_ theuseofyoursaw toadult
userswhounderstandand canfollow
thesafetyrules,precautions,and op-
erstinginstructionsfound inthis
manual.
Hearing _,__ SafetyHat
P_otectlon_ _. Eye
i_r_---.- Protection
Snug
Fitting_ HeavyDuty
Clothlng_,_T,_ j" Gloves
f,/Safety Chaps
N_m
, Wearprotectivegear.Alwaysuse
;=ee!-toedsafetyfootwear withnon-
slipsoles;snug-fittingclothing;heavy-
duty,non-slipgloves;eyeprotection
suchas non-fogging,ventedgoggles
orfacescreen;an approvedsafety
hardhat;and soundbarriers(ear
plugsor mufflers)toprotectyour
hearing.Regularusersshouldhave
hearingcheckedregularlyaschain
sawnoisecandamagehearing.Se-
curehairaboveshoulderlength.
• Keepallpartsofyourbodyaway from
thechainwhentheengineisrunning.
• Keepchildren,bystanders,andani-
malsat least30 feet (10 meters)
awayfrom theworkareawhenstart.
lngandusingthesaw.
• Do nothandleoroperateachainsaw
whenyouarefatigued,Ill, orupset,or
ifyouhavetakenalcohol,drugs,or
medication,Youmustbeingood
physicalconditionand mentallyalert.
Ifyouhaveanyconditionthatmight
beaggravatedbystrenuouswork,
checkwithdoctorbeforeoperating.
• Do notstartcuttinguntilyouhavea
clearworkarea, securefooting, and
especiallyifyouarefelling a tree,a
retreatpath.
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OPERATEYOURSAWSAFELY
•Donotoperatewithonehand.Sed-
ousinjurytotheoperator,helpers,or
bystandersmayresultfromone-
handedoperation.Achainsawisin-
tendedfortwo-handeduse
• Operatethechainsawonlyina well-
ventilatedoutdoorarea.
• Do notoperatesawfrom a ladderor
ina tree, unlessyouare specifically
trainedtodoso.
• Makesurethechainwillnotmake
contactwithanyobjectwhilestarting
the engine.Nevertrytostartthesaw
whentheguidebar )sina cut.
° Do notputpressureonthesaw,es-
peciallyat theend ofthecut.Doing
socancauseyoutolosecontrol
whenthe outiscompleted.
• Stopenginebeforesettingsawdown.
• Handcarrysawonlywhenengineis
stopped.Carrywithmufflerawayfrom
body;guidebar &chainprojectingbe-
hindyou;guidebarpreferablycov,
eredwitha scabbard.
MAINTAIN YOUR SAW IN GOOD
WORKING ORDER
• Haveall chainsawserviceperformed
bya qualifiedservicedealerexcept
theitemslistedinthemaintenance
sectionofthismanual.
• Makecertainthe sawchainstops
movingwhenthethrottletriggerIsre-
leased.Forcorrection,referto"Car-
buretorAdjustments."
• Keepthehandlesdry,clean,andfree
from oilor fuel mixture.
• Keepcapsandfastenerssecurely
tightened.
• UseonlyCraftsmanaccessoriesand
replacementpartsas recommended.
Never modify yoursaw.
HANDLE FUEL WITH CAUTION
• Do notsmokewhilehandlingfuel or
whileoperatingthesaw.
• Eliminateallsourcesofsparksorflame
inareaswherefuel ismixedorpoured.
• Mixandpourfuel Inanoutdoorarea
anduseanapproved,markedcon-
tainerfor allfuelpurposes.Wipeup
allfuel spillsbeforestartingsaw.
• Moveatleast10 feet(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
flamesfrom waterheaters,electdc
motorsorswitches,furnaces,etc.
GUARD AGAINST KICKBACK
Followal!safetyrulestohelpavoid
kickbackandotherforceswhichcan
resultinseriousinjury.
KickbackPath
AvoidObstructions
ClearTheWorkingArea
WARNING: RotationalKickback can
occurwhenthemovingchaincontacts
an objectat theupperportionofthetip
oftheguidebar.Contactattheupper
portionofthetipoftheguidebarcan
causethechaintodigIntotheobject,
whichstopsthechainforan instant.The
resultisa lightningfast,reversereaction
whichkickstheguidebarupandback
towardtheoperator.
Pinch*Kickbackand Pull*Inoccurwhen
thechainIssuddenlystoppedbybeing
pinched,caught,orbycontactinga for-
eignobjectIn thewood.Thissudden
stoppingofthechainresultsIna rever-
salofthechainforce usedtocutwood
andcausesthesawtomoveintheop-
positedirectionofthechainrotation.
Pinch,Kickbackdrivesthesawstraight
backtowardtheoperator.PuU-inpulis
thesawawayfromtheoperator.
REDUCE THE CHANCE OF
KICKBACK
• Recognizethat kickbackcan..h,_pp.en.
Witha basicundemtandingor_CKDaCK,
youcanreducetheelementofsurprise
Whlchcontdbutastoacciaonts.
i Never letthemovingchaincontact
anyobjectat thetipoftheguidebar.
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.
i eginand continuecuttingat full
speed,Ifthechainismovtngat a
slowerspeed,thereisgreaterchance
ofkickbackoccurring,
Useextremecautionwhenreentering
a cut.
Donotattemptcutsstartingwiththe
tipofthebar(plungecuts).
Watchfor shiftinglogsorotherforces
thatcouldclosea cutandpinchorfall
intochain.
. UsethespecifiedReduced-Kickback
GuideBarandLow-KickbackChain,
Avoid Pinch-Kickback:
• Beextremelyawareofsituationsor
obstructionsthatcan causematerial
topinchthetopoi or otherwisestop
thechain.
• Donotcutmorethanonelogat a
time.
• Donottwistsaw asbar Iswithdrawn
from an undercutwhenbucking.
Avoid PuU-ln:
i lwaysbegincutting withtheengine
at fuUspeedandthesawhousing
againstwood.
Usewedgesmadeofplasticorwood.
Neverusemetalto h0]dthecutopen,
MAINTAIN CONTROL
Standtothe leftofthe saw
keepyourbodyfrom beingina direct
linewiththecuttingchatn.
° Standwithyourwelghtevenlybal-
ancedonbothfeet.
• Donotoverreach.Youcouldbedrawn
orthrownoffbalanceand losecontrol,
° Donotcut aboveshoulderheight.Itis
difficulttomaintaincontrolofsaw
aboveshoulderheight.
KICKBACK SAFETY FEATURES
WARNING: Thefollowingfeaturesare
includedonyoursawtohelpreduce
hazardofkickback;however,suchfea-
tureswillnottotallyeliminatethisdan-
ger.Do notrelyonlyonsafetydevices.
• Handguard:designedtoreducethe
chanceofyourlefthandcontacting
thechainifyourhandslipsoffthe
front handlebar.
° Positionoffront andrearhandlebars:
designedwithdls!ancebetweenhan-
dlesand "in-linewitheachother.The
spreadand "in-line* positionofthe
handsprovidedbythisdesignwork
togethertogivebalanceand resis-
tanceIncontrolllngthepivotofthe
sawbacktowardtheoperatorIfkick-
backoccurs,
• Reduced-KickbackGuideBar:de-
signedwitha smallradiust!pwhich
reducesthesizeofthekickbackdan-
dgerzone.Thistypebarhasbeen
emonstratedtosignificantlyreduce
thenumberand seriousnessofkick-
backswhentestedinaccordancewith
ANSIB175.1.
Thumbon _/ I_ f\, _'_,1_ SmallRadius
underside _ _ TipGuideBa_
ofhandf_ _,_
T/pGuideBar
" 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.Wrapthefingers of __ L.__J"11 ElongatedGuardLink
yourlefthandoverand aroundthe _=_=Z:_l_-,,_,,P-----DeflectsKickback
fronthandlebar,andyourleftthumb _ _ ForceAndAllows
underthefront handlebar.Keepyour "-'_ T_,_ WoodToGradually
leftarmstraightwiththeelbowlocked. -'_ RideIntouutter
° Positionyourlefthandon thefront SAFETY NOTICE;Exposureto
handlebarsoItIsina straightlinewith vibrationsthroughprotongedus_Of
yourrighthandontherearhandle gasolinepoweredhandtoolscould
whenmakingbuckingcuts.Stand causebloodvesselornervedamagein
slightlytotheleftsideofthesawto thefingers,hands,andjointsofpeople
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pronetocirculationdisordersor .
abnormalswelling.Prolongedusein
coldweatherhasbeenlinkedtoblood
vesseldamageinotherwisehealthy
people,ifsymptomsoccursuchas
numbness,pare,lossofstrength,
changeinskincolorOrtexture,orloss
offeelinginthe fingers,hands,orjoints,
discontinuethe useofthistooland
seek medicalattention.An
anti-vibrationsystemdoesnot
guaranteethe avoidanceofthese
problems.Userswho operatepower
toolsona continualandregularbasis
mustcloselymonitortheirphysical
conditionandtheconditionofthistool.
CHAIN BRAKE Ifthissawisto beused
for commerciallogging,youmustorder
andinstall a chain braketocomplywith
FederalOSHA RegulationsforCom-
mercialLogging.ContactyourSears
Service Centeror call1-800-235-5878.
SPARK ARRESTOR:Yoursawis
equippedwitha temperaturelimiting
mufflerandsparkarrestingscreen
whichmeetstherequirementsof
CaliforniaCodes4442 and4443. All
U.S.forest landandthestatesof
California,Idaho, Maine,Minnesota,
NewJersey,Oregon,andWashington
requirebytawthatmanyinternal
combustionenginesbeequippedwitha
sparkarrestorscreen.Ifyouoperatea
chainsawina stateorlocalewhere
suchregulationsexist,youare legally
responsibleformaintainingthe
operatingconditionoftheseparts.
Failuretodosoisa violationofthelaw.
RefertoCustomerResponsibilities
chartintheMAINTENANCESection.
STANDARDS:Thischainsawislisted
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 hearthefuel filter
rattlein anemptyfuel tank.
Yourunit has beenfactory testedand
thecarburetorprecisely adjusted.Asa
resultyou may smellgasolineorfind a
dropofoil/fuelresidueon the muffler
when you unpack theunit.
ASSEMBLY
Yoursawisfullyassembled,and no
assemblyisnecessary.
KNOWYOURSAW
READTHIS OPERATOR'SMANUALANDSAFETYRULESBEFOREOPERAT-
ING YOUR CHAINSAW.Comparetheillustrationswithyourunittofamiliarize
yourselfwiththe locationofthevariouscontrolsand 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
/ J _ Screw ",_ ._._ ./ Dtrectlon
Rear \L _ .f_II U / _ L ofTravel
_,,_.i,, .-,,._2_ I f "_,_..,.,,........ Guide13at "
Throttle Choke _ p._,,=_,_BarClampNuts udet3ar
Tdgger KnoblearL,lampCa_l';er
T..'oTr,E ocKo c.,u.TEN=O.
The throtttelockoutmustbepressed 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 inthe startingposition.Thisallows
youtoholdthefronthandleandpullthe
ropeduringstarling.Activatethefast
idlelockbyfirst pressingthethrottle
Jockoutand squeezingthethm_e trig-
ger.Withthethrottletdggersqueezed,
pressthefastidlelock.Releasethe
throttlelockoutandtriggerwhileholding
thefastidlelockbutton.
BEFORESTARTINGENGINE
WARNING:Besuretoreadthefuel
handlinginformationinthesafetyrules
sectionofthismanualbeforeyoubegin.
Ifyoudonotunderstandthefuelhan-
dlinginformationdonotattempttofuel
yourunit.Seekhelpfromsomeonethat
doesunderstandtheinformationor call
thecustomerassistancehelplineat
1-800-235-5878.
GUIDEBARAND CHAINOIL
The chainoilerprovidescontinuouslu-
bricationtothechain andguidebar.Be
suretofillthebar oiltankwhenyoufill
thefueltank(Capacity= 6.8 fLoz.)
Formaximum guidebarandchainlife,
we recommendyouuseCraftsman
chainsaw baroil.IfCraftsmanbaroilis
notavailable,youmay usea good
gradeSAE 30 oiluntilyouareableto
obtainCraftsmanbrand.The oiloutput
is automaticallymetered duringopera-
tion.Yoursawwilluseapproximately
onetankofbaroilforeverytankoffuel
mix.Alwaysfillthebaroiltankwhen
youfillthefuel tank.
FUELINGENGINE
Thisengineiscertifiedtooperateon
thefuellinesandcarburetorareempty.
Usefresh fuel nextseason.See STOR-
AGEinstructionsforadditionalInforma-
tion.
Neveruseengineorcarburetorcleaner
productsinthefueltankorpermanent
damagemay occur.
See theSTORAGEsectionfor additional
information.
STOPPING YOUR ENGINE
• MoveOn/StopswitchtotheSTOP
position.
• ifenginedoesnotstop,pullchoke
knoboutfully.
STARTING YOUR ENGINE
COLD ENGINEORWARM ENGINE
AFTER RUNNINGOUT OF FUEL
• Rllbaroiltankwithbar oi!.'(our saw
willuseapproXimatelyonetankofbar
o[Ifor eachtankoffuel mix.
• Primeenginebyslowlypressingprim-
erbulbsixtimes.
PrimerBulb
Ignition
STOP
unleadedgasoline.Beforeoperation, • Turnon ignitionbymovingOn/Stop
gasolinemustbe mixedwitha good switchtoON.
quality 2-cycleair-cooledengineoil.We ° Actuatechokebypullingchokeknob
recommendCraftsmanbrandoil,Mix fullyout.Setsaw ontheground.Grip
gasolineand oilata ratioof40:1 (A front handlewithyourlefthandand
40:1 ratioisobtainedbymixing3.2 placerightfoot throughrearhandle.
ouncesofoilwith1 gallonofunleaded
ff _ / ChokePositions
gasoline).DONOTUSEautomotiveoll " .: -,
orboatoil. Theseoilswilloause engine ___,qp...... _OOff'F_-''
t
damage.Whenmixingfuel follow the _ :
II
instructionsprintedonthecontainer.
Onceoilisaddedtothegasoline,
shakecontainermomentarilytoassure
thatthefuel isthoroughlym=xed.
Alwaysreadandfollowthesafetyrules
relatingtofuel beforefuelingyourunit,
IMPORTANT
Experienceindicatesthatalcohol
blendedfuels(calledgasoholorusing
ethanolormethanol)canattractmois-
turewhichleadstoseparationand
formation ofacidsduringstorage.Acid-
icgascandamagethefuelsystemof
an enginewhileInstorage.
Toavoidengineproblems,thefuel sys-
temshouldbe empti_l_beforestorage
for30 daysorlonger.Drainthe gas
tank,starttheengineandlet it rununtil
• SetfastIdlebydapressingthethrottle
lockwithyourrighthand.Then,
squeezethrottletriggerandhold.With
YdOUrthumb,pressthefastidlelock
ownandhold.Next,releasethe
throttletrigger.
° DONOTsqueezethrottletriggerdur-
ingstarting;otherwise,itwillbe nec-
essarytoresetthefast idleJock.
NOTE:Whenpullingthestarterrope,
donotusethefull extentoftherope.
Donotletstarterropesnapback.
Holdhandle.Letroperewindslowly.
• Pullstarterropehandlefirmlyand
quicklywithyourdghthanduntilthe
engineattemptstostartor5 pulls.
Thenpushthechokeknobfully in.
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Resumepullinghandleuntilengine
starts.See Illustration.
• Above40'°F,allowenginetorunfor
approximately5 seconds.Then,
squeezeand releasethrottletriggerto
allowengineto idle.
• Below40°1=,allow enginetowarmup
for30 secondsto 1minute;then
squeezeandreleasethrottletriggerto
allowenginetoidle.
° Tostopengine,moveOn/Stopswitch
totheSTOPposition.
STARTINGA WARM ENGINE
DONOTusathechoketostarta warm
engineorfloodingandhardstarting
mayoccur.
° MoveOn/StopswitchtoON.
° Setfast idlelock.
• BesurechokeisintheOFFposition.
° Withsaw onground,gripfronthandle
withlefthandandplaceyourrightfoot
through rearhandle.
° Graspstafferropehandleand pull
ropefirmly andquicklytostartengine.
° Squeezeand releasethrottletrigger
toreturnenginetoidlespeed.
LeftHand
onFront
Handle
€ltn_lllr
FootThroughRearHandle
DIFFICULT STARTING OR
STARTING A FLOODED ENGINE
TheenginemaybefloodedifIthasnot
startedafter 10pulls.Floodedengines
canbeclearedofexcessfuel withthe
followingprocedure:
Activatethefast idlelock.
Startingcouldrequiremanypullsde-
pendingon howbadlyunitisflooded. If
enginestillfails tostart,refertoTROU-
BLESHOOTINGchafforcall
1-800-235-5878.
OPERATING TIPS
• Checkchaintensionbeforefirst use
andafter1 minuteofoperation.See
ChainTensionIntheMaintenance
section.
, Cutwoodonly.Do notcutmetal,plas-
tics,masonry,non-woodbuildingma-
terials,etc.
• Stopthesaw ifthechainstdkesa for-
eignobject.Inspectthesawand re-
pairpartsas necessary.
° Keepthechainoutofdirtand sand.
Evena small,amountofdirt willquick-
lydulla chainand Increasethepossi-
bilityofkickback.
, Practicecuttinga few smalllogsusing
thefollowing steps.Thiswillhelpyou
getthe"feel"ofusingyoursawbefore
youbegina majorsawingoperation.
° Squeezethethrottletriggerandal-
lowtheenginetoreachfullspeed
beforecutting.
i Begincuttingwiththesawframe
againstthelog.
Keeptheengineat full speedthe
entiretimeyouarecutting.
• Allowthechaintocutfor you.Exert
onlylightdownwardpressure.
• Releasethethrottletriggerassoon
as thecut iscompleted,allowingthe
enginetoidle.tfyourunthe sawat
fullthrottlewithouta cuttingload,
unnecessarywearcanoccur.
• Toavoidlosingcontrol whencutis
complete,do notputpressureon
sawat endofcut.
• Stoptheenginebeforesettingthe
sawdown.
TREE FELLING TECHNIQUES
WARNING: Checkforbrokenordead
brancheswhichcanfallwhilecutting
° Verifythatthe On/StopswitchIsinthe causingserious Injury.Do notcutnear
ON position, bulldlngsor electricalwiresifyoudonot
• Pushchokeknobto theOFFposition, knowthedirectionoftreefall,norcutat
* Withsawon ground,gripfront handle nlghtsinceyouwillnotbeabletosee
withlefthandand placerightfoot wetl,norduringbad weathersuchas
throughrearhandle, rain,snow,orstrongwinds,etc.
• Gripstarterropehandleand pullrope Carefullyplanyoursawingoperationin
firmly andquicklyto startengine.If advance.Cleartheworkarea.You
notsuccessful,repeatuntilengine needa cleararea allaroundthetree=so
staffs.
youcanhavesecurefooting.Studythe
naturalconditionsthatcancausethe
treetofallIna particulardirection,such
conditionsinclude:
The winddirectionand speed.
The leanofthetree. The leanofa
treemightnotbeapparentduetoun-
evenorslopingterrain.Usea plumb
or leveltodeterminethedirectionof
treeloan.
• Weightandbrancheson oneside.
Surroundingtreesandobstacles.
Lookfor decayandrot.Ifthetrunkis
rotted,itcansnapandfailtowardthe
operator.
Makesurethereisenoughroomfor the
treetofall. Maintaina distanceof2-1!2
treelengthsfromthenearestpersonor
otherobjects.Enginenoisecan drown
outa warningcall.
Removedirt,stones,loosebark,naUs,
staples,andwirefromthe treewhere
cutsaretobemade.
_'_: Ranaclearretreatpath
.... (_ ,_1_'+="'_"DirectionofFafl
FELLING LARGE TREES
(6 inchesindiameterorlarger)
The notchmethodisusedtofell large
trees.A notchiscuton thesideofthe
tree inthedesireddirectionoffall.After
a felling cutismadeon theopposite
sideoftree,thetreewilltendtofall in
thedirectionofthe notch.
NOTE: tf thetreehaslargebuttress
roots,removethembeforemakingthe
notch.
NOTCH CUTAND FELLINGTREE
• Makenotchcutbycuttingthetopof
thenotchfirst.Cutthrough113ofthe
diameterofthetree. Nextcomplete
thenotchbycuttingthebottom.See
illustration.Oncethenotchiscutre-
movethewedgeofwoodfromthe
tree,
• Afterremovingthewood,makethe
feltingcuton theoppositesideofthe
notch.Thisisdonebymakinga cut
abouttwoincheshigherthanthecen-
terofthe nol=h,Thiswillleave
enoughuncutwoodbetweenthefell-
ingcutandthenotchtoform a hinge;
Thishingewilthelppreventthetree
fromfalling inthewrongdirection,
Finalcuthere
Firstcut | r' /
Notch.... _\! _- ..... +
Hingehe/detreeonstumpandhe_ps
controlfall
Opening
offetllng
Closingof A
notch ,,_
NOTE: Beforefellingoutiscomplete,
usewedgestoopenthecutwhen
necessarytocontrolthedirectionoffall.
To avoidkickbackandchaindamage,
usewoodor plasticwedges,butnever
steelorironwedges.
• Bealertto signs thatthetreeis ready
tofail: cracking sounds,wideningof
thefellingcut,ormovementin theup-
perbranches.
I s treestartstofall, stopsaw,putit
down,andgetaway quicklyonyour
plannedretreatpath.
Beextremelycautiouswithpartially
fallen treesthatmay bepoorlysup-
ported.Whena treedoesn'tfallcom-
dPletely,setthesaw asideand pull
ownthetreewitha cablewinch,
blockandtackle,ortractor,Donot
use yoursawtocutdowna partially
fallentree.
CUTi'ING A FALLEN TREE
BUCKING)
uckingisthetermusedfor cuttinga
fallentreetothedesiredlogsize.
WARNING: Donotstandonthe log
beingcut.Anyportioncan rollcausing
lossoffooting andcontrol.Donotstand
downhilloftheJogbeingcut.
IMPORTANT POINT8
+Cutonlyonelogat a time.
• Cutshatteredwoodverycarefully;
sharppiecesofwoodcouldbeflung
towardoperator.
o
, Usea sawhorsetocutsmalllogs.
Neverallowanotherpersontohold
thelogwhilecutting and neverhold
thelogwithyourlegorfoot.
• Donotcutinanareawherelogs,
limbs,androotsaretang_ed.Draglogs
intoa oTearareabeforecuttingthem.
BUCKINGTECHNIQUES
WARNING: Ifsaw becomespinched
orhunginalog,don'ttrytoforce itout.
Youcanlosecontrolofthe sawresult-
ingininjuryand/ordamagetothesaw.
Stopthesaw,drivea wedgeofplastic
orwoodintothecutuntilthesawcan
beremovedeasily.Restartthesawand
carefullyreenterthecut.Do_ot usea
metalwedge.Do notattempttorestart
yoursawwhenitispinchedorhungin
a log.
Useawedgetoremovepinchedsaw
Secondcut
Rrs_cutonpressuresideoflog
BUCKINGWITHOUT A SUPPORT
• Overcutthrough1/3ofthediameterof
thelog.
• Rollthelogoverandfinish witha sec-
ondovercut.
• Watchfor logswitha pressureside.
See illustrationabovefor cuttinglogs
witha pressureside.
Usingalog 2nd(
forsupport
TurnsawOFFendusea plasttoor
woodenwedgetoforcecutopen.
Overcuttingbeginsonthetopsideof
thelogwiththebottomofthesaw
againstthelog.When overcuttinguse
lightdownwardpressure.
Overcuttlng Undercutting
Undercuttinginvolvescuttingonthe
undersideofthelogwithtopofsaw
againstthelog.Whenundemuttinguse
lightupwardpressure.Holdsawfirmly
andmaintaincontrol.The sawwilltend
topushbacktowardyou.
WARNING: Neverturnsaw upside
downtoundercut.The saw cannotbe
controlledinthisposition.
Alwaysmakeyourfirstcutonthepres-
suresideofthelog.
Firstcutonpres_resldeoflog
BUCKINGUSINGA LOG OR
SUPPORTSTAND
• Rememberyourfirstcutisalwayson
thepressuresideofthelog.
(Refertotheillustrationbelowfor your
first andsecondcut)
• Yourfirstcutshouldextend1/3ofthe
diameterofthelog.
• Finishwithyoursecondcut.
Usingasupportstand
2ndCut
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LIMBING AND PRUNING
WARNING: Neverclimbintoa treeto
limborprune.Do notstandon ladders,
platforms,a log,orinanyposition
whichcancause youtoloseyourbal-
anceorcontrolofthesaw.
IMPORTANTPOINTS
• Watchoutforspringpoles.
Spdngpolesaresmallsizelimbs
whichcanwhiptowardyou,orpull
youoffbalance. Useextremecaution
whencuttingsmallsize limbs.
• Bealertfor springback.Watchoutfor
branchesthatare bentorunderpres-
withthe1/3,2/3cuttingtechniquesde-
scdbedinthebuckingsection.
, Alwaysuseanovercuttocut small
andfreely hanginglimbs.Undercut-
tingcouldcauselimbstofalland
pinchthesaw.
PRUNING
WARNING: Limit pruningtolimbs
shoulderheightorbelow.Donotcut if
branchesarehigherthanyourshoul-
der,Get a professionaltodothejob.
• Makeyourfirstcut 1/3oftheway
throughthebottomofthelimb.
• Nextmakea secondcutall the way
sure.Avoidbeingstruckbythe through the limb,
branchor thesaw whenthetensionin , Finishthepruningoperationbyusing
thewoodfibersisreleased, anovomutsothatthestumpofthe
• Frequentlyclearbranchesoutofthe limbprotrudes1to2 inchesfrom the
waytoavoidtdppfngoverthem. trunkofthetree.
LIMBING
• Limba treeonlyafter itiscutdown.
• Leavethelargerlimbsundemeaththe
felledtreetosupport thetreeas you
work.
° Startat thebaseofthefelledtreeand
worktowardthetop,cuttingbranches
andlimbs.Removesmalllimbswith
onecut.
° Keepthetreebetweenyouandthe
chain.
• Removelarger,supportingbranches
_ Rrstcut
)_/_,v" _,- 1/3ofway
CUSTOMER RESPONSIBILITIES
Fillindatesas youcomplete BeforeAfter Ever_ Every Yearly Service
regularservice Use Usei 5 hrs.25 hrs. Dates
Checkfor damaged/womparts e,
Checkfor ioose fasteners/parts _.
Checkchaintension _
Checkchain sharpness ' ,_'
CheckrguJdebar e,,
Cleanunit& labels e,,
Cleanairfilter ..... P"
Clean/inspectsparkarrestor
screen& Inspectmuffler. P"
Replacespark plug v"
GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS
The warrantyonthisunitdoesnotcov-
er itemsthathavebeensubjectedto
operatorabuseornegligence.To re-
ceivefullvaluefrom thewarranty,the
operatormustmaintainunitas instruct-
edinthismanual.Variousadjustments
willneedtobemadeperiodicallyto
properlymaintainyourunit.
• Oncea year,replacethespark plug,
air filterelement,and checkguidebar
andchainforwear.Anewsparkplug
and airfilterelementassuresproper
air-fuelmixtureandhelpsyour engine
runbetterandlastlonger.
WARNING: Disconnectthesparkplug
beforeperformlngmaintenanceexcept
for carburetoradjustments.
LUBRICATION
• HandleScrews
• VibrationMounts
• StarterHousing
• Handguard
CHECK CHAIN TENSION
• Usethescrewdriverendofthechain
adjustmenttooltomovechainaround
guidebartoensurekinksdonotexist,
Thechainshouldrotatefreely.
Gulds
Bar
Chain
BarClamp Adjusting Adjustment
Nuts Screw Tool
• Loosenbarclampnutsuntiltheyare
1 Bar 2 BarOil _ fingertightagainstthebarclamp.
Sprocket FillCap _ I =Tum adjustingscrewclockwiseuntil
Lube . 'K1 I chainbarelytouchesthebottomof
guidebar.
• Rollchainaroundguidebartoensure
alllinksare inbargroove.
1Sprocketlube .J_ _"_I Screw /
2 Craftsmanchaln sawbaroil
CHECK FOR DAMAGED OR
WORN PARTS
Replacementofdamaged/wornparts
shouldbereferredtoyourSearsSer-
viceCenter.
NOTE: Itisnormalfor a smallamount
ofoiltoappearunderthesawafteren-
ginestops.Donotconfusethiswitha
leakingoiltank.
• On/StopSwitch- EnsureOn/Stop
switchfunctionsproperlybymoving
theswitchtothe"Stop"position.
Makesureenginestops;then restart
engineandcontinue.
• FuelTank- Discontinueuseofchain
sawiffuel tankshowssignsofdam-
ageor leaks.
• OilTank- Discontinueuseofchain
sawifoiltankshowssignsofdamage
or leaks.
CHECK FOR LOOSE
FASTENERS AND PARTS
• Bar ClampNut
• Chain-
, Muffler
• CylinderShield
• AirFilter
• ClutchDrum/Sprocket
BarClampNuts GuideBar
• Liftuptipofguidebartocheckfor
sag.Releasetipofguidebar,then
turnadjustingscrew1/4turnclock-
wise.Repeatthisstepuntilsagdoes
notexist.
, Whileliftingtipofguidebar,tighten
barclampnutswiththechainadjust-
menttool.Torqueto10-15ft-lbs.
AdjustingScrew
Clamp 1/4Turn
Nuts
• Usethescrewdriverendofthechain
adjustmenttooltomovechain"around
theguidebar.
• Ifchaindoesnotrotate,itistootight.
Slightlyloosenbar clampnutsand
12
turnadjusting screw 1/4 turn counter-
clockwise. ReUghten barclamp nuts.
• Ifchain is too loose, it willsag below
the guide bar. DO NOT operate the
saw if the chain isloose.
Fi(eEdgesand _,_
sidesSquare
WornGroove CorrectGroove
Replacetheguidebarwhenthegroove
isworn,theguidebarisbentor
cracked,orwhenexcessheatingor
burringoftherailsoccurs,ifreplace-
mentisnecessary,useonlytheguide
barspecifiedforyoursawintherepair
partslist,alsospecifiedonthereplace-
mentbar andchaindecallocatedon
thechainsaw.
CHECK CHAIN SHARPNESS
A sharpchainmakeswoodchips.A
dullchainmakes asawdustpowder
and cutsslowly.
CHAINSHARPENING
Chainsharpeningrequiresspecial
tools.Youcan pumhasesharpening
toolsat Searsorgotoa professional
chainsharpener.
CHECK GUIDE BAR
Conditionswhichrequireguidebar
maintenance:
• Sawcutstoone sideorat an angle.
• Sawhastobeforcedthroughthecut.
Inadequatesupplyofoiltothebar
andchain.
Checktheconditionoftheguidebar
eachtimethechainissharpened. A
wornguidebarwilldamagethechain
andmakecutting difficult.Tomaintain
CLEAN UNIT & LABELS
, Cleantheunitusinga dampclothwith
a milddetergent.
• Wipeofftheunitwitha cleandry
cloth.
CLEAN AIR FILTER
A dirtyair filterdecreasesthelifeand
performanceoftheengineand in-
creasesfuelconsumptionandharmful
emissions.Alwayscleanyourairfilter
after15tanksoffuel or 5 hoursofop-
eration,whichevercomesfirst. Clean
morefrequently industyconditions.A
usedairfiltercanneverbecompletely
cleaned,Itisadvisabletoreplaceyour
airfilterwitha newoneafterevery50
hoursofoperation,orannually,which-
evercomesfirst. Tocleanfilter;
• Loosen3 screwsoncylindercover.
Removecylindercover.
• Removeair filter.
guidebar: o Cleantheairfilterusinghotsoapy
, MoveOn/Stopswitch to_Stop." water.Rinsewithcleancoolwater.
* Removebarand chainfromsaw. : • Airdrycompletelybeforereinstalling.
* Cleanall sawdustandany other Lightlyoilair filterbeforeinstalling.
debrisfrom theguidebargrooveand Use2-cycleengineoilor motoroil
sprocket holeaftereachuse. (SAE30). Squeezeexcessoilfrom
filter.Thiswillimprovetheefficiencyof
RemoveSawdustFromGutde theairfilter.
BarGroove ° Reinstallairfilter.
Reinstallcylindercoverand 3 screws
(15-20in-lbs.).
SprocketHole
iOylfndsr
Cover
Screws
° Addlubricanttosprocketholeafter
eachusa.
* Burringofguidebar railsisa normal
processof railwear.Removethese
burrswitha flat file.
• Whenrailtopisuneven,usea flatfile
torestoresquareedgesand sides.
-f.q
Cylinder
Cover
INSPECT MUFFLER AND SPARK
ARRESTOR SCREEN
As the unit isused, carbon deposits
build up on the muffler and spark
arrestor screen, and must be removed
to avoid creating a firehazard or affect-
ingengineperformance.
Replacethesparkarrestorscreenif
breaksoccur.
MufflerDiffuser
Spark
Arrestor
Screen
Muffler
Cover
Screws
Body Muffler
Cover
CLEANING THE SPARK
ARRESTOR SCREEN
Cleaningisrequiredevery25 hoursof
operationor annually,whichevercomes
first.
* Loosenand removethe2 mufflercov- Screws
erscrews.
• Removethemufflercover(cover
snapsoffmufflerbody). Plug
• Removemufflerdiffuserandspark Boot
arrestorscreenassembly.Noticethe
orientationofthesepartsfor reassem-
bling.
, Cleanthesparkarrestorscreenwitha Spark
wirebrush.Replacescreenifbreaks Plug
are found.
• Replaceanybrokenorcrackedmuf*
flerparts. .
• Reinstalldiffuserandsparkarrestor
screenassembtywithroundholes
facing upandtowardsmufflercover.
° Reinstallmufflercoverand 2 s_rews
(7-8ft-lbs.).
REPLACE SPARK PLUG
The sparkplugshouldbereplaced
eachyeartoensuretheenginestarts
easierandrunsbetter.Ignitiontimingis
fixed and nonadjustable,
° Loosenthe3 screwsonthecylinder
cover.
Removethecylindercover.
Pulloffthesparkplugboot.
Removesparkplugfrom cylinderand
discard.
° Replacewith'ChampionRCJ7Yspark
plugandtightenwitha 3/4inchsocket
wrench(10-12ff-lbs). Sparkpluggap
shouldbe.025 in.
• Reinstallthesparkplugboot,
• Reinstallthecylindercoverand3
screws(t5-20 In-lbs).
CHAIN REPLACEMENT
CAUTION: Wearprotectivegloves
whenhandlingchain,The chainis
sharpand cancutyouevenwhenitis
notmoving.
Itisnormalfor a newchaintostretch
duringthefirst 30 minutesofoperation.
Youshouldrecheckyourchaintension
frequentlyandadjustthechaintenslon
as required.See ChainTensionsec-
tion,
• MoveOn/StopswitchtotheStop
position.
• Replacetheoldchainwhenitbe-
comeswornor damaged.
° UsaonlytheLow-Kickbackreplace-
mentchainspecifiedintherepair
partslist.Thecorrectreplacementbar
and chainisalsospecifiedonadecal
located onthechainsaw.
*See yourSearsServiceCentertore-
placeandsharpenindividualcutters
onyourchain.
• Removebarclampnuts.
• Removebarclamp.
• Removethe oldchain.
t
Bar
Clamp
Bar
ClampNuts
• "rumadjustingscrewbyhand coun-
temlockwiseuntiladjusting pinjust
touchesthestop.
• Slideguidebarbehindclutchdrum
untilguidebarstopsagainstclutch
drumsprocket,
• Carefullyremovenewohainfrom
package,Holdchainwiththedrive
linksas shown.
Cutters DepthGauge
DriveLinks
' Placechainoverandbehindthe
clutch,
• Fitbottomofddvelinksbetweenteeth
insprocketnose.
• Fitchaindrivelinksintobar groove.
• Pullguidebarforwarduntilchainis
snugin guidebargroove.
• Now,installbarclampmakingsure
theadjusting pinispositionedinthe
lowerholeintheguidebar,
/
tower
Hole
Adjusting
Pin Bar
• Installbar clampnutsand fingertight-
en only.DOnottightenanyfurtherat
thispoint.
t
CHAIN ADJUSTMENT
See =ChainTension"inMaintenance
section.
CLEAN FUEL FILTER
Tocleanfuelfilter,drainyourunitby
runningdryoffuel,removefuelcap/re-
tainerassemblyfromtank.Pullfilter
from tankand.removefrom _ne.Clean
withmilddetergentandrinse.Drythor-
oughly,reassemble.
CARBURETOR ADJUSTMENT
WARNING: Thechainwillbe moving
dudngmostofthisprocedure.Wear
yourprotectiveequipmentandobserve=
allsafetyprecautions.Duringthetow
speedmixtureadjustmentrecheckIdle
speedaftereachturnofthescrew.The
chainmustnotmoveat idlespeed.
Carburetoradjustment iscdticalandif
doneimproperly canpermanentlydam-
agetheengineas wellas thecarbure-
tor.Ifyourequirefurtherassistanceor
are unsureaboutperformingthisproce-
dure,callourcustomerassistancehelp
lineat t-800-235-5878.
Old fuel,a dirtyairfilter,dirtyfuelfilter,
orflooding maygivetheimpressionof
an Improperlyadjustedcarburetor.
Checktheseconditionsbeforeadjust-
ing thecarburetor.
Thecarburetor hasbeencarefullysetat
thefactory.Adjustmentsmaybe neces-
saryifyou noticeanyofthefollowing
conditions:
• Chainmovesatidle,See =idleSpeed"
underadjustingprocedure.
• Sawwillnotidle,See "idleSpeed"
and=LowSpeedMixture"underad-
justingprocedure.
* Enginediesor hesitateswhenit
shouldaccelerate.See =Acceleration
Check"underadjustingprocedure.
oLoss ofcuttingPower.See "High
SpeedMixtureH_underadjusting
procedure.
Thereare threeadjustmentscrewson
thecarburetor. Theyam labeledH, L,
4_
andT.Theyare locatedintheareajust
abovetheprimerbulb.
CARBURETOR PRESETS
Whenmakingadjustments,donotforce
theplasticlimitercapsbeyondthe
stopsordamagewilloccur.
Ifcarburetorpresetsare notneeded,
proceedto"IdleAdjustments."
• Turnbothmixturescrewscounter-
clockwiseuntiltheystop.
° Turntheidlespeedscrewclockwise
untilitstops.Now turncounterclock-
wise4.1/2turns.
Startmotor,letitrunfor3 minutes,and
proceedtotheadjustmentsection.If
enginedoesnotstart,refertotrouble-
shootingchartorcall1-800,235-5878.
Ifengineperformanceisacceptableat
thepresetpositionsandthereisno
chainmovementat idle,nofurther ad-
justmentisnecessary.
ADJUSTING PROCEDURE
Idle Speed "1"
Allowenginetoidle.Adjustspeeduntil
enginerunswithoutchainmovementor
stalling.
• Turnclockwisetoincreaseengine
speedifenginestallsordies.
° Tumcounterclockwisetodecrease
speed.
Nofurther adjustmentsare necessaryif
chaindoesnotmoveat Idlespeedand
ifpedormanceissatisfactory.
Low Speed Mixture "L"
Allowenginetoidle.Thenaccelerate
theengineandnotepedormance.Ifen-
ginehesitates,bogsdown,orsmokes
duringacceleration,turnmixturescrew
clockwisein 1/16-tumincrementsuntil
performanceissatisfactory.Repeatthis
procedureas necassa_for properad-
justmentAftercompletingadjustments,
checkfor accelerationandchainmove-
mentat idle.Resetifnecessary.
High Speed Mixture "H"
DO NOT operateengineat fullthrottle
for prolongedperiodswhilemakingad-
justments.Damagetotheenginecan
occur.Make a testcut.Basedonper-
formanceofthesawwhilecutting,ad-
justthehighspeedmixturesettingin
1/16-rumincrementsas follows:
• Clockwiseuntilthesawhasgood
powerin thecutwithno hesitation.
Do notadjustbysoundorspeed,but
judgebyhowwellthesawperformsin
thecut,
• Counterclockwiseifthesaw has
speed,butdiesinthecutorlacks
powerin thecut.
Aftercompletingadjustments,checkfor
accelerationandchainmovementat
Idle.Resetifnecessary.
Acceleration Check
Iftheenginediesorhesitatesinsteadof
accelerating,turnthelowspeedmixture
adjustmentcounterclockwiseuntilyou
havesmoothaccelerationwithnochain
movementat idle.Recheckand adjust
as necessaryfor acceptableperfor-
mance.
Prepareyourunitforstorageattheend
oftheseasonorif itwillnotbeusedfor
30 daysor more.
WARNING:
• Allowtheenginetocool,andsecure
theunitbeforestodngortransporting.
• Storechainsawandfuelina well
ventilatedareawherefuel vapors
cannotreachsparksoropenflames
from waterheaters,electricmotorsor
switches,furnaces, etc.
• Storechainsawwithallguardsin
placeand positionchainsawsothat
anysharpobjectcannotaccidentally
causeinjury.
• Storechainsawweltoutofthereach
ofchildren.
EXTERNALSURFACES
ifyourchainsaw istobestoredfora
pedodoftime,cleanItthoroughlybe-
fore storage.StoreIna cleandryarea.
• Lightly oilextemalmetalsudacesand
guidebar.
• Oilthechainand wrapitinheavypa-
peror cloth.
FUEL SYSTEM
UnderFuelingEnginein theOperating
Sectionofthismanual,see message
labeledIMPORTANTregardingtheuse
ofgasohotin yourchainsaw.
Fuelstabilizerisanacceptablealterna-
tiveinminimizingtheformationoffuel
gumdepositsduringstorage.Addstabi-
lizertothegasolineinthefueltankor
fuelstoragecontainer.Followthemix
16
instructionsfoundonstabilizercontain-
ers.Runengineat least5 minutesafter
addingstabilizer.
CRAFTSMAN40:1, 2-cycleengineoil
(afrcooled)isespeciallyblendedwith
fuel stabilizer.Ifyoudonotusethis
Searsoil,youcanadda fuelstabilizer
toyourfueltank.
INTERNAL ENGINE
• Removesparkplugandpour1tea-
spoonof40:1,2-cycle engineoil(air
cooled)throughthesparkplugopen-
ing.Slowlypullthestarterrope8 to
10timestodistributeoil.
• Replacesparkplugwithnewoneof
recommendedtypeandheatrange,
• Cleanairfilter.
• Checkentireunitfor loosescrews,
nuts,andbolts.Replaceanydam-
aged,broken,orwornparts.
° Atthebeginningofthenext season,
useonlyfreshfuelhavingtheproper
gasolinetooilratio.
OTHER
• Donotstoregasolinefromonesea-
sontoanother.•
', Replaceyourgasolinecanifitstarts
torust.
TROUBLESHOOTING CHART
TROUBLE
Enginewillnot
startorwillrun
onlya few
secondsafter
starting.
.....Enginewiilnot
Idleproperly.
Enginewillnot
accelerate,
lackspower,
ordiesunder
a load.
Enginesmokes
excessively.
!CAUSE
' Ignitionswitchoff.
• Engineflooded.
• Fueltankempty.
Sparkplugnotfiring.
• Fuel notreaching
carburetor.
° Carburetorrequires
adjustment.
° Noneoftheabove.
• Idlespeedset toohigh
ortoo low.
_° LowSpeedMixture
requiresadjustment.
° Crankshaftsealsworn.
• Compressionlow.
• Noneoftheabove.
Airfilterdirty.
; Sparkplugfouled.
* Carburetorrequires
adjustment.
, Exhaustportsormuf-
fler outletsplugged.
Compressionlow.
Noneoftheabove.
Chokepartiallyon.
; Fuelmixtureincorrect.
• Airfilterdirty.
HighSpeedMixture
requiresadjustment.
• Crankcaseleak,
REMEDY
e
:°
!°
, ,,,,,, ,
MoveIgnitionswitchtoON.
See =StartingInstructions."
Filltankwithcorrectfuefmixture,
Installnewspirk plug. •
Checkfordirt,rfuelfilter; clean.
Checkfor kint:edorsplitfuelline
repairor replace.
See "CarburetorAdjustments,"
• ContactSearsService.
• See =CarburetorAdjustments."
See "CarburetorAdjustments."
• Contact Sears Service.
• Contact Seam Service.
• Contact Sears Service.
, Clean or replace air filter.
• Clean or replace plug
and regap.
• See"Carburetor Adjustments."
ContactSearsService.
• ContactSearsService.
• ContactSearsService.
• Adjustchoke. "
• Emptyfueltankand refillwith
correctfuelmixture.
• Cleanor replaceairfilter.=
• See "CarburetorAdjustments."
• ContactSearsSewice.
q-/
TROUBLE SHOOTING CHART- Continued
TROUBLE CAUSE
Engineruns * Fuelmixtureincorrect.
hot. • SparkplugIncorrect.
• HighSpeedMixture
settoolean.
• Exhaustportsormuf-
fleroutletsplugged.
• Carbonbuild-upon
muffleroutletscreen.
• Fanhouslng/cylinder
fins dirty.
• Noneoftheabove.
Oilinadequate • Oiltankempty.
forbarand ° Oil pumporoilfilter
chain clogged.
lubrication. • Guidebaroilhole
blocked.
Chainmoves ° Idlespeedrequires
at idlespeed, adjustment.
° Clutchrequiresrepair.
Chaindoes • Chaintensiontoo
notmove tight.
whenengine ° Carburetorrequires
isaccelerated, adjustment.
• Guidebar rails
pinched.
• Clutchslipping.
Chainclatters • Chaintensionincorrect.
orcutsroughly.• Cuttersdamaged.
• Chainworn.
• Cuttersdull,tmpropedy
sharpened,ordepth
gaugestoohigh.
• Sprocketworn.
• Chaininstalled
backwards.
Chainstops • Chaincuttertopsnot
withinthecut. filedflat.
• Guidebarburredor
bent;railsuneven.
• Clutchslipping
F
Chaincuts at * Cuttersdamagedon
anangle, oneside.
REMEDY ..............
• See"FuelingYourunIL" J'_....
* Replacewithcorrectplug. ,
• See CarburetorAdjustments.
* ContactSearsService.
* Cleansparkarrestorscreen.
• Cleanarea.
• ContactSearsService.
• Filloiltank.
o ContactSearsService.
• Removebar andclean.
• See"CarburetorAdjustments."
° ContactSeersService.
* See'Chain Tension."
• See"CarburetorAdjustments."
* Repairor replace.
• ContactSearsService.
• See"ChainTension."
• ContactSearsService.
,* Resharpenorreplacechain.
See =SharpeningChain."
• ContactSearsService.
, Installchainin rightdirection.
• See"Sharpening Chain."
• Repairor replaceguidebar.
• ContactSears Service.
• See'Sharpening Chain."
Chaindullononeside. See "SharpeningChain."
Guidebarbentorworn. _ Replaceguidebar.
ifsituationsoccurwhichare notcoveredinthismanual,usecare andgood
judgement.Ifyouneedassistance,contactSearsService ortheCUSTOMER
ASSISTANCEHELPLINEat 1-800-235-5878.
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