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• Fullypush-inchokeleverandcontin-
uetopullstarterropehandleuntilen-
ginestarts.
• Then,squeezeandreleasethe
throttletriggertoreturnenginetoidle
speed.
• Tostopengine,moveOn/Stopswitch
totheSTOPposition. '
StarterRopeHandle
Rig FootThroughRearHandle
STARTINGA WARM ENGINE
DONOTusethechoketostarta warm
engineorfloodingand hardstarting
may occur.
* Move On/Stop switchtoON.
• Slowly pressprimerbulb6 times.
, Setthechainsaw ontheground.Grip
thefronthandlewithyourlefthand
end placeyourrightfootthroughthe
openinginthe rearhandle.
* Pullchokelever outfully,thenpushit
in fully toset engineinfast idleposi-
ton.
* Sharplypullstarterrepe handlewith
your fight handuntilthe enginestarts,
but no morethan 5 times.
* Then, squeezeandreleasethe
throttletriggertoreturnengineto idle
speed.
° Tostopengine,moveOn/Stopswitch
totheSTOP position.
DIFFICULT STARTING OR
STARTING A FLOODED ENGINE
The enginemaybefloodedifithasnot
startedafter10pulls.Floodedengines
canbeclearedofexcessfuelwiththe
followingprocedure:
. Pullchokeleveroutfully,thenpushit
infullytoset enginein fastidlepost-
ton.
° VerifythattheOn/Stopswitchisinthe
ONposition,
• With sawonground,gripfront handle
withlefthandand placefightfoot
throughrearhandle.
, Gripstarterropehandleandpullrope
firmlyandquicklytostartengine.If
notsuccessful,repeatunt'_engine
starts.
Startingcouldrequiremanypullsde-
pendingon howbadlyunitisflooded.If
enginestillfailstostart,refertoTROU-
BLESHOOTINGchartorcall
1-800-235-5878.
OPERATING TIPS
• Checkchaintensionbeforefirstuse
and after I minuteofoperation.See
ChainTensioninthe Maintenance
section.
• Cutwoodonly.Do notcut metal,plas-
tics,masonry,non-woodbuildingma-
tefials,etc.
• Stopthesaw ifthechainstrikesa for-
eignobjest.Inspectthesawand re-
pairpartsas necessary.
• Keepthe chainoutofdirtandsand.
Evena smallamountofdirtwillquick-
lydulla chainand increasethepossi-
bilityofkickback.
• Practicecuttinga fewsmalllogsusing
thefollowingsteps. Thiswillhelpyou
getthe"feel"ofusingyoursawbefore
youbegin a majorsawing operation.
° Squeezethethrottletriggerandal-
lowthe enginetoreachfullspeed
beforecutting.
_ Begincuttingwiththesawframe
againstthelog.
Keep the engineat fullspeedthe
entiretimeyouare_lttlng,
• Allowthechaintocutforyou.Exert
onlylightdownwardpressure.
• Releasethethrottletriggeras soon
asthe out iscompleted,allowingthe
enginetoidle.Ifyou runthesawat
full throttlewithoutacuttingload,
unnecessa_wearcanoccur.
° Toavoidlosingcontrolwhencutis
complete, donotputpressureon
saw at end ofcut.
° Stoptheenginebeforesettingthe
saw down.
TREE FELLING TECHNIQUES
WARNING: Checkforbrokenordead
brancheswhichcanfall whilecutting
causingserlous_tr_jury.Donotcutnear
buildingsor electd_l wiresif youdonot
knowthedirectionoftreefall,nor_utat
nightsinceyou willnotbe abletosee
well,norduringbadweathersuchas
rain,snow,orstrongwinds,etc.
Carefullyplanyoursawingoperationin
advance.Cleartheworkarea.You
needa cleararea allaroundthetreeso
youcanhavesecurefooting.Studythe
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