Operator's Manual - Sears Parts Direct

1 operator 'sManual :Beforeusingthisproduct,readthismanualan dfollowallsafetyrulesandoper-atinginstru ctions. SAFETY ASSEMBLY OPERATION MAINTENANCE PARTSLISTS ears,RoebuckandCo.,HoffmanEstates,IL6017 9, :www, Sears ,com/craftsman6096-211301date( 12/04)WarrantySafetyRulesStarting/Stoppi ngInstructionsOperationMaintenancePage2 Pages3-9 Page10 Pages11-12 Page13-19 TroubleshootingPage20 RepairPa_sPage21 TWOYEARSLIMITEDWARRANTYONCRAFTSMANELECTR ICCHAINSAWF ortwoyearsfromthedateofpurchase,whenthis ChainSawisusedandmaintainedaccordingtoth eoperator'smanual, , , , ,RoebuckandCo., ,HoffmanEstates, ,andtheirexplanations, ,electricshockandpersonalinjury.

2 IndicatesSAFETYALERT:danger, 'sManual(s)andfollowallwarningsandsafety , , l ,,_r, ,electricshockandpersonalinjury. IMPORTANTSAFETYINSTRUCTIONS READALLINSTRUCTIONSPLANAHEADWARNING:Ifco rrectlyused,thechainsawisaquick,easytoha n-dleandefficienttool; ,alwaysstrictlycomplywiththesafetyrulest hatarecontainedinthismanual. Donotoperatethisunitwhentired,illorunder theinfluenceofalcohol,drugsormedication. KeepChildrenaway. ;theycangetcaughtinmovingparts. ;snug-fittingclothing;heavy-dutynon-slip gloves;eyeprotectionsuchasnon-fogging,ve ntedgogglesorfacescreen;anapprovedsafety hardhat; , ,bar,chainbrake, Knowthecontrolsandknowhowtostopthechains awquickly.

3 Carrythechainsawwiththemotorstopped,theg uidebarandsawchaintotherear. Donotoperateachainsawthatisdamaged,impro perlyadjusted, 'schainstopsmovingwhenthetriggerisreleas ed. Useextremecautionwhencuttingsmall-sizedb rushandsaplingsbecauseslendermaterialmay catchthechainsawandwhiptowardsyouorcause youtolosecontrol. Whencuttingalimbthatisundertension,beale rtforspringbacksothatyouwillnotbestruckw hentheten-sioninthewoodfibersisreleased Donotcutthroughnails,rodsinthetree, Afterstrikingaforeignobject, Allchainsawservice,otherthantheitemslist edinthisinstructionmanualmaintenanceinst ructions,shouldbeperformedbyaSearsorothe rqualifiedservicedealer.

4 Makesureallfastenersareinplaceandsecure. Whennotinuse,sawshouldbestoredinadry,hig hlysecurelocationawayfromchildren. Allchainsawservice,otherthattheitemslist edinthisinstructionmanualmaintenanceinst ructions,shouldbeperformedbyaSearsorothe rqualifiedservicedealer. ,tocutwood. ,applythechainbrakepriortosettingdownthe saw. ,asthechaincanbehot. :KICKBACK mayoccurwhenthenoseortipoftheguidebartou chesanobject, , , , , ,therighthandontherearhandleandtheleftha ndonthefronthandle, ' ,branch,fence, , ,ordamagetotheunit, 'ssharpeningandmaintenanceinstructionsfo rthesawchain. Useonlythereplacementguidebarsandlowkick backchainsspecifiedforyoursawtoavoidinju ry.

5 Watchforshiftinglogsorotherforcesthatcou ldpinchorfallintochain. Donotoperateachainsawwithonehand?Serious injurytotheoperator,helpers,bystanders, Donotoperateachainsawifyouarefatigued. Usesafetyfootwear;snug-fittingclothing;p rotectivegloves;andeye,hearing,andheadpr otectiondevices. Donotremove, ,modified, Nevercarryoutoperationsorrepairsonyourow nthatareotherthanroutinemaintenanceaslis tedinthismanual. ,andkeepallbystandersaway. Bealert;stopthemachineifanyoneentersthec uttingarea,whichisusually3to4feetaroundt heoperator. Usecautionwhenworkinginacrewtoavoidinjur ytoafellowworkerwhomayenterthecuttingare a.

6 ,alsoloantheseinstructionstothem. Storetheunitinadryplace,secured, , Donotusetheunitintherain, ,a2-wireextensioncord(anextensioncordwit houtaground) (anextensioncordwithaground)thatusesaNEM A typeconnector(parallelblade,Uground) ,thisunithasapolarizedplug(onebladeiswid erthantheother). , , "electricalshock,useonlySW-A,SOW-A,STW-A ,STOW-A,SJW-A,SJOW-A, (CONT'D) CORDSETS:Makesureyourcordsetisingoodcond i-tion, , , , ,usethecordhookshownintheStarting/Stoppi ngInstructions. GroundFaultCircuitInterrupter(GFCI)prote ctionshouldbeprovidedonthecircuit(s)orou tlet(s) , ,andthelike, 's,cottagersandcampers,andforsuchgeneral applicationssuchasclearing,pruning,cutti ngfirewood, ,thismaycausecirculatoryproblemsintheuse r' ' 'smanualforcompletesafety,assembly, @ SAFETYALERTSYMBOL indicatesdanger,warning, READOPERATOR'SMANUALWARNING:ReadtheOpera tor'sManual(s) ,HEARINGANDHARD- , , LEVER/HANDGUARD protectstheoperator' ,ortheintensityofkickback, , , , ,itmaypullthesawforward, , , , , ( ).

7 Useafunnel, , ,whichcontainsadditivestoreducefrictionw earandreduceresinresidueformations.,_I__ AiiTIl_ll_ isdisengagedbeforestartingunit( ). (A)( ) ,aboutafootfromtheend, ' ,lefthandholdingthefronthandle(DONOTHOLD CHAINBRAKE ) ( ).Makesuretheexten- ,pushforwardtheLOCK/OFFbut-ton(C)ontheto poftherearhandle, ,releasethetrigger( ).NOTE: (15-18cm) :Aretreatpath(A) , :IffellingatreeonIvvvslopingground,thech ainsawoperatorshouldkeepontheuphillsideo ftheterrain, :Directionoffall(B) ,considertheloca-tionoflargerbranchesand naturalleanofthetreetodeterminethewaythe treewillfall.""J'="i_i_i_ ; ,notching(C)andmakingthefellingcut(D)( ).

8 Startmakingtheuppernotchcut(C)onthesideo fthetreefacingthefellingdirection(E).Bes ureyoudontmakethelowercuttoodeepintothet runk( ).Thenotch(C)shouldbedeepenoughtocreatea hinge(F) ( ). (D) (3-5cm)abovetheedgeofthenotch(C)( ).I3 , .IWARNnNG=Beforet,mlawkinaysgthrec_eckIt heareaforbystanders, (G)topreventbindingthebarorchain(H) ( ). ,make2cutsasshown( ).AsthefellingcutWARNING"getsclosetotheh inge, ,removesawfromcut,stopmotor,putchainsawd own,andleaveareaalongretreatpath( ). (A)untilafterthelogisbucked(cut)intoleng ths( ). , , , :Cutfromtop(over-buck),beingcarefultoavo idcuttingintotheground( ).

9 (1)end:First,cutfrombottom(underbuck)1 ,cutfromabove(overbuck)tomeetfirstcutand avoidpinching( ). :First,overbuck1 ,underbucktomeetfirstcutandavoidpinching ( ). , ,thecorrectposi-tionforverticalbuckingis essential( ). ' , :inju , ,adjustment,andpartreplacementmayberequi red,undercertainconditions, (#)COMPONENTSCHECKGUIDEBARGROOVECHECKCHA INTENSIONCHECKCHAINSHARPNESSLUBRICATESPR OCKETTIPCHECKFORDAMAGED/WORNPARTSBEFOREE ACHUSEAFTEREACHUSEHOURSOFOPERA-TION10201 3 REPLACINGTHEGUIDEBAR,_I_AII'l' ,/rlU/l%Jll, , (B)slightlybyturningknobcounter-clockwis eandthenturnthechaintensionring(C)counte r-clockwisetorelievechaintension( ).

10 (A),turnknob(B)com-pletelycounter-clockw ise.( ) (E)andthesprocket(F).Slidetheguidebar(E) withtensionplate(D)attached,fromtheunit. ( ) (G)fromthetensionplate(D) (D)tothenewbarusingscrewwithlockwasher(G ).TightensecurelywithPhillipsscrewdriver ( ). (H) :Thechainmustbeinstalledinthecorrectdire ction( ). (D)counter-clockwiseuntilchainfitsaround sprocket(F)andguidebar(E)( ). (A)ontopowerunit( ) ,holdthetipofthebar(E)upandtightenchaint ensionring(C).Thentightentheknob(B)( ). ,!' , ,andtheintervalbetweenfutureadjust-ments willlengthenquickly( ).CAUTION:IfsawchainisTOOLOOSEorTOOTIGHT ,thesprocket,bar, chain , (A),correctwarmtension(B),andasaguidefor whensawchainneedsadjustment(C).