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1 , 'outUaud_taillant. Headthismanualcarefullyuntilyoucom-plete lyunderstandandcanfollowallsafe-tyrules, precautions,andoperatingin-structionsbef oreattemptingtousetheunit. Restricttheuseofyoursawtoadultuserswhoun derstandandcanfollowsafetyrules,precauti ons, ""'_,t_IP_ProtectionSnugHeavyDutyClothin gGlovesSafetySafetyChapsShoes ;snug-fittingclothing;heavy-duty,non-sli pgloves;eyeprotectionsuchasnon-fog-ging, ventedgogglesorfacescreen;anapprovedsafe tyhardhat;andsoundbar-rters(earplugsormu fflers) Keepallpartsofyourbodyawayfromthechainwh entheengineisrunning. Keepchildren,bystanders,andanimalsaminim umof30feet(10 Meters) Donothandleoroperateachainsawwhenyouaref atigued,ill,orupset,orifyouhavetakenalco hol,drugs, ,checkwithyourdoctorbeforeoperatingachai nsaw.

2 ,securefooting,and,ifyouarefellingtrees, ,help-ers, Operatethechainsawonlyinawell-venti-late doutdoorarea. Donotoperatesawfromaladderorinatree,unle ssyouarespecificallytrainedtodoSO. Stopenginebeforesettingthesawdown. ,ifim-propertoolsareusedtoremoveorholdth eflywheelwhenservicingtheclutch,structur aldamagetotheflywheelcanoc-curandcauseth eflywheeltoburst. ,referto"CarburetorAdjust-ments." Keepthehandlesdry,clean,andfreeofoilorfu elmixture. Withtheenginestopped,handcarrythechainsa wwiththemufflerawayfromyourbody,andthegu idebarandchaintotherear,preferablycovere dwithascabbard. Keepfuelandoilcaps,screws,andfas-tenerss ecurelytightened. Donotsmokewhilehandlingfuelorwhileoperat ingthesaw.

3 ,openflames, Mixandpourfuelinanoutdoorareaonbaregroun d;storefuelinacool,dry,wellventilatedpla ce;anduseanapproved, Moveatleast10feet(3meters)fromfuel-ingsi tebeforestartingengine. Turntheengineoffandletsawcoolinanon-comb ustiblearea,notondryleaves,straw,paper, Storetheunitandfuelinanareawherefuelvapo rscannotreachsparksoropenflamesfromwater heaters,electricmotorsorswitches,furnace s, , , , ,caught, : Beextremelyawareofsituationsorob-structi onsthatcancausematerialtopinchthetopofor otherwisestopchain. Donotcutmorethanonelogatatime. : Alwaysbegincuttingwiththeengineatfullspe edandthesawhousingagainstwood. OistruTClearTheWorkingAreaREDUCETHECHANC EOFKICKBACK ,youcanreducetheelementofsurprisewhichco ntributestoaccidents.

4 Neverletthemovingchaincontactanyobjectat thetipoftheguidebar. Keeptheworkingareafreefromobstruc-tionss uchasothertrees,branches,rocks,fences,st umps, ' !nestopped, ,thereisgreaterchanceofkickbackoccurring . Cutonelogatatime. Useextremecautionwhenre-enteringapreviou scut. Donotattemptcutsstartingwiththetipoftheb ar(plungecuts). Watchforshiftinglogsorotherforcesthatcou ldcloseacutandpinchorfallintochain. Keepagood,firmgriponthesawwithbothhandsw hentheengineisrunninganddon' Standwithyourweightevenlybalancedonbothf eet. Standslightlytotheleftsideofthesawtokeep yourbodyfrombeinginadirectlinewiththecut tingchain. , :Thefollowingfeaturesareincludedonyoursa wtohelpreducethehazardofkickback;however , , ,instructions,andmaintenanceinthismanual tohelpavoidkickbackandotherforceswhichca nresultinseriousinjury, Reduced-KickbackGuideBar, Low-KickbackChain, Handguard,designedtoreducethechanceofyou rlefthandcontactingthechainifyourhandsli psoffthefronthan-dlebar.

5 Positionoffrontandrearhandlebars,de-sign edwithdistancebetweenhandlesand"in-line" "in-line" ,ToGraduallyLow-KickbackChainRideIntoCut ter%_C& '_kmericanNationalStandardforPoweredTool s-GasolinePoweredChainSaw-SafetyRequire- ments."NOTE:Ifthissawistobeusedforcommer -ciallogging, :Exposuretovibrationsthroughprolongeduse ofgasolinepoweredhandtoolscouldcausebloo dvesselornervedamageinthefingers,hands, ,pam,lossofstrength,changeinskincolorort exture,orlossoffeelinginthefingers,hands ,orjoints, ,Idaho,Maine,Minnesota,NewJersey,Oregon, , , , (notprovided) (ifnotalreadyattached) ! Loosenandremovetheclampnutsandthebarclam pfromthesaw. Removetheplasticshippingspacer(ifpresent ).Locationofshippingspacer Mountthebarasillustrated.

6 Slidethebartowardtherearofthesawasfarasp ossible. Startatthetopofthebarandfitchainintogroo vearoundtheguidebar. Pullthebarforwarduntilthechainissnuginth egrooveofthebar. (includingunitswithchainalreadyinstalled )NOTE:Whenadjustingchaintension, : , , ifchainistootight,turnadjustingscrew1/4t urncounterclockwise. Ifchainistooloose,turnadjustingscrew1/4t urnclockwise. Liftupthetipofthebarandtightenthebarclam pnutswiththecombinationscrew-driver/wren ch. , ,useagoodquality2-cycleair-cooledoildesi gnedtobemixedataratioof40:1(A40 ). ,makingitnecessarytothinbarandchainoilwi thasmallamount(5to10%)of# ,useagoodgradeSAE30oil. Neverusewasteoilforbarandchainlu-bricati on. "-18" , ,starttheunitatFULLCHOKE; :NOTE:Inthefollowingsteps,whenthechoke/f astidleleverispulledouttothefullextent, '_'_SwitchPrimer.

7 " MoveswitchtotheSTARTorONposition. Slowlypresstheprimerbulbsixtimes. Pullthestarterropequicklywithyourrightha nd5times,thenpushthechoke/fastidleleveri ncompletely(totheOFFCHO-KEposition). Pullthestarterropequicklywithyourrightha nduntiltheenginestarts. , : Pullthechoke/fastidleleverouttothefullex tent,thenpushthechoke/fastidleleverbacki ncompletely(totheOFFCHOKE position). Slowlypresstheprimerbulbsixtimes. Pallthestarterropequicklywithyourrightha nduntiltheenginestarts. Squeezeandreleasethrottletrigger, , , ,plastics,masonry,non-woodbuildingmateri als,etc. Practicecuttingafewsmalllogsusingthefoll owingtechniquestogetthe"feel"ofusingyour sawbeforeyoubeginamajorsawingoperation. Keeptheengineatfullspeedtheentiretimeyou arecutting.

8 ,damagetobar,chain,orenginecanresult. Releasethethrottletriggerassoonasthecuti scompleted, ,unnecessarywearcanoccurtothechain,bar,a ndengine. Toavoidlosingcontrolwhencutiscom-plete,d onotputpressureonthesawattheendofthecut. : Thewinddirectionandspeed. , ,stones,loosebark,nails,sta-ples, , '..t)''_-DirectionofFallWARNING:Donotcut nearbuildingsorelectricalwiresifyoudonot knowthedirec-tionoftreefall,atnightsince youwillnotbeabletoseewell,orduringbadwea thersuchasrain,snow,orstrongwinds, (6inchesindiameterorlarger) , :Ifthetreehaslargebuttressroots, "___'_'__2" Afterramovinthecutoutofwood, :Beforefellingcutiscomplete, ,butneversteeloriron,toavoidkickbackandc haindamage. Bealerttosignsthatthetreeisreadytofall:c rackingsounds,wideningofthefell-ingcut,o rmovementinupperbranches.

9 Astreestartstofall,stopsaw,putitdown,and getawayquicklyonyourplannedre-treatpath. 'tfallcompletely,setthesawasideandpulldo wnthetreewithacablewinch,blockandtackle, , (BUCKING) Cutshatteredwoodverycarefully;sharppiece sofwoodcouldbeflungtowardop-erator. Donotcutinanareawherelogs,limbs, Makethefirstbuckingcut1/3ofthewaythrough thelogandfinishwitha2 , [)inchedorhunginthelogifyoumakethefirstc utdeeperthan1/3ofthediameterofthelog. :Ifsawbecomespinchedorhunginalog,don' , , Overcutthrough1/3ofthediameterofthelog. Rollthelogoverandfinishwithasecondoverce t. Rememberyourfirstcutisalwaysonthepressur esideofthelog.(Refertotheillustrationbel owforyourfirstandsecondcut) Yourfirstcutshouldextend1/3ofthediameter ofthelog.]

10 '_Usinga2ndCutsupportstand/1stCutUsinga1 stCutsupportstand/9 REMOVINGAPINCHEDSAW(ASAWHUNGINTHELOG) IfsawbecomespinchedorhunginaIog_don' , ,plat-forms,alog, Workslowly, Leavethelargerlimbsunderneaththefelledtr eetosupportthetreeasyouwork. Startatthebaseoffelledtreeandworkto-ward thetop, Removelarger,supportingbrancheswiththe1/ 3,2/3cuttingtechniquesdescribedinthebuck ingsection. Undercut1/3ofthewaythroughlog. Finishwithanovercut. SeeIlustrationforthepruningtechnique. Makeyourfistcut1/3ofthewaythroughthebott omofthelimb. )dicSecondcut'4F27"/iCollartit_/'_l_Jl'# _Firstcut" , ,*HoursofOperationBeforeeachuseBeforeeac huseBeforeeachuseBeforeeachuseBeforeeach useBeforeeachuseBeforeeachuseBeforeeachu seAftereachuseEvery5hours*Every25hoursYe arlyYearly10 AIRFILTERCAUTION:Donotcleanfilteringasol ineorotherflammablesolventtoavoidcreatin gafirehazardorproducingharmfulevapora-ti veemissions, ] ,BARMAINTENANCEI fyoursawcutstooneside,hastobeforcedthrou ghthecut, Cleantheoilholesaftereach5hoursofoperati on ,callourtoll-freehelplineandorderafreech ainsharpeninginstructionguide.