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CHOKE/FAST
IDLE LEVER
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fast idle lever
OFF
HALF
FULL
6.
Pull the starter
rope sharply
with your
right hand until the engine starts.
7.
Allow the engine to run for approximatety
5 seconds.
Then, squeeze
and release
throttletdgger
to allow engineto
returnto
idle speed.
STARTING
A WARM
ENGINE:
1.
Move ON/STOP
switch
to the ON posi-
tion.
2.
Pull the choke/fast
idle lever out to the
HALF CHOKE
position.
3.
Slowly
press the primer bulb 6 times.
4.
Pull the starter
rope sharply
with your
right hand until the engine starts.
5.
Squeeze
and release
throttle
trigger to
allow engine to return to idle speed.
DIFFICULT
STARTING
(or starting
a
flooded
engine):
The engine
may be hooded
with too much
fuel if it has not started
after 10 pulls.
Flooded
engines
can be cleared
of excess
fuel by pushing the choke/fast
idle lever in
completely
(to the OFF CHOKE
position)
and then following
the warm engine starting
procedure
listed
above.
Ensure
the ON/
STOP switch
is in the ON position.
Starting
could require pulling the starter rope
handle many times depending
on how badly
the u nit is flooded.
If engine fails to start, refer
to the TROUBLESHOOTING
TABLE or call
1-500-554-6723.
CHAIN
BRAKE
,_kWARNING:
If the brake
band is
worn too thin it may break when the chain
brake is triggered.
With a broken brake band,
the chain brake will not stop the chain. The
chain brake should be replaced by an autho-
rized service dealer if any part is worn to less
than 0.020"
(0.5 ram) thick.
Repairs
on a
chain
brake should
be made by an autho-
rized service
dealer.
Take your
unit to the
place of purchase
if purchased
from a ser-
vicing
dea]eh
or to the nearest
authorized
rnaster
service dealer.
• This saw is equipped
with a chain brake.
The brake is designed
to stop the chain if
kickback
occurs.
• The
inertia-activated
chain
brake
is
activated
if the front hand guard is pushed
forward,
either
manually
(by
hand)
or
automatically
(by sudden
movement).
• If the
brake
is already
activated,
it is
disengaged
by pulling the front hand guard
back
toward
the front
handle
as far as
possible.
• When cuttthg with the saw, the chain brake
must be disengaged.
Disengaged
_
Engaged
Braking
function
control
CAUTION:
The
chain
brake
must
be
checked
several
times
daily.
The engine
must be ru nning when performing
this proce-
dure. This is the only instance when the saw
should
be placed
on the ground
with the en-
gine running.
Place the saw on firm ground. Grip the rear
handle with your right hand and the front han-
dle with your left hand.
Apply full throttle
by
fully depressing
the throttle
trigger.
Activate
the chain
brake
by turning
your
]eft wrist
against
the hand
guard
without
releasing
your grip around the front band]e. The chain
should
stop immediately.
Inertia
activating
function
control
_I_WARNING:
When
performing
the
following
procedure,
the engine
must
be
turned off.
Grip the rear hand]ewith
your right hand and
the front handle with your left hand. Hold the
chain saw approximately
14 inches (35 cm)
above a stump or other wooden surface.
Re-
lease your grip on the front handle and use
the weight
of the saw to let the top of the
gwuide bar fall forward and contact the stump.
hen the tip of the bar hits the stump, the
brake should activate.
IMPORTANT
POINTS
• Check chain tension
before first use and
after I minute of operation.
See CHAIN
TENSION
in the ASSEMBLY
section.
• Cut wood only.
Do not cut metat, plastics,
masonry, non-wood
building materials, etc.
• Stop the saw if the chain strikes a foreign
object,
thspect
the saw and repair or re-
place parts as necessary.
• Keepthechain
out of dirt and sand.
Even a
small amount of dirt will quickly bah a chain
and thus increase the possibility of kickback.
• Practice
cutting a few small logs using the
following
techniques
to get the "feeF of us-
ing your saw
before
you begin
a major
sawing
operation.
•
Squeeze
the throttle trigger
and allow
the engine to reach full speed
before
cutting.
•
Begin
cutting
with
the
saw
frame
against the log.
•
Keep the engine at full speed the entire
time you are cutting.
•
AIIowthechaintocutforyou.
ExertonJy
light downward
pressure,
tf you force
the cut, damage
to the bar, chain, or en-
gine can result.
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