Homelite UT10517/18 manual

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Main OPERATORS MANUAL TAbLE OF CONTENTS INTROdUCTION GENERAL SAFETy RULES REAd ALL INSTRUCTIONS SPECIFIC SAFETy RULES REFUELING (dO NOT SMOKE!) KICKbACK GENERAL SAFETy RULES SyMbOL NAME dESIGNATION/EXPLANATION SyMbOLS SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS SyMbOLS GLOSSARy OF TERMS PROdUCT SPECIFICATIONS FEATURES KNOW yOUR CHAIN SAW CHOKE LEVER FRONT HANd GUARd / CHAIN bRAKE GUIdE bAR ASSEMbLy APPLICATIONS FUEL ANd REFUELING HANdLING THE FUEL SAFELy MIXING THE FUEL PREMIUM EXACT MIX (50:1) OXyGENATEd FUELS FILLING THE FUEL TANK AddING bAR ANd CHAIN OIL OPERATING THE CHAIN bRAKE STARTING THE ENGINE STOPPING THE ENGINE AdJUSTING IdLE SPEEd PULL ANd PUSH KICKbACK PRECAUTIONS PREPARING FOR CUTTING PROPER GRIP ON HANdLES PROPER CUTTING STANCE WORK AREA PRECAUTIONS bASIC OPERATING/CUTTING PROCEdURES FELLING TREES HAzARdOUS CONdITIONS PROPER PROCEdURE FOR TREE FELLING REMOVING bUTTRESS ROOTS bUCKING bUCKING WITH A WEdGE bUCKING LOGS UNdER STRESS OVERbUCKING UNdERbUCKING LIMbING ANd PRUNING CUTTING SPRINGPOLES GENERAL MAINTENANCE LUbRICATION REPLACING THE GUIdE bAR ANd CHAIN dANGER: Page AdJUSTING THE CHAIN TENSION CHAIN MAINTENANCE SHARPENING THE CUTTERS TOP PLATE FILING ANGLE SIdE PLATE ANGLE MAINTAINING dEPTH GAUGE CLEARANCE MAINTAINING THE GUIdE bAR MOUNTING THE SAFE-T-TIP NOSE GUARd MAINTAINING THE SAFE-T-TIP NOSE GUARd CLEANING THE AIR FILTER AdJUSTING THE CARbURETOR CLEANING THE STARTER UNIT CLEANING THE ENGINE WARNING CHECKING THE FUEL FILTER REPLACING THE SPARK PLUG INSPECTING/CLEANING THE SPARK ARRESTOR SCREEN WARNING INSPECTING ANd CLEANING CHAIN bRAKE STORING THE PROdUCT TROUbLESHOOTING Problem Possible Cause Solution bAR ANd CHAIN COMbINATIONS TROUbLESHOOTING Problem Possible Cause Solution Call uS FirSt LIMITEd WARRANTy STATEMENT Page 36 MANUFACTURERS WARRANTy COVERAGE: OWNERS WARRANTy RESPONSIbILITIES dEFECT WARRANTy COVERAGE REqUIREMENTS: EMISSIONS PARTS LIST Page HOMELITE CONSUMER PROdUCTS, INC. SERVICE REPAIR PARTS OPERATORS MANUAL UT10517 / 18 in. 42cc Chain Saw UT10518 / 18 in. 46cc Chain Saw UT10520 / 20 in. 46cc Chain Saw