Starter handle

STARTING THE ENGINE

Fill the fuel tank with fuel mixture. It is not permitted to fill fuel above the shoulder level of fuel tank.

Fill the chain oil tank with lubricant.

Place chain saw down on a clear level place where the saw chain will not be in contact with anything.

Lubricate the chain whenever the chain is mounted on the saw or remounted.

Push manual oiler button until oil coming onto the saw chain.

NOTE

Do not pull starter rope out to the maximum position. Do not allow starter handle to snap back against the casing.

Front handle

Decompression button

CAUTION

Clutch engages and chain will rotate when engine is started with throttle trigger squeezed.

After engine starts release throttle trigger to idle position.

CAUTION

When throttle latch is used, saw chain will go into motion as soon as the engine starts.

Never use throttle latch for cutting. Use it only when starting the engine.

Throttle latch

 

 

 

 

 

 

Manual oil pump

 

 

 

 

Choke control knob

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Throttle trigger

Ignition switch

 

 

 

 

lockout

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Throttle trigger

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lift ignition switch up.

Pull choke control knob all the way out. (Use only when engine is cold.)

Keep your body to the left of the saw. Hold the saw down with the left hand on top of the front handle, and with your right foot on the rear handle supporter.

Make sure guide bar and saw chain are not touching anything when starting the saw.

In order to start engine easily, push decompression button while pulling starter handle to reduce pressure in cylinder. Rotate the decompressin button 90 degrees clockwise to latch. When engine starts, turn back the decompression button to release.

Pull starter handle several times until first firing sound is heard.

Push choke control knob all the way in.

Pull starter handle again.

When engine is hard to start, press throttle trigger lockout down while squeezing the trigger and push the latch in. When engine starts, immediately squeeze the trigger up to release the latch.

After engine has started, idle for a few minutes to warm it up.

Ensure proper acceleration and lubrication of saw chain and guide bar.

Ignition switch

 

Throttle trigger

 

Throttle trigger lockout

 

STOP

 

STOPPING THE ENGINE

Release throttle trigger and push ignition switch down.

NOTE

If engine does not stop, pull choke control knob all the way out to stop engine.

Check and repair ignition switch before starting the engine again.

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