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Please note that the following maintenance intervals apply for normal

 

after finishing work or daily

after each refueling stop

 

 

every 12 months

 

 

 

operating conditions only. If your daily working time is longer than normal or

before starting work

 

 

 

if damaged

as required

cutting conditions are difficult (very dusty work area, resin-rich wood,

weekly

monthly

if problem

tropical wood etc.), shorten the specified intervals accordingly. If you only

use the saw occasionally, extend the intervals accordingly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Carburetor

Check idle adjustment – chain must not rotate

X

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Readjust idle

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spark plug

Readjust electrode gap

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Replace after about 100 operating hours

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All accessible screws and nuts

Retighten

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

(not adjusting screws) 2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spark arresting screen* in muffler

Inspect

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Clean or replace

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chain catcher

Check

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Replace

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Safety label

Replace

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1)STIHL recommends that this work be done by a STIHL servicing dealer

2)Firmly tighten cylinder base screws of professional saws (3.4 kW or more) after 10 to 20 hours of operation

*see “Guide to Using this Manual“

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