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PLEASE READ
Dear Customer,
Thank you for purchasing a McCulloch product. With prop-
er operation and maintenance, it will provide you with years
of service.
In order to make the best use of your investment, be CER-
TAIN to familiarize yourself with the contents of the
ENTIRE user manual before attempting to operate and
maintain your unit.
Be sure to carefully follow the step-by-step instructions in
this manual to start, operate and maintain your new prod-
uct.
In the manual there will be the following call-outs: NOTE:,
WARNING / CAUTION and WARRANTY.
A NOTE: is used to convey additional information, to high-
light a particular explanation, or to expand a description.
A WARNING or CAUTION identifies a procedure which, if
not undertaken or if improperly done, can result in serious
personal injury and/or damage to the unit.
The (WARRANTY SYMBOL) serves notice that unless
instructions or procedures are followed, any damage
caused will void the warranty and repairs will be at owner’s
expense.
Pay particular attention to the safety precautions. They are
written for your protection and contain important informa-
tion you must know to safely operate your chain saw.
FOR WARRANTY OR SERVICE CONTACT THE NEAREST
AUTHORIZED SERVICE CENTER - LOCATE YOUR NEAR-
EST SERVICE CENTER BY CALLING THE TOLL FREE
NUMBER IN THIS MANUAL.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 GENERAL INFORMATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
1-1. General Identification
1-2. Safety Features
2 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
2-1. Kickback Safety Precautions
2-2.
Other Safety Precautions
2-3. General Safety Precautions for chain saw users
2-4. More About Kickback
2-5. Kickback safety Labels
2-6. International Symbols
3 ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
3-1.
Tools for Assembly
3-2. Assembly Requirements
3-3. Guide Bar / Saw Chain / Clutch Cover Installation
3-4. Saw Chain Tension Adjustment
3-5. CHAIN BRAKE
®
Mechanical Test
4 FUEL AND LUBRICATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
4-1. Fuel
4-2. Mixing Fuel
4-3. Fuel and Lubrication Symbols
Fuel Mixing Table
4-4. Recommended Fuels
4-5. Chain and Bar Lubrication
5 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
5-1. Engine Pre-Start Checks
5-2. To Start Engine
5-3. Re-Starting a Warm Engine
5-4. To Stop Engine
5-5. CHAIN BRAKE
®
Operational Test
5-6. Saw Chain / Bar Lubrication
5-7. Automatic Oiler
6 GENERAL CUTTING INSTRUCTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
6-1. Felling
6-2. Limbing
6-3.
Bucking
6-4. Bucking Using a Sawhorse
7 MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
7-1.
Pre
ventive Maintenance
7-2. Air Filter
7-3.
Fuel Filter
7-4. Spark Arrester Screen
7-5.
Spar
k Plug
7-6.
Carb
uretor Adjustment
7-7.
Stor
ing a Chain Sa
w
7-8.
Removing a Unit From Storage
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B
AR / CHAIN MAINTENANCE
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8-1.
Guide Bar Maintenance
8-2.
Chain Maintenance
8-3.
Chain Replacement Inf
or
mation
9
TR
OUBLESHOO
TING
THE ENGINE
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ONE YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
INTRODUCTION 1 - GENERAL INFORMATION
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1-1.GENERAL IDENTIFICATION
1. SAW CHAIN
2. GUIDE BAR
3. SPARK ARRESTER SCREEN
4. CHAIN BRAKE
®
LEVER /HAND GUARD
5. FRONT HANDLE
6. ST
ARTER HANDLE
7. STOP SWITCH
8. SAFETY TRIGGER
9. REAR HANDLE / BOOT LOOP
10.
FUEL
TANK CAP
11. OIL TANK CAP
12. STARTER COVER
13.
B
UCKING SPIKE
14. BAR RETAINING NUTS
15. MUFFLER SHIELD
16.
SP
ARK PLUG
17. AIR CLEANER COVER
18. CHOKE LEVER
19.
THROTTLE LATCH
20. PRIMER BULB
21. THROTTLE / TRIGGER
22.
SAW CHAIN ADJUSTMENT SCREW
23.
CHAIN CA
TCHER
24. SCREWDRIVER/WRENCH
25.
CARRY CASE (Available on some models)
1-2. SAFETY FEATURES
Numbers preceding the descriptions correspond with the num-
bers on preceding page to help you locate the safety feature.
1 LOW KICKBACK SAW CHAIN helps significantly reduce
kickback, or the intensity of kickback, due to specially
designed depth gauges and guard links.
2 GUIDE BAR reduced kickback guide bar helps significantly
reduce kickback by reducing the guide bar tip radius.
3 SPARK ARRESTER SCREEN retains carbon and other
flammable particles over 0.023 inches (0.6mm) in size from
engine e
xhaust flow. Compliance with local, state and feder-
al laws and/or regulations governing the use of a spark
arrester screen is the user’s responsibility. See Safety
Precautions for additional information.
4 CHAIN BRAKE
®
LEVER / HAND GUARD protects the
oper
ator’s left hand in the event it slips off the front handle
while saw is running.
4 CHAIN BRAKE
®
is a safety feature designed to reduce the
possibility of injury due to kickback by stopping a moving
saw chain in milliseconds. It is activated by the CHAIN
BRAKE
®
lever.
7 STOP SWITCH immediately stops the engine when tripped.
Stop switch must be pushed to ON position to start or restart
engine.
8 SAFETY TRIGGER prevents accidental acceleration of the
engine. Throttle trigger (21) cannot be squeezed unless the
safety latch is depressed.
23 CHAIN CATCHER reduces the danger of injury in the event
saw chain breaks or derails during operation. The chain
catcher is designed to intercept a whipping chain.
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