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Press the throttle lockwith yourright hand.
Squeeze and hold the throttle trigger;
Press and hold the fast idle lock with your
forefinger; release the throttle trigger.
NOTE
: If the throttle trigger is squeezed
during starting, it will be necessary to reset
the fast idle lock.
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Pull the starter rope quickly with your right
hand a maximum of 10 times.
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Push the choke/fast idle lever in complete-
ly (to the OFF CHOKE position).
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Pull the starter rope quickly with your right
hand until the engine starts.
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Allow the engine to runforapproximately 5
seconds. Then, squeeze and release the
throttle trigger to allow engine to return to
idle speed.
STARTING A WARM ENGINE:
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MoveON/STOPswitch tothe ONposition.
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Press the throttle lockwith yourright hand.
Squeeze and hold the throttle trigger;
Press and hold the fast idle lock with your
forefinger; release the throttle trigger.
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Be sure choke/fast idle lever is in the OFF
CHOKE position.
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Pull the starter rope quickly with your right
hand until the engine starts.
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Squeeze and release the throttle trigger to
allow engine to return to idle speed.
DIFFICULT STARTING (or starting a
flooded engine)
The engine may be flooded with too much
fuel if it has not started after 10 pulls.
Flooded engines can be cleared of excess
fuel by following the warm engine starting
procedure listed above. Insure the ON/
STOP switch is in the ON position.
Starting could require pulling the starter rope
handle many times depending on how badly
the unit isflooded. If engine fails to start refer
to the TROUBLESHOOTING TABLE or call
1--800--554--6723.
CHAIN BRAKE
WARNING:
WE DO NOT REP-
RESENT AND YOU SHOULD NOT AS-
SUME THAT THE CHAIN BRAKE WILL
PROTECT YOU IN THE EVENT OF A
KICKBACK. Kickback is a lightning fast ac-
tion which throws the bar and rotating chain
back and up toward the operator. Kickback
can be caused byallowing contact of the bar
tip in the danger zone with any hard object.
Kickback canalsobecaused bypinching the
sawchain along thetopofthe guidebar. This
action may push the guide bar rapidly back
toward the operator. Either of these events
may cause you to lose control of the saw
which could result in serious injury or even
death. DONOT RELY UPON ANY OF THE
SAFETY DEVICES BUILT INTO YOUR
SAW. YOU SHOULD USE THE SAW
PROPERLY AND CAREFULLY TO AVOID
KICKBACK. Reduced--kickback guide bars
and low--kickback saw chains reduce the
chance and magnitude of kickback and are
recommended. Your saw has a low kick-
back chain and baras original equipment. If
the brake band is worn too t hin it may break
when the chain brake is triggered. With a
broken brake band, the chain brake will not
stop thechain. The chain brakeshould bere-
placed by anauthorized service dealer if any
part is worn to less than 1/32” thick. Repairs
on a chain brake should be made by an au-
thorized service dealer. Take your unit to the
place of purchase if purchased from a ser-
vicing dealer, or to the nearest authorized
master service dealer.
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This saw is equipped with a chain brake.
The brake is designed to stop the chain if
kickback occurs.
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The inertia--activated chain brake is
activated if the front hand guard is pushed
forward, either manually (by hand) or
automatically (by sudden movement).
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If the brake is already activated, it is
disengaged bypulling thefront hand guard
back toward the front handle as far as
possible.
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When cutting with the saw,the chainbrake
must be disengaged.
Disengaged
Engaged
Braking function control
CAUTION:
The chain brake must be
checked several times daily. The engine
must berunning 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. Hold the han-
dles with both hands and apply full throttle.
Activate the chain brake by turning your left
wrist against the hand guard without releas-
ing your grip around the front handle. The
chain should stop immediately.
Inerti a activa t ing func t ion contro l
WARNING:
When performing the
following procedure, the engine must be
turned off.
Hold the chain saw approximately 14” (35
cm)above astump orother wooden surface.
Release your grip on the front handle and
use the weight of the saw to let the top of the
guide barfall forward and contact the stump.
When the tip of the bar hits the stump, the
brake should activate.
CUTTING METHODS
IMPORTANT POINTS
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Check chain tension before first use and
after 1 minute of operation. See CHAIN
TENSION in the ASSEMBLY section.
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Cut wood only. Do not cut metal, plastics,
masonry, non-w ood building m aterials, etc.