Craftsman 358.34260 User manual

IMPORTANTMANUAL Do NotThrowAway
Operator's
Manual
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ModelNo.
358.34111- 2.0/14"
358.34251 - 2.0/14"
358.34180- 2.75116"
' if
358.3.4260- 2.75/16
358.344910 -2,75/16"
AlwaysWearEyeProtection
& WARNING
READTHEOPERATOR'S
MANUALANDFOLLOW
ALL WARNINGSAND
SAFETYINSTRUCTIONS,
FAILURETODO SOCAN
RESULTINSERIOUS
• INJURY.
CRRFTSMRN°
2.0/2.75cc MOTOR
14"/16" inchGuideBar
ELECTRICCHAINSAW
•Assembly
•Operation
• Customer Responsibilities
*Serviceand Adjustments
• Tableof Contents - Inside Back Cover
Sears,RoebuckandCo.,HoffmanEstates,IL 60179 USA
_30-083031 8_0/94

SAFETYRULES
q
_ARNING:
WHEN USINGAN ELECTRICCHAINSAW,BASICSAFETY PRECAUTIONSSHOULDALWAYSBE
FOLLOWEDTOREDUCETHERISKOFRRE,ELECTRICSHOCK;ANDINJURYTO PERSONS.READ
ALL INSTRUCTIONS.SEEADDITIONALSAFETYINSTRUCTIONSTHROUGHOUTTHISMANUAL
• BECAUSE A CHAIN SAW IS A HIGH-SPEED WOOD-CUTTINGTOOL, SPECIAL SAFETY
PRECAUTIONSMUSTBE OBSERVEDTO REDUCETHE RISK OF ACCIDENTS,CARELESSOF
IMPROPERUSEOFTHISTOOLCANCAUSESERIOUSINJURY.
Headng _SafetyHat
Snug EyeProtection
Rtting
Clothin_
Safety SafetyCbeps
Shoes
--Nlm
Figure1
KNOWYOURSAW
• Read your operator's manual carefullyuntiJyou
completelyunderstandandcanfollowallsafetytutes,
precautions,andoperatingInstructionsbeforeattempt-
_ngtooperatetheunit.
• Restrictthe useof yoursew to adultuserswhoun.
dendaedandcanfollowsafetyrules,precautions,and
operatingInstructionsfoundin thismanual.
PLANAHEAD
•Wearprotectivegear. Figure1. Alwaysuse stee_-
toedsafetyfootwearwithnon-slip solessnug-fitting
clothing;heavy-duty,non-slipgloves;eye protection
suchas non-fogging,ventedgogglesorfacescreenan
approvedsafetyhardbat;and soundbarfiers--sar
plugsormufflerstoprotectyourheadng.Regutarusers
shouldhave headngcheckedregularlyas chainsaw
noisecandamagehearing.
•Keep agparts of your bodyaway from the chain
whenthe engineIsrunning.
•Keepchildren,bystanders,cod colmstaamthlmum
of3S feet(10Meters)awayfromthe workarea. Do
notallowotherpeopleoranimalstobenearthechain
sawwhenstarlingoroperattngthechainsaw.
, DOnothandtaoroperetea bbalnsawwhcayouare
fatigued, Ig,or upset,orif youhavetakenalcohol,
drugs,ormedication.YoumustbeIngoodphysical
conditionandmentallysteal.Chalnsawv/or:<isstrenu.
cos.Ifyouhaveanycoedltlonthatmightbeaggravated
bystrenuouswork,checkwithyourdoctorbeforeoper-
atingachainsaw.
•Oonotattempttouseyourchainsawduringbad
waathercondgionssuchasstrongwJndlrain,snow,Ice,
etc.,oratnight.
•Carefullyplanyoursawingopemtlcainadvance.
Donotstartcuttinguntilyouhaveaclearworkarea,se-
curefooting,and,ifyouarefellingtrees,apJannedre-
treatpath.
• Donot operates chainsawthat Is damaged
Improperlyadjusted,or not completely and
securelyassembled, Always replace the
haodgcardimmediatelyif it becomesdamaged,
broken,orIsotherwiseremoved.
•Keepthehantilasdry ctaan,andfrcoofoilorfuel
mxture.
•Withtheenginestoppedhandcarrythechainsaw
withthemufflerawayfromyourbody,andtheguide
barandchaintotherear,preferablycoveredwitha
scabbard.
ELECTRICALSAFETY
•Avoidbodilycontactwithchainanytimesawis
pluggedintoa powersource;thechainwillcontin-
uetomoveforashorttimeaftertdggerisreleased.
•Avoiddangeroussituations.Donotexposethe
unittorainoruseindamp,wet,gaseous,orexplo-
sivelocations.
• UnplugpowereordwhensawIsnotth use.
,_ Allowthemotor tostopandthechainto stop
turnthgbeforesettingthesawdown.
•Guardagainsteleotd¢shock. Avoidbodycon-
tactwithanygroundedconductor,suchasmetal
pipesandwirefences.
•Avoidentanglement.Keepcordsclearofopera-
tor,sawchain,endbranchesataJItimes.
• Do notabusecords. Nevercarrysewby the
powercordoryankitto disconnect,Keeptool
cordandextensioncordawayfromheat,0il,and
sharpedges.
•Useonlyextensioncordsmarkedassuitable-
foroutdooruse.
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LOOK FOR THIS SYMBOL TO POINTOUT IMPORTANT SAFETY PRECAUTIONS. /
IT MEANS -ATTENTIONIII BECOMEALERTII! YOUR SAFETY !S iNVOLVED. J

SAFETY RULES
OPERATEYOURSAWSAFELY • Keepoilcap, ecrews, andfastenerssecurelyBgbt.
• Donutoporateachainsaw withonehand,Sedous ened.
InjuP/totheoperator,helpers,bystandersoranycom-
binationof thesepersonsmayresugfromone-handed •
operation.Achaincawisintendedfortwo-handeduse.
• Operatethe chain saw only In well-veutilatedout- MAINTAIN YOUR SAW IN GOOD WORKING
doorareas. ORDER
•Donotoperatesawfromaladderor inatree, udess
• specificallyttainedto doso.
Positionallpartsof yourbodyto the leftof cutand
awayfrom thechainwhen theenglne isrunning.
•Cut woodonly. Donotuseyoursawto pPjorshove
awaylimbs,roots,orotherobieofs.
•Makesurethechainwill notmakecontactwithany
objectwhilestartingtheengine. NeverWtoofadthe
sawwhentheguldebarisin acutorkerr.
•UseextremecauBonwhencuttingsmagsizebrush
and saplings. Slendermatedalcan catchthe chain
• andbewhippedtowardyouorpullyouogbalance.
Bealedfor sprthgbeckwhencuttingalimbthatisun-
dertensionsoyouwillnotbestruckbythelimborsaw
whenthetensioninthewoodfibersisreleased.
• DOnutputpressureon thesaw at theendof a cuL
Applyingpressurecancauseyoutolosecontrolwhen
thecutiscompleted.
•Stoptheunitbeloreseffingthesawdown.
•Haveagchaincaw serriedperformedbyyour Sears
ServiceCenterwilhtheexceplionoftheitemslistedin
thema_enancasectionof_is manuof.
• Make certain the chain stops movingwhen the
throttletriggerisreleased.
Stopthe sawif the chain strikes aforeign object,
i nspectunitandrapairorreplacepattsasnecesca_y.
Disconnectthe unit from the powersourcebefore
pedormlngany maintenance.
• Nevermodifyyoursawin any way. Useonlyaitaeb-
mentssuppliedor specificallyrecommendedbythe
raanofaoturec
TRANSPORTING AND STORAGE
•Stoptheunitbeforstraosporting.
• Allowtocool,covertheguidebarandchain,andsecure
theunitbeforestoringortransportinginavehicle.
• Storaunitsothechaincannotaccidenlallycaucainjury.
• Storatheunitoutofthereachofchildran.
GUARDAGAINSTKICKBACK-Kickbackisadangerousreactionthatcanleadtoseriousinjury.
I& KICKBACK WARNING
KICKBACKCAN OCCUR WHEN THE KICKBACK
MOVING CHAIN CONTACTS AN
OBJECTAT THE UPPER PORTIONOF
THETiPOFTHEGUIDEBARORWHEN
THEWOODCLOSESINAND PINCHES
THECHAININ THECUT. CONTACTAT
THE UPPERPORTIONOFTHE TiP OF
THE GUIDE BAR CAN CAUSE THE
CHAIN TO DIG INTO THE OBJECT,
WHICHSTOPS THE CHAIN FOR AN
INSTANT.THERESULTISAUGNtNING
FAST, REVERSE REACTION WHICH
KICKSTHEGUIDEBARUPANDBACK
TOWARD THE OPERATOR. IF THE
CHAIN IS PINCHEDALONG THE TOP
OFTHE GUIDEBAR THE GUIDEBAR
CAN DE DRVEN RAPDLY SACK
TOWARDTHEOPERATOR.EITHEROF
THESEREACTIONSCAN CAUSELOSS
OF SAW CONTROL WHICH CAN,
RESULTIN SERIOUSINJURY.DO NOT
RELYONLYON THE SAFEW DEVICES
PROVIDEDWITH YOUR SAW. AS A
CHAINSAW USER, YOU MUST TAKE
SPECIAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONSTO
HELP KEEP YOUR CUTTING JOBS
FREEFROMACCIDENTOR IRJURY. '
Figure2
AVOi0
Figure3

SAFETYRULES
N[_'[,_ R|VERSE
HANDPOSITIONS
t.{fT
HAND JGHI
ANO
C0RREC!PO$1T_ON
JEJE_AF_ eA_
W11_DG?HJC_G$
_ITN U[FT 1HUI
CORrECt GI_I_ INCORR[¢f GRIp
Figure4
REDUCETHECHANCEOFKICKBACK
. Recognizethatkfcldoankcanhappen.Withabasle
understandingof_ckbeck,youconreducetheelement
ofsurpasswhichcontributestoaccidents.
,NeverIst themovthgchelacantact anyobjectatthe
tipof the guidobar, Figure2.
* Keepthe workingareafreefrom obstructionssuch
as othertrees,branches,rocks,fences, stumps,etc.
Figure3. Elimlnataoravoidan7obstmat]onthatyour
chaincouldhitwhileyouarecuttingthrougheparticular
logorbreach.
• Keepyour chelasharpand properlytanelaaed. A
looseordu[Icha{ncanincreasethechanceofkickbec)_
tooccur. Followmanufacturerschainsharpeningand
maintenanceinstnJcltoco.Checktensionat regularIn-
tervalswiththeenginestopped,neverwiththeengine
running.Makesurethe bar clampnutsare securely
lightenedaftertensioningthechain.
• Begin and continuecuttingat tugthrottle. Ifthe
chainis movingat aslowerspeed,thereis greater
chancefor kicld_cktooccur.
•Cut onelog at e time.
. Useex_'emecautlon whenre-enterthga prevthua
cut,
•Do notattemptplungecuts,
, Watchfor ehiRlnglogsorotherforcoethatcouldclose
acutandpinchorfallintochain.
, Use the Reduced-KickbackGuideBar and Low-
KickbackChainspeciltedforyoursaw.
MAINTAINCONTROL
• Keepa go_, firm gripon thecow withbcthheads
whenthe engineIsrunninganddon'tletgo, Rgure
4,Afirmgdpconneutndizekickbeckandhelpyoumain-
tamcontrolofthesew.Keeptheltngereofyourlefthand
encimiingandyourreftthurebunderthefmuthaed]ebar.
Keepyourdghtheedcompletelyereundtherearhandle
whetheryouaredghtheededorleftheeded.Kanpyour
leftarmstraightwiththee]bawlooked.
•Position yourlefthandDothefronthandlebersoIt
Isin astraightlinewithyourrighthandonthe rear
handlewhenmakingbuckingcuts, Figure4. Never
mvemerightandlefthandpesiltonsforanytypeofcut.
tins.
•Stand with your weightevenlybalancedon both
feet.
• StandaffghtlytotheIsft sideoftheeawtokeepyour
bodyfrom beingIn a directllnewith the cutting
chain. Figure4.
•Donotoverreach, Youcouldbedrawnorthrownoff
balanceandrosecontrolofthesaw.
• Do not cut above shoulderheighL It is difficultto
maintaincontrolofsawaboveshoulderheight.
UNDERSTANDINGREACTIVEFORCES
Pinch-KickbackendPug-InoccurwhenthechainIS
suddenlystoppedbybathspinched,caught,or by
contactingaforeignob_eofInthewood.Thisstoppfng
ofthechainresultsinareversalofthechainforceusedto
cutwoodandcausesthesawtomoveintheoppositedirec_
tianofthechainrotagon.Eitherreactionconresuffintoss
ofcontrolandpassiblecodousinjury,
•Pinch-Kiskback
-occurswhenchainontopofguide_r issuddeely
stopped.
-rapMiyddvessaws_/ghtbacktowardoperetor.
•Pug-In
- ocoumwhanthecheinontheboftomofthegu]debar
issuddenlystopped.
- pullsthesawrapidlyforward.
KICKBACKSAFETYFEATURES
A WARNING 1
THE FOLLOWING FEATURESARE IN-J
CLUDEOONYOURSAWTOHELPREDUCEI
THE HAZARDOF KICKBACK;HOWEVER,I
SUCH FEATURESWILL NOT TOTALLYI
ELIMINATETHISDANGEROUSREACTION
AS A CHAINSAW USER, DO
ONLYON SAFETYDEVICES. YOU
FOLLOW ALL EAFET'f
THIS
IN SERIOUS INJURY.
Reduced-Klokbecl(Gulde9er, designedw_ a smkilradths
lipwhichreducesthe size ofthekickbackdangerzoneonthe
guidebartip. F)gure5. AReduced-KickbackGuideBarkione
whichhasbeendemonctratedtosigni;icanll]yreducethenum-
der andseriousnessofkickbackswhentestedinaccord_ce
withANSIB175.t.*-1991
• Low--k%kback Chain, designedw_ a contoureddepth
gaugeand ard[inkwhkih deflectkickbackforceandaithw
woedtogra_Uuali_/rideintothecuner.Figure5. Low-I_ckback
Chainischainwninhhasmetkickbackperformancerequire-
mantact ANSI B175.1.1991whentestedonarepresentaiJve
sampleofchainsawsbelow3.8cubicInchdisplacementspe-
cifiedinANSI B175.1.1991.
•Handguard deslgnedtoredecethechanceofyourlofthand
contactingthechainffyourhandslipsofftheltoct henolebar.
•Position of front and rearhandlebars, desilgEnedw_hdis-
tahoebetweenhandlesand "in-line"witheachother. The
sprereadand"In-line"positionofthehandsprovidedbythis de-
signworktogethertogivebabnceandre_kitanceincontrol-
llngthe I_votofthe sawbacktowardtheoperatorifkickback
occurs.
•AN_Br7a.t.1991- Safetyrequlrerr_n_forgasdthepowerecld'_n
saws=Beet theAn'_dcanNaflceaJa_instliute inc.,Start*
dardB17a.1_99 ,
5"F_netrEalGuideBatRadle=_
Joe_8=w,e_
/_/JIo,vs_
k_oCut_,
Malwlal
FigureS

CONGRATULATIONSon yourpurchaseof aSeam
CraftsmanElectdsChainSaw.Ithasbeendesigned,engi-
neeredandmanufacturedtogiveyouthebestpessibrede*
pendabifityandperiormaece.
Shouldyouexpedenceanyproblemsyoucannoteasily
remedy,pleasecontactyournearestSearsServiceCen-
ter/Oepadment.Searshascompetent,welltrainedtechni-
ciansandthepropertoolstoserviceorrepairthisunit.
Pleasereadandmtsinthismanual The instructionswill
enableyouto assemMeandmaintainyour unitpropedy.
Alwaysobservethe"SAFETYRULES."
MODELNUMBER:
358.34111 35824260
358.34251 358,344910
35824180
SERIALNUMBER:
DATEOF PURCHASE:
THEMODELANDSERIALNUMBERWILLBEFOUND
ONTHEPRODUCT,
YOU SHOULD RECORD BOTH SER_L NUMBER
ANDDATEOF PURCHASEAND KEEP IN A SAFE
PLACEFORFUTUREREFERENCE.
PRODUCTSPECIFICATIONS
VOLTAGE:................. 120VoIIAC50_0 Hz,
AMPS:
358.34111.. 10,5
358.34251.. t0.5
358.34180.. 12
358.34260.,12
358.34491.. 12
GUIDEBAR:
358.34111 ,. 14"
358.34251.. 14"
358.34180 .. 16"
358.34260.. 16"
358.34491 .. 16"
CHAIN: ....... LowProfile3/8" Pitch
OILER: .................... Manual
DRIVESYSTEM ............ Gear Drive
M_NUFACTIJREPUH_ER1HE FO_/_G PAT_N_
CUSTOMERRESPONSIBILITIES
• Readandobservethesafetyrules.
•Followaregularschedulein maintaining,caringIor,
andusingyourunit.
• Fofl0wtheinstructionsunder"CustomerRespensibili-
ties"and=Storage"sectionsofthLsOperalor'sManual.
FULLONEYEARWARRANTYONCRAFTSMANELECTRICCHAINSAW
IfIMsCrsgsmanElectdeChainSawfailsto performpropedyduetoa detectinmatedalor workmanshipwithin t
oneyearfromthedateofpurchase,Searswillrepairorrepleceit,freeofcharge.
Thiswarrantyexcludesthebarandchainwhichareexpendableparts,andbecomewornduringnormaluse.
WARRANTYSERVICEIS AVAILABLEBY'RETURNINGTHE CRAFTSMANELECTRICCHArNSAWTO THE
NEARESTSEARSSTOREINTHEUNITEDSTATES.
Thiswarrantygivesyouspecificlegaldghts,andyoumayalsohaveotherrightswhichveryfromstatetostate.
SEARS,ROEBUCKANDCO,,DEPT.817WA,HOFFMANESTATES,IL 60179

HARDWARECONTENTS
Partsbogcontentsnotshownfull size
Operator'sManuel
TOOLS REQUIRED FOR ASSEMBLY •Thesswendgu]debararepackndfacardbosrdlinen
Graspupperedgeof cardboardlinerwithonehand
,Screwdfiver andupperedgeofcartonwithetherhand.Slideout
• Adjustablewrench cardboardlinercontaidfafisawandguidebar,
TO REMOVE CHAIN SAW , Setcardboardlineronflatsurfacewithtabflapontop.
, Releasetab,faysidefiat,andslideoutguidebar.
FROM CARTON , Layopenethersideof cardboardliner.
, RemovelooseparfsincludedwithChafeSaw. " • Usecardboardlineraseworksurfacedudngassem-
blyof sew.
ASSEMBLY
" ARNING:IF THJSUNIT iS RECEIVEDASSEMBLED,
REPEATALL STEPSINTHIS SECTIONTO
BE SURE ASSEMBLYIS CORRECTAND
PROPERLYADJUSTEDFORTHEOPERA-
TOR.
AVOIDACCIDENTALSTARTING.ALWAYS
UNPLUG THE SAW FROM THE POWER
SOURCE BEFORE INSTALLINGA BAR
AND/ORCHAIN,
WEARPROTECTIVEGLOVESWHENHAN-
DLINGOR OPERATINGYOURSAW;CHAIN
ISSHARPANDCANCUTYOUEVENWHEN
IT tSNOTMOVING[
HOW TO ASSEMBLE YOUR
CHAIN SAW
ATTACHINGTHEBARANDCHAIN(Fig.7-10)
• Yoursew Is equippedwlth a Reduced-Kickback
Baranda Low-KickbackChain.
•Alwaysusethe Reduood-KlekbeckGuidoBarand
Low-Kickback Chainspecifiedfor yourchainsaw
modelwhenreplacing theseparts.Seethe"Speci-
fications"section.
•Turntheunitupsidedownonsflatsurface.Straighten
outchain,thenlayItonaflat surface.
• Removebarrnoundngnutsandbarclampplate.
•TurntheedJusfingscrew(Rfiure6) counterc]nckwise
tomovetheedjuutingpinalmostastarasitwillgotothe
rear.Denotremovetheadjusfingscrewfromtheunit.
•Mounttheguidebarbypfacfagthesfottedendoverthe
mountingstuds.Figure7,
•HoldchainwfihcutterstaethgooshawnfaFigure8.
•Slidethe chain betweenthe fight housingand the
epreckeLRgureS (inset). Place chainaroundthe
sprocketand fit the drive linksinto the guidebar
grooves-- firstthe bottomgrooveandthenthetop
groove,andthenaroundguidebarnose. Figure9.
• Slideguidebarforwardendfittheadusfingpfaintothe _
roundhotainthegudebar,Figure10,
•Holdthegutdeheragainstthesawframeandinstallthe
bardampplate. Sesuretabonthebarclampplateis
towardtherearofbar. Rgure10.
• Securethegu_e harand bareismppFetewiththebar
mountingnuts;lightenfingertighton_
• Proooodtothe"ChafaTooeioo"section.
NOTE: Ifthesawchainisfastaflndbookwards,thesaw
willvibrateexeeeeivelyandwillnotcut.

ASSEMBLY
FigureS
GuideBar
Studs
Figure7
Chain
Travel
CUTTERSMUSTFACEIN
OIRECTIONOFROTATION
r-
Figure9
a_ Sprooket.,.._
Bar
PinSlot
Rate
Figure10
CHAINTENSION(Fig.11&12)
[_'_ WARNING: .
rAlulL WEARPROTECTIVEGLOVESWHENHAN-I
DUNG OR OPERATHGYOURSAW;CHANI
'/ ISSHARPANDCANCUTYOUEVENWHEN|
IT ISNOTMOVINGZ J
ChainTensionis veryimportant--
-A loosechainwillwearthebaranditself,
,. -A loosechaincanjumpoffthebarwhileyou
areoolting
-A tightchaincanbreakordamageIhesaw and/
or bar.
• The chain stretchesduring use, especiallywhen
•new.Checktensionperiodicallyasfollows:
-each timethesawisused;
-morefrequenLiffwhenthechainisnew;,
-as thechainwarmsuptonormaloperating
temperature.
oChain tensionis correct when the chain canbe
liftedabout1/8"fromtheGuideBaratapointnearthe
middleofthebarandwillmovefreelyaroundthebar.
• it is recommendedthatthe sawbe turnedupside
downfor chaintensioning,
oChaintensioningprocedure:
NOTE:Makesurethebarmountingnutsarenomorethan
t_ngertight.
,T.umtheadiuslingscrewclockwiseuntilthelangson
thechainentertheguidebargroove. Figure11(inset).
NOTE= To tightenthe chain turnthe adiustiagscrew
clockwise;to loosenthe chain,turnIheadjustingscrew
counterclockwise.Figure11,
• Checktbetensionbypullingdownandlettinggoofthe
chain,Thisactionremovessomeofthestiffnessofthe
chain. Figure12,
•ContinueadjustingtheAdjustingScrewuntiltheten-
' sioniscorrect•
"lightenbarmountingnutswithawrench.
Recheckchaintension.
Adjusting
Tangs
)_ _ crease Decrease
Chain Chain
Tension Tension
Figure11
Figure12

ASSEMBLY
EXTENSION CORD ATTACHMENT
(Fig. 13 & 14)
Useonlyavoltagesupplyasshownonthenameplateof
theunittopowecyourunit,
Theextensioncordusedtoreachthepowersourcemust
be:
• Thecordmustbemarkedwiththesuifix"W-A."("W"in
Canada).
•Heavyenoughto carrythecurrentfrom the power
sourcethe fu]llengthof the extensioncordto the
unit.Othera'ise,lossofpowerandoverheatingcanec-
curcausingdamagetotheunit. RefertoFigure9for
minimum wiregauge recommendations.The cord
mustbemarkedwiththeproperwiregauge.
• Ingoodcondition.Cordinsulationmustbei_eclwith
no cracksordetedoragon,Plugconnectorsmustbe
undamaged,
• Secureextensioncordtothe PowerCordasshown
inFigure13topreventdisconnection.
• Insertthe cordsocketInto the recessedplugon the
unit.Figure13.
To reduce the risk of electrfoshock,thisunithasa
polarizedplug(onebladeiswiderthantheother).Thisplug
wiflfitlnapoladzedextensioncordonJyonsway.lftheplug
doesnotglfullyintotheextensioncord,reversethecord.
If it stilldoesnotfit makesureyou havea ,ecladzed
extensioncord.Iftheextensioncorddoesnotfit ntothe
outlel,reversethecord.ifitstilldoesnotfit intotheoutlet,
contactaqualifiedelectriciantoinstalltheproperoutlet.
Donotchangetheplugorsocketoftheunitorextension
cordin anyway,
I Power /J
Cord
eI
Figure13
MINIMUMWIREGAUGE
RECOMMENDATIONS
IA.W.O.,IA.W :t
'.t_mor_WileGauge
i
Figure14

OPERATION
•KNOWYOUR CHAIN SAW (See Fig. 15)
READTHISOPERATOR'SMANUALANDSAFET_RULESBEFOREOPERATINGYOURCHAINSAW.Comparethe
.iflustrationswfthyourunRtefamiJiarizeyeerselfwghthelocatienofthe variouscontrolsendedjustmente.Savethismaeual
for futurereference.
BAROIL
FILLCAP
HANDGUARD ADJUSTING
SCREW CHAdN
FRONT (BehindBaD l
HANDLE
REAR
HANDLE
\
-GUIDEBAR
eAR CLAMp
ON/STOPSWITCH&
THROT[LETRIGGER
BARC_MP
NUTS
TheON/STOPSWITCHis usedtostoptheengine.
TheTHROTTLETRIGGERcontrolsenginespeed.
The GUIDEBARIs designedtocanythechain.
TheCUTTERSaredesignedtocutthewood.
Figure15
TheBARCLAMPNUTSaredesignedleholdtheguidebar
alteradjustmentshavebeen completed.
TheADJUSTINGSCREWisdesignedtotension[hechain
aroundtheguidebar.
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ii
OPERATION-SAFETY
& WARNING
IFSAWBECOMESPINCHEDORHUNGIHA
LOG,DONOTTRYTO FORCEITOUT.YOU
CAN LOSE CONTROL OF THE SAW
RESULTINGIN INJURYAND/ORDAMAGE
TO THE SAW,STOPTHE SAW,DRIVE A
WEDGEOFPLASTICORWOODINTOTHE
CUT UNTILTHESAWCAN BEREMOVED
EASILY. RESTART THE SAW AND
CAREFULLY REENTER THE CUT, T(
AVOIDKICKBACKAND CHAINDAMAGE
OONOTUSE A METALWEDGE.DO NO'
ATTEMPTTORESTARTYOURSAWWHEN
ITISPINCHEDOR HUNGINALOG,
KICKBACK CAN OCCUR WHEN THE
MOVINGCHAIN CONTACTSAN OBJECT
ATTHE UPPERPORTIONOF THETIP OF
THE GUIDE BAR OR WHEN THE WOOD
CLOSESINANDPINCHESTHESAWCHAIN
iN THE CUT.CONTACTAT THE UPPER
PORTIONOFTHETiPOFTHEGUIDEBAR
CANCAUSETHECHAINTODIGINTOTHE
OBJECTAND STOPTHE CHAINFOR AN
INSTANT.THE RESULTIS A LIGHTNING
FAST,REVERSEREACTIONWHICHKICKS
THEGUIDEBAR UPANDBACKTOWARD
THE OPERATOR.IF THE SAW CHAIN IS
PINCHEDALONGTHETOPOFTHEGUIDE
BAR, THE GUIDEBAR CAN DE DRIVEN
RAPIDLYBACKTOWARDTHEOPERATOR.
EITHER OF THESE REACTIONS CAN
CAUSE LOSSOF SAWCONTROLWHICH
CANRESULTINSERIOUSINJURY.
GENERAL SAFETY
•Keepmbioratfu_lthruttledudngcutt;ngprecedura.
• Aliowthecheintocutthryouexertonlylightdowaward
pressure, you ore thecut,damagetothebar,chain,
ormotorcanresult.
• Releasethethrotttetdggeraseconas theoutiscony
pleted,aUowingthemotortoidle.Ifyouruntheunitatfull
throttlewithoutcutting,unnecessarywearcanoccurto
thechain,bar,andmotor,
• Toavoidlosingcontrolwhencompletingthecut,doect
putpressureonthesawdudngtheendofthecut,
• Stopmotorbeforesettingunltdownafteroperetion.
FELLING SAFETY
WARNING
DONOTCb3_.
-NEAR ELECTRICALWIRESOR BUILDINGS.
-IF YOUDONOTKNOWTHEDIRECTIONOF
TREEPALL
-AT NIGHT.
-DURINGBADWEATHER- RAIN,SNOW,
STRONG,WIND, ETC.
* Lookfor decayend rot. If thetrunkisrotted,_tcan
snapandfalltowardtheoperator.
•Checkforbrokenordsadbrancheswhichcanfallon
youwhilecutting.
• Beextremelycautiouswithparltallyfallentreesthatmay
bepoedysupported.Whenatreedoesn'tfallcomplete-
ly,setthesawasideandpulldownthetreew_thacable
winch,blockandtackle,ortractor.Toavoidinjury,donot
cutdownapartiallyfallentreewithyoursaw.
DON'TPUTYOURSELFINTHESEPOSITIONS
Checkthewind--
Don'tcutdownwind
Rgure16
Checkthe leon--
Don'tcutonleanside
Rgure 17
Checkthe befence--
Don'tcutonweightedside
Rgure 18
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OPERATION
"STOPPING YOUR UNIT
•Releasethe throttlotdgger.
iSTARTINGYOURUNIT
I
,"*Squeezethethrottlofrigger,
CUTTINGTECHNIQUES(Fig,19&20)
• Overcatting-beginca thethpsid_of thelog withthe
bottomof thesawagainstthelog; axed tightpressure
downward.
• Undercuttlog- beginontheundersideofthelogwghthe
topof thesawagainstthelog;exertgghtpressureup
ward.Dudngundercatgng,thesaw wilttend to push
hackat you.Bepreparedforthisreactionandholdthe
sawfirmlyto maintaincontrol,
Overcut
•Besurethatyoucontinuetogdp handlesfirmly
whileusingtheoileractuator/fillercap.
•Fillthe ogtankeachtimeyou begina sawing
operation;recheckthe oillevelafterevery15
minutesof use.
•Wipeoffsurfacesbeforettlftngwtthogtakeep
sawdustordehdsfromeccidentagyfailinginto
thetankandcausingdamage.
tUsea funnelto fill thetank. Pouroilslowlyto
allowairinthetanktoescape.W_peupellspills.
Donet usethesawuntilitIswipedcleanand is
completelydryfromspilledoil
•Rap!acetheoil cap securelyto ensureproper
operationoftheoiler.
, Che0ktbaoilravelindicator frequently during
use. Locatetheindicatorin thesawframe est
belowendbehindthefronthandle.Ifoilisnotvs-
ibleintheslotwhensawis uprightonalevelsur-
face,thetankrequiresfilling.
• Letthe sawstand unptaggedfor 15minutes
beforestortag,gisnormalforasmallamountof
oiltoappearunderthesawwhenthesawis notin
use.Theexcassoilshoefdbewipedfromthesaw
beforestodng.
Rgure 19 ;
•Positionthebottomofthefrordsawtameagalostthelog.
Oudngcutting,keepthefrontsawframeagainstthelog.
|'(:::(/" _ FmrdSawFrame
Figure20
CUTrlNG SPEED
•Acceleratemotorto fullthrottlebeforeentedngcutb)'
squeezingthethrottletrigger,
•Nevercutwithmotoratpadialthrottlespeed.
USING THE MANUAL OILER (Fig. 21)
Yoursawisequippedwithanoileractaatadfillorcap
whichmanuallysuppliesoiltothebarandchain.The
oiler sctuatedfiltarcap must be usedregularly
andoRenenou_Jhto maintaina thinfilmof offon
thebar endchainwhilesewis cutting. Itis rec-
ommendedthatthe ogeractuator/filler cap be
operatedsix(6)timesperminuteendheldforap
proximatelythree (3) seconds each time it m
pressed.
•Operateoitarbypressingdownontheoilorectae.
todfiJlorcapwithyourdghtthumb.
-!1-
=IM.I tw.,
OilLevd
Indicator
;, i.t,
Figure21
AVOID REACTIVE PINCH FORCES
Ploch-KickbackandPuIHnoccurwhenthechainissud-
denlystoppedbybeingpinched,caught,or byoontact-
logaforeignobjectintftewood.Thissuddenstoppingof
thechainresultsina revematelthechainforceusedto
cutwoodandcausesthesawtomovein theopposite
dimcllonof thechainmtatton. Pinch-Kickbackdrives
thesawstraightbaefttowardtheoperator.PuIHnpulls
thesawawayfromtheoperator.Eitherreactioncanre-
sultinlossofcontrolandpossiblyseriousinjury.
TOAVOIDPINCH-KICKBACK:
•Beextremelyawareofsguatlonsorobstructionsthat
cancausemateriallo pinchthetopoforotherwise
stopthechain.
• Donotcutmorethanonelogatetime.
•Donuttwistthesawasthebariswithdrawnfroman
under-cutwhenbucking.
TOAVOIDPULL-IN:
•AlwaysbegtacuttJngwithlhemotoralfullthrotttasnd
thesawhousingagainstwood.
• Use wedgesmade of plasticor wood,(never of
metal}toholdthecutopen.

OPERATION
FELLINGTREE
&WARNING
IF THETRUNKORLIMBSARERO'R'ING,
THEYCANFALLUNEXPECTEDLYAND
CAUSESERIOUSINJURY.
ASYOUMAKEYOURFELLINGCUT,IF
THESAWAPPEARSTO BEBINDING,
THETREEISSTARTINGTO FALLINTHE
WRONGDiRECTiON,IMMEDIATELYSTOP
THESAWAND USEA FELLINGWEDGE
ANDMAUL(HAMMER)TOFORCETHE
FELLINGCUTOPEN,THEWEDGEWILL
HOLDTHEFELLINGCUTOPEN
ALLOWINGYOUTOREMOVETHESAW,
KEEPEVERYONEAWAYFROMTHE
TREEINALLDIRECTIONS.
DETERMINE THE NATURAL FALL DIRECTION
•Wind- Atreeevenlybalancedwillfaginthesamedirec-
tionthewindisbiowiog.
• Lean- Useacarpenter'slevelorplumbbobtodeter-
mineif treehasana_umrlean.Aleaningtreewilltendto
fallindirectionoflean.
,Shape- Atreewilltendtofalltowa_s sidethatismore
heavilybranched.
, OtherFactors- Cootacliogornearbytrees,buildings,or
wirescaninfluencethedirectionthetreewillfell.
CUTTINGPROCEDURE(Fig. 22)
AfterdeterminingtheNaturelFallDirection,thetreeshould
Decutasfollows:
IMPORTANT:BEFOREFELLINGATREE, MAKESURE
YOUHAVEATLEAST3FELLINGWEDGESANDAMAUL
(HAMMER)AVAILABLEFORUSEIFNEEDED.
• Use somemeansto visuallymark the NaturalFall
Direclion.
• MarkyournotchcutontheNaturelFa[[Directionsideof
thetreeapproximately18-24inchecabovetheground.
•Cuttopof thenotchfirstat a 45 degreeanglo.Saw
throughf/3ofthewidthofthetree.
•Cutbottomofthenotchata45degmeoogioungEyou
meetthetopnotchcut.Removenotchofwood.
•Onthesideofthetreeoppesitothenotchout,makethe
fellingcut.Thefellingcutshouldhe2lachesabovethe
cenlerpetalof the notchcut. Beforethefellingcut is
complete,usewedgestoopenthecutwhennecessary
tocontrolthedirectionofthefall.Usewoodorplasgo
wedges,hutnever steeloriron,toavoidkickbackand
chaindamage.
•Crackingsoundswideningofthefellingcut,movement
intheupperbranchesareallsignsthorthetreesready
tofall,
•Astreebeginstofall,tumoffsaw.setitdown.andmove
quicklyawayfromdirectionoffall.
211
Top Felting
Notch_ f Cut
Cut /
BoHom
Notch
Cut
Figure22
If yourchainsawbindsin thefellingcul youhavethree
optons:
• Ifthewrongdimotionof faUis acceptabre,cumfullyre-
movethefellingwedge.Cutdeeperinthenotchsideof
thetreeuntilfreestartsto fall.
• IfthewrengdirectionoffallLsnotaccaptable,attempNo
useoneormorefeiliogwedgesto tomethetreein the
odgJnaldimotionof fail. Do sobyddvingthewedges
deeperintothefellingcut.
•Keepeveryooeawayfromthetreeinoffd[mcgonsand
thenseekprofessionalhelpl
NOTE: Forfreeslessthan6 inchesindiameter,makea
singlefellingcutonthesideawayfromthedirectionoffall.
CutthroughuntiltreebeginsIofelt.Thenturnoffsaw.setit
down,andmovequicklyawayfromdirectionoffall.
OPERATION USE/TIPS
• Cleartheworkareaofdebdswhereyoucanhovesa*
curefooting.
•MakesurethereIsenoughroomforthetreetofalhMain-
lainadistanceof21/2treelengthsfromthenearestpep
sonorotherobjects.Motornoisecandrownoutawarn-
ingcall
•Removedid,stones,loosebark,nails,staples,andwire
fromthetreewherecutsareto bemade.
•Plantostandontheup-halsidewhencuttingonaslope.
•Planacioarretreatpathtotherearanddiagonaltothe
lineof fall.
•Ifunsureaboutwhichwayetreewglfall,usathenotch
cubingmethod.
• Largeb_ress rootsshould_removedpdorto notch
cut,
•Useawedgeif thereis anychancethatthetreewillDot '
failinthedesireddirection,
•Werecummeodyoucutbreachesbeiowshculderheight
beforefe]gi_gtree.[SeeUmb]ngandPruning).
Bealerttosignsthatthetreeisreadytofall:
•Creddngsounds.
•Wideningofthefeltingcut.
•Movementintheupperbreaches.
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i
OPERATION
BUCKING
Buckingiscuttingafallentreetothedesiredlogsize.
TYPES OF CUTTING (Fig.23)
•Ovemu_ng- beginonthetopskieofthe_ogwiththe
bottomofthesawagainstthelog;exertlightpressure
downward.
•Uedemutting-beginontheuedersideofthefogwghthe
topofthesawagainstthelog;exertlightpressureup-
ward.Duringundercutting,the sawwilltendto push
backatyou.Bepreparedforthisreactionandholdthe
sawfirmlytomaintaincontrol.
Ovsrcut
Figure23
BUCKINGON THE GROUND(Fig.24)
•Ovemutwitha1/3diametercut.
• Rollfogoveraedfinishwithanovercut.
WedgeUsedTo
Figure24
BUCKING USING A SUPPORT (Fig. 25 & 26)
Anotherlogorastand,suchasasawhome,maybeusedas
souppottswhenbucking,
AreaA- Undercut1/3ofthewaythroughthelog.
-Finishwithanovemut.
• AreaB-Ovemutl/3ofthewaythroughthelog.
- Finishwithanundercut.
lstCu CUt
Figure25
1_cut 12ndcutI
--\' __ lstCu
AnotherLog- .: :-'-_
Figure26
OPERATINGUSE/TIPS
CUtonlyonelogatatime.
CutshatteredwoodYeWcamfuny.Sharppfcoesofwood
couldbeflungtowardtheoperator.
Useasawhorsetocutsmalllogs.Neverallowanother
pemontoholdthelogwhitecuttingandneverheldthe
logwithyourlegorfooL
Donotcutinanareawherelogs limbs,androotsare
tangledsuchasinabbwndownarea.Dragthe ogsrdo
aclearareabeforecuttingbypullingoutexposedand
clearedtogsfirst.
•Givespatialatten_ntologsuederstrafnthpreventthe
sawfromplnching.Makethe firstcutonthe pressure
aidetofehevethestressOnthelog.
OPERATION-SAFETY
BUCKING SAFETY
• Btayonophillsideoftreewhenoutting.
WARNING
DONOTSTANDONTHELOGBEING
CUT.ANY PORTIONCANROLLCAUS-
INGLOSSOFFOOTINGANDCONTROL.
NEVERTURNTHESAWUPSIDEDOWN
TOUNDERCUT.THESAWCANNOTBE
CONTROLLEDINTHISPOSITION. Figure27
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OPERATION
PRUNING AND LINIBING
Pruningisremovingbranchesfromastandingtree.
Urebingisremovingbranchesfroma felledtree.
LIMBING(Fig.28)
•Stadatbaseofthefelladtreeandwarktowardthetop.
•Leavethelargerlimbsundemeelhthefelledtreetoeup.
podthetreeasyouwork,
RemoveSmallLimbsWithOneGut
Figure28
PRUNING (Fig. 29)
Smallbranches-smallar thanwidthof gutdebar.
Largebranches- largerthanwidthofgeidebar.
•Removesmalllimbswtthonecub
•Removelarger;supportlagbraanheswiththeli3-2/3
eutttngtechniques_eecdbedinthebuckingsecgon.
PruningProcedure
, Firat- Uedemut1/3ofthewaythreughthalirebnear
thetrunkofthetree.
•Secrmd- Finishwithanovetcutfartheroutfromthe
trunkuntilthelimbfails.
•Third- CuttheremaJnlagstumplluchneartronkof
thetree.
Second 11_gd
_=i PruningCul
Figure29
OPERATING USFJi'IPS
WorkslawJy,keepingbothhandsfirmlygdppedonthe
saw.Maintainsecurefootingandbalance.
Keepeclearworkarea.Frequantlyniearbraechesoutof
thewaytoavoidthppingoverthere.
Leavethelargerlimbsundemesththefelledh'eetosup-
portthetreeasyouwork.
S_artatthebaseoftheidledtreeendworktowardthe
top.
Keepthetreebetweenyouandthechain.Cutfromthe
sideofthetreeoppositetheb{anchyouera cuttthg.
Limitpruningtolimbsshoulderheightorbelow.
Keepoutofthewayofthefallinglimb.
OPERATION-SAFETY
PRUNINGAND LIMRING SAFETY
_'IL WARNING
=, NEVERCLIMBINTOATREETO LIMBOR
PRUNEUNLESSSPECIRGALLYTRAINED
TOOOSO. DONOTSTANDON LADDERS,
PLATFORMS,ALOG,ORINANY POSITION
WHICHCANCAUSEYOUTOLOSEYOUR
BALANCEOR CONTROLOF THESAW.
BEALERTFORANDGUARDAGAINST
KICKBACK.DONOTALLOWTHEMOVING
CHAINTOCONTACTANYOTHER
BRANCHESOR OBJECTSATTHENOSE
OFTHEGUIDEBARWHENLIMBINGOR
PRUNING.ALLOWINGSUCHCONTACT
CANRESULTINSERIOUSINJURY.
DONOTCUTIFBRANCHESAREHIGHER
THANYOURSHOULDER.GET APROFES-
SIONALTODOTHEJOB.THISMAYRE-
SULT1NSERIOUSINJURY.
•Watchout for springpoles. Usaextreme caution
whencuttingsmaJIsizelimbs. Slandermalehalmay
catchthesawchainendbewhippedtowardyouorpull
you_balance.
•Bealertfor eprthgbaek.Watchoutforbraecheethai
erebentorunderpressureasyouarecuttingtoavoid
beingslrochbythebranchorthesawwhenthetension
inthewoodfibersisreleased.
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i,,i , ul i i ,
CUSTOMERRESPONSIBILITIES
i
MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE
Fillindateseeyoucompleiereguraroervice Before After Every Every Every
Use Use 5 hrs. 25hrs. Season
cruanUnitandLabels ': P"
CheckforDamagedorWornParts
CheckforLooseFastenersendParts v' Ii
CheckChstnSharpness _' ,,,' _"
GuideBarMaintenance , Y" P"
ServiceOat,
GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS
Thewarrantyonthisunitdoesnot coveritemsthathave
beensubactedtooperatorabuseornegligence.To re-
ceivefu valuefromhewarranty,heoperaormus main-
tainunitasinstructedin thismanual.
Somaadjusftoentswigneedto bemodeperlodIcstlyto
propedymaintainyourunit.
Alladjustmentsinthe'Se_iceendAdjustments"section
ofthismanualshouldbecheckedatleastonceeachsea-
son.
• Followthemaintenancescheduleinthismanuel.
CLEANUNITANDLABELS
•C]een theunitusinga dampclothwitha milddetergent.
•Wipeofftheunitwithadean drycloth.
BEFORE EACH USE
CHECKFORDAMAGED/WORNPARTS
The followingdamaged/wornpartsshou_lbereferredto
yourSearsServiceCenter.
NOTE: ftfscormelfor asmarlamountofoiltaapeearun-
derthesawaftermotorstops.Donotconfusethiswitha
leeldngoiltank.
•On/StopSwitch- ensureon/stopswitchfunctionspmpo
edyb_,movingtheswitchtothe"Stop"positionandas-
sureu_atmotorstops,thenrestartyourmotorandcontin.
ee,
•FuelTank-discontinueusaofchainsaw iffueltank
showssignsofdamageorleeS.
•OlJTank-discontinueuseofchainsawit o]1tankshows
signsof damageorleaks.
•ChainCatcher- replacechaincatcherif bent,cut,or
damagedinanyway,
LUBRICATIONCHART(Fig. 30)
Figure30
1(_Craftsmanchainsawbaroil

CUSTOMERRESPONSIBILITIES
CHECKFORLOOSEFASTENERS/PARTS
•Fasteners
•BarClampNuts
•Chain
GUIDE BAR LUBRICATION (Fig. 31)
Formaaimumguidebarandchainlife,werecommendyou
useCraftsmanchainsawbaroil.IfCraftsmanchainsaw
beroilisnotavailable,youmayuseagoodgradeSAE30
0iluntilyourareableteobtainCraftsmenbrand,The oil
outputis automaticallymeteredduringoperation,Your
sawwilluseonetankofbaroilforeverytankoffuelmix.
dwayefill thebaroiltankwhenyoufill the fueltank.
Figure31
SHARPENCHAIN (Fig.32- 38)
WARNING
MPROPERCHAINSHARPENING
TECHNIQUESAND/ORDEPTHGAUGE
MAINTENANCEWILLINCREASETHE
CHANCEOFKICKBACKWHICHCAN
RESULTINSERIOUSINJURY.
ALWAYSWEARGLOVESWHEN
HANDLINGTHECHAIN.THECHAINCAN
BESHARPENOUGHTOCUTYOUEVEN
THOUGHIT ISTOODULLTOCUTWOOD.
Cutter
Movestopswitchtothe"STOP'position.
Adjustchainforpropertension.(SeeChainTension).
Poaigonthefileholderlevel(90")sothatil restsonthe
topedgesofthecutteranddepthgauge.
FileHolder. \/_.
DepthGauge &Chain,
Figure32
•Alignthe25"fileholdermarksparallelwiththebar.
25" File
Figure33
,Fgefrominsidetowardoutsideofcutter,straightao'oss
onforwardstrokeinoeedirectiononly.Use2 or3
strokespercuttingedge.
ICutter
|Holder " I u er
| Marks |Figure34
• Keepall cutterethesamelengthwhenftJing.
•Fileenoughto removeanydamagetocuttingedges,
CuttersSame
yn_
SideRata TopPlate
I
Figure35
•Filechainto meetspecificationsshownbelow.
60°
25"
Figure36
•Placedepthgaugetoolovereachcutterdepthgauge.

CUSTOMERRESPONSIBILITIES
•Fitsdepthgaugewghaitat fileuntilgislevelwghthatop
Ofthedepthgaugetool.
Deplh GaugeTool /_/_.,,. Fifo
Figure37
•Maintainmundedtrentcomerofdepthgangewithafiat
•file.Theverytopofthedepthgaugeshoukibeflatwith
thefronthagraundedoffwithaflatfile.
Hook .025"
_ngle\ _ Rounded
\'t_ Orner
RightWay
TooMuch Squared
HookAngle OffCornel
WrongWay I
Figure38
CHECK GUIDE BAR (Fig. 39 - 40)
Awornguidebarwilldamagethechainandmakecutting
difficult.Checktheconditionofthoguidebareachtimethe
chainissharpened.Conditionsinclude:
• Chainsawcufsthoneskleoretaeangio.
•Chainsawhasthhareinedthroughthecut.
•Inadequatesupplyofall totheherandchain.
Ifreplacementisnecessary,useooJythereplacementre-
ducedkickbackguidebarspecifiedforyoursaw.Replace
theguideherwhen:
•theinskiegrooveoftha guidebarraikiis worn.
• theguidebarisheatorcracked,
•excessheegngorburningoftheraikiisnoted.
Correct WornGrooves RleEdges
Groove Square
Figure39
•Movestepswitchtothe"STOP"posidon.
•Cteanagsawdustandanyothardebdsfrnmtheguide
bargrooveandguidebar offlubricationhoio.
•Lubricateguidebarnosesprooketaftereachuse.
• BurringofbarragsIsanormalprocessofguideharrail
wear.Removetheseburrsbyfilingguidebarrailside
edgessquarewithaflatfile.
RemoveSawdust
FromGuideBarGroove
Figure40
BAR AND CHAIN OIL
•TheGuldeBesandCuttth_Chathrequirecontinu-
ouslubricationto remainIn operatingcondition.
-- Lackofoil wglquicklyrulethe Sarand Chain.
--Tee little oll will cause overheatingshownby
smokecomingfromthechainand/ordisooiormioo
of theguidebarrails.
•GenuineSEARSCraftsmenBar and ChathOilis
recommendedto protectyour unit againstexces-
sive wearfromheatand friction. SEARSCraftsman
oilresistshightemperaturethinning.IfSEARSCrafts-
manBarandChainOitisnot available,usea good
gradeSAE3OoiLNeverusewasteoilthrharandshale
lubrication.
. Infreezingweatheroilwiltthicken makingftneces-
saP/tothinbarandchainoilwithesmallamountof#1
DieselFuelorkerosene.Barandchainoilmustbefree
fkiwthgfor theoilsystemto pumpenoughoilforade-
quatelubrication.
USE THE FOLLOWING:
30_or above-- 100%lubricant-- undiluted.
30_--0F-- 95%lubricantto5%#1DieselFuelorker-
osene,
BelowO_F-- 90%lubricantto 10% #1DieselFuelor
kerosene.
HOW TO RLL THE OIL TANK
Stopthemotoranddisconnectpowersource.
Loooencapeiowiyandwagforpressureththetankto
beraioesedbeforeremovingthecap,
•Filltheoiftank,
•Replooetheoilcapsecurely.
•ChecktheoillevelindicatorfrequenUyduringuse.
Locatetheindicatorinthesawframejustbethwandbe-
hindthefronthandio.Figure14. Ifoflisnotvisibioin
theskitwhensawisuprightona levelsurface,thetank
requiresfilling.
• Letthesawstandunpluggedfor lg rnthutesbefore
storing.ItIsnormalforasrnaitamountofoiltoappear
underthesawwhenthesawisnotieuse. Theexcess
oilshouldbewipedfromthesawbeforestedng,
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SERVICEANDADJUSTMENTS
CHAIN REPLACEMENT(Fig. 41)
•ReleasetheThruttleTrigger.
*DisconnecttheunitfromthePewerSource.
°ReplecetbeehalnwhencuttersorlJnksbreak.
• UseonlytheLow-KJckbeckreplacementohainspeci-
fledforyoursawinthe"Prudu_'tSpecifications."
. SeeyecrSearsSen,'iceCentertoreplaceandsharpen
individualcuttersfor matchingyourchain,
• AlwayshaveaworneprocketrsplecedbyyourSears
Sen,iceCenlsrwheninstallinganewchaintoavoidex-
cessiveweartothechain.
Cutters DepthGauge
/
DriveUeks
SPROCKET/GEAR ASSEMBLY (Fig.42)
•Cleanthesprucketandsurruundingarsadailydur-
ingheavyuseof the,saw.
•Inspectthe sprocketregularlyfor wear. A worn
sprocketwillcausethechainto rune,'raticalJyand
wiltshodenthelifeofthebarandChain,Figure42.
•[fsprocketisworn(Figure42 , havethesprocket
replacedbyyourSEARSSen'iceCenterlDepert.
ment.Usersprocketreplacementcancausethe
doubleinsulationsystemtobecomeineffective.
CHAINWEARON
Wearre DRIVESPROCKET
Visib[_
-Figure42
Figure41
_]tt-

STORAGE
Immediatelyprepareyourunitforstorageattheendofthe
seasonorifitwitlnotbeusedfor30daysormore.
WARNING
STORE UNIT WITH ALL GUARDS IN
PLACE.POSITIONSOTHATANYSHARP
OBJECTSUCHASTHE CHAINCANNOT
ACCIDENTLY CAUSE INJURY TO
PASSERSBY.
STORETHE UNITOUT OFTHE REACH
OFCHILDREN.
CHAINSAWSTORAGEINSTRUCTIONS
Ifyourchainsawistobestoredforaperiodoftime,c]eenit
thoroughlypdortostorage, Removeanydirt,sawdust,
leaves,oil,grease,etc. Storeina cleandryarea:
• Cleanthee_re unit.
• Inspecttheparclamparesandcleananydid,sawdust,
grass,ordebdsthathascoitected.Inspecttheguide
barandchain;replaceaguidebarthatisbent,warped,
cracked,broken,ordamagedinanyotherway.
•Replacea damagedorwornchain.
•tJghtlyoi_externalmetalsuitacestopreventresttrem
forming.
'_ AUTION: Wearprotectivegloveswhen
handlingchain,The chainissharpand
cancutyouevenwhenit Isnotrnovin.q.
•Appfyacastiogofoiltotheentiresutfaeeofthegu[de
barandchain;wrapitinheavypaper,cloth,orplastic.
• Besuraairhandlesandguardsareinplaceandarese-
curelyfastened.Replecaanydamagedpads.
•CheckengraunitforIoocascrews,nuts,andbolts.Re-
placeanydamaged,broken,orwornpads.
•Donotcoverwithplastic.Plasticcannotbreatheand
wi}linducecondensationandeventualrustorcorm.
sion.

TROUBLESHOOTINGPOINTS
TROUBLESHOOTINGCHART
SYMPTOM iCAUEE
Oilinadequatefor
barandchain
lubrication.
Chaindoesnotmove
whentriggerswitch
isengaged.
Chainclatters
orcutsroughly.
Chainstopswithin
thecuL
Chaincutsatan
angle.
1. oglankempty,
2. Oiloutletdogged.
3. Guidebaroilholeblocked.
1. Chaintensiontoolighl,
2. Guidebarrailspinched.
3. OrdStopSwgchfagure.
t. Chaintensionincorrect.
2. Cuttersdamaged.
3. Chainworn,
4. Cuttersdull.Impropertysharpened,or
depthgaugestoohigh.
5. Spxockelworn.
1. Chaincuttertopsnotfiledflat.
2. Guidebarburredorbent;railsuneven,
1. Cuttersdamagedor=oneside.
i
2, Chaindullononeside.
3. Guidebarben orworn.
REMEDY
I.FilloiItank.
2, ContactyourSEARSServiceCenferlDept.
!3. Removebarandclean.
i.See=ChainTensioo."
2. Repairorreplace,
3. ConlaetyourSEARSServiceCenter/Dept.
1. See"ChainTension."
2. ContactyourSEARSServiceCenter/Dept.
3. Reeharpenorreplacechain.
4. Seethechainsharpeninginstructions.
5. ContactyourSEARSServiceCenter/Dept.
1. Seethechainsharpeninginstructions.
2. Repairorreplaceguidebar.
I. Resharpenuntilalfcuttershaveequal
anglesandlengths.
2. Resharpenuntilallcuttershaveequal
anglesandlengths.
3. Replaceguidebar.
If situationsoccur whichamnotcoveredin thismanual,rjsecamandgoodjudgemenL
Ifyou needassistance,contactyourSEARSSan4ceCenter/Depadmentor the
CUSTOMERASSISTANCEHOTLINEat 1.800-235-5878.
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