Always hold the product with your two
hands. Hold the front handle with your left
hand and the rear handle with your right
hand. Hold the product on the right side of
your body.
The saw chain starts to rotate if the choke
control is in the choke position when the
engine starts.
Stop the engine before you move the
product.
Do not put down the product with the
engine on.
Before you remove the unwanted materials
from the product, stop the engine. Let the
chain stop before you or an aid remove the
cut material.
Do not operate this product in a tree.
Operation of the product while up in a tree
may result in personal injury.
The chain brake must be engaged when
the product is started to decrease the risk
that the saw chain touches you during start.
A kickback can cause serious injury or
death to the operator or others. To
decrease the risk you must know the
causes of kickback and how to prevent
them.
Obey all safety instructions to decrease the
risk of kickback and other forces which can
cause serious injury or death.
Adjust the saw chain tension regularly to
make sure that the saw chain does not
cause serious injury or death.
Do not fell trees using an incorrect
procedure. This can cause injury to
persons, hit a utility line or cause damage
to property.
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Examine the drive sprocket for excessive
wear and replace if necessary.
Clean the air intake of the starter unit.
Make sure that the nuts and screws are
tight.
Make sure that the stop switch works
correctly.
Examine the engine, tank and fuel lines for
fuel leaks.
Make sure that the saw chain does not
rotate when the engine is idling.
Weekly maintenance
Make sure that the cooling system works
correctly.
Make sure that the starter, starter cord and
return spring work correctly.
Make sure that the vibration damping
elements are not damaged.
guide bar.
Clean or replace the spark arrestor screen
Clean the external surfaces of the
carburetor and its adjacent areas.
is damaged or too dirty to be fully cleaned.
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Drive sprocket
Yearly maintenance
Examine the spark plug.
Clean the external surfaces of the
carburetor and its adjacent areas.
Clean the cooling system.
Examine the spark arrester mesh.
Examine the fuel hose for damage.
Examine all cables and connections.
ntermittent maintenance
Have an approved service center repair or
operation.
Do maintenance on the spark plug when:
the power level in the engine is low.
it is hard to start the engine.
the engine does not work correctly at
idle speed.
Do a check of the saw chain lubrication
each time you refuel.