Owner's Manual

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serious injury due to loss of control of
the chain saw.
IMPORTANT POINTS TO REMEMBER
When pulling the starter rope, do not
use the full extent of the rope as this can
cause the rope to break. Do not let start-
er rope snap back. Hold the handle and
let the rope rewind slowly. For cold
weather starting, start the unit at FULL
CHOKE; allow the engine to warm up
before squeezing the throttle trigger.
NOTE: Do not attempt to cut material
with the choke/fast idle lever in the FULL
CHOKE position.
STARTING A COLD ENGINE (or warm
engine after running out of fuel)
NOTE: In the following steps, when the
choke/fast idle lever is pulled out to the
full extent, the correct throttle setting for
starting is set automatically.
IGNITION
SWITCH
ON
STOP
Choke
Lever
1. Move ON/STOP switch to the ON
position.
2. Pull choke/fast idle lever out to the
full extent (to the FULL CHOKE posi-
tion).
3. Slowly press primer bulb 6 times.
4. This unit has the Sim--pult starting
system. You do not have to pull the
starter rope handle sharply or briskly.
Using your right hand, pull starter
rope handle 5 times with a controlled
and steady motion. Then, proceed
to the next step.
NOTE: If the engine sounds as if it is try-
ing to start before the 5th pull, stop pull-
ing and immediately proceed to the next
step.
5. Push the choke/fast idle lever in to
the
HALF CHOKE position.
OFF
HALF
CHOKE/FAST IDLE LEVER
FULL
6. Pull the starter rope sharply with
your right hand until the engine
starts.
7. Allow the engine to run for approxi-
mately 30 seconds. Then, squeeze
and release the throttle trigger to
allow engine to return to idle
speed.
STARTING A WARM ENGINE
1. Move ON/STOP switch to the ON
position.
2. Pull the choke/fast idle lever out to
the FULL CHOKE position to set the
fast idle, then push the lever in to
the HALF CHOKE position.
3. Slowly press primer bulb 6 times.
4. Using your right hand, pull starter
rope handle with a controlled and
steady motion until engine starts.
5. Squeeze and release 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 pushing the choke/
fast idle lever in completely (to the OFF
CHOKE position) and then following the
warm engine starting procedure listed
above. Ensure the
ON/STOP switch is
in the ON position. Starting could re-
quire pulling the starter rope handle
many times depending on how badly
the unit is flooded. If engine fails to
start, refer to the
TROUBLESHOOTING
TABLE or call 1-800-235-5878.
CHAIN BRAKE
WARNING: If the brake band is
worn too thin it may break when the
chain brake is triggered. With a broken
brake band, the chain brake will not