Product Manual

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AF 0911 - F/N 547361
OREGON® PowerNow™
CHAINSAW MODEL CS250
ASSEMBLY
UNPACKING
Somechainsawkitscomecompletely
assembled.Ifthechainsawhasbeen
packagedwithoutthesawchainand
guidebarinstalled,seeReplacingtheBar
andChaininthismanualforinstallation
instructions.Afterremovingthe
chainsawfromitsbox,inspectitcarefully
tomakesurenodamagehasoccurred
duringshipping.
Somechainsawkitscomewithmetal
buckingspikesasanaccessory.
Dependingonusertechnique,the
metalbuckingspikesmayincreasethe
stabilityofthechainsawduringfelling.
Themetalbuckingspikesmayreduce
thecutqualityduringpruning,again
dependingonusertechnique.
Inspectthechainsawformissingparts.
Ifanypartsaredamagedormissing,
contactOREGON®PowerNow™toobtain
replacementparts.
DANGER: DO NOT ATTEMPT TO
OPERATE THE CHAINSAW IF ANY
PART IS DAMAGED OR MISSING.
Afterunpackingthechainsaw,check
thepositionofthehandguard.The
chainsawwillnotrunwiththechain
brakeengaged.Pullthehandguard
backtowardsthefronthandlebefore
operation(Fig.4).
Fig. 4
HAND GUARD IN
OPERATING POSITION
HAND GUARD IN
BRAKE POSITION
FILLING OIL RESERVOIR
Barandchainoilisrequiredto
properlylubricatethebarandchain.
UseOREGON®barandchainoilfor
bestresults.Itisspeciallydesignedto
providelowfrictionandfastercuts.
NEVERuseoilorotherlubricantsnot
specicallydesignedforuseonthebar
andchain.Thiscanleadtoaclogged
oilsystem,whichmaycausepremature
wearofthebarandchain.
Placethechainsawonitssideonarm,
atsurface,sothattheoilcapison
top(Fig.5).Aftercleaninganydebris
fromthecaparea,removethecapand
carefullypourthebarandchainoilinto
thereservoir.Filltothebottomofthe
llneck.Replacethecap,placethesaw
upright,andviewthelevelthroughthe
oilinspectionwindow.Oilshouldllthe
window.
CAUTION: CHECK OIL LEVEL
FREQUENTLY AND FILL AS NEEDED.
NEVER OPERATE THE CHAINSAW IF
OIL IS NOT VISIBLE.
Fig. 5
ASSEMBLY