Chainsaw User Manual
39MS 290, MS 310, MS 390
English / USA
After long period of full-throttle 
operation 
Allow engine to run for a short while at 
idle speed so that engine heat can be 
dissipated by flow of cooling air. This 
protects engine-mounted components 
(ignition, carburetor) from thermal 
overload.
After finishing work
: Slacken off the chain if you have 
retensioned it at operating 
temperature during cutting work. 
The chain contracts as it cools 
down. If it is not slackened off, it 
could damage the crankshaft and 
bearings.
Storing your saw for a short period:
Wait for engine to cool down. To avoid 
condensation, fill the fuel tank and keep 
the machine in a dry place, well away 
from sources of ignition, until you need it 
again. 
Storing for a long period:
See “Storing the Unit”!
Different quantities of oil are required for 
different bar lengths, types of wood and 
cutting techniques.
: Use the adjusting screw (1) (on 
underside of machine) to vary the 
oil feed rate as required. 
: E = Ematic position, medium oil flow 
rate - turn adjusting screw to "E" 
(Ematic position)
: To increase oil feed – turn adjusting 
screw clockwise.
: To reduce oil feed – turn adjusting 
screw counter-clockwise.
Your chain must always be wetted 
with a film of lubricant.
* Special accessory
: Turn the bar over – 
every time you sharpen the chain 
and every time you replace the 
chain –  this helps avoid one-sided 
wear, especially at the nose and 
underside of the bar.
: Regularly clean 
the oil inlet hole (1), 
the oilway (2) and 
the bar groove (3).
: Measure groove depth – 
with scale on filing gauge* – in area 
used most for cutting.
* see “Guide to Using this Manual”
Oil Quantity 
Control *
001BA157 KN
1
Taking Care of Guide Bar
2
001BA119 KN
1
3
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