McCulloch 442 manual

INSTRUCTION MANUAL IMP ORT AN T IN FO RM A TIO N: Plea se read t hese inst ru ctio ns caref ull y and make sur e you under st and th em befo re usi ng thi s uni t. Ret ain t hese instr uctions for fut ure refer ence. 545079726 1/3/06 MANUEL D’ INSTRUCTIO NS RENSEIGNEM ENTS IMPOR T AN TS: Avant d’ut il iser cet appareil , veuill ez li re at enti[...]

2 ID ENTI FIC A TIO N (WHA T IS WH A T?) Prime r Bulb Fuel Mix Fill Cap Starter H ousing Bar O il Fill C ap Chain Front Hand G uard Front Handle Starter Rope ON/ST OP Swi tch Muffler Bar Spr ock et Hole Chain Adjus tment T ool (Bar T ool) Idle Speed Sc rew Bumper Spik e Guide B ar Cy linder Cover Throttle Lock out Rear Handle Throttle Trigger Chok [...]

3 IDEN TIF ICA T ION OF SYM BOLS Mov e O N/ STOP s w itc h t o the ON pos ition. Slowly pres s primer bulb 6t i m e s . Pull the s tarter rope shar ply 5 tim es with your right hand. Pull the s tarter rope s harply with y our r ight hand unti l the engine s tarts . Pull c hoke/fas t idle lever out to the f ull extent (to the FULL C HO KE pos i- tio[...]

4 S Do not operate a c hain s aw that is dam- aged, impr operly adjus ted, or not com- pletely and s ecur ely ass embled. Alw ays replac e bar , c hain, hand guar d, or c hain brak e immediately if it bec omes damaged, brok en or is otherwis e remov ed. S With the engine stopped, hand c arry the chain s aw w ith the muffler aw ay from y our body , [...]

5 lar inter vals wit h the engine st opped, nev er with the engine r unning. M ak e sure the bar clamp nuts are s ec urely tighte ned after ten- sionin g the c hain. S Begin a nd continu e c utting at full s peed. If the cha in is mov ing at a slow er s peed, th ere is greater c hance of kic kbac k oc cur ring. S Cut one log at a time. S Us e extre[...]

6 S Tip contac t in so me cas es may c aus e a light - ning fast reverse REACTIO N, kick ing the guide bar up and bac k tow ard the oper ator . S Pinching the saw c hain along the top of the guide bar may pus h the guide bar rapidly back towar d the operator. S Either of thes e reac tions may caus e you to lose c ontrol of the saw whic h could r es[...]

7 Clutc h Drum Chain Brak e 7. Carefully remove new chain f rom pack- age. Prepar e the chain by c heck ing the proper direc tion. Wit hout following the il- lustr ation, it is eas y t o place the c hain on the saw in the wrong dir ection. Use the illustr ation of the c hain to determine the proper direc tion. CUTTERS MUST F ACE IN DIRECTION O F RO[...]

8 NOTE : If chain brak e detaches f rom s aw , see T O REPLACE C HAIN BRAKE s ection. Adjus tment Knob Handle T ens ioning Lever LOOS EN 5. While lifting tip of guide bar , turn adjus t- ment knob handle cloc k wise to c lamp bar . Tighten until bar is clamped sec ure- ly. Hand tighten secu rely; do n ot use tools to tight en! 6. Using c hain adjus[...]

9 IMPORTANT POINTS TO RE MEMBE R When pulling the s tart er rope, do not us e the full ext ent of the r ope as t his c an cau se the r ope to break . Do not let s tarter rope s nap back . Hold the handle and le t the ro pe rewi nd slow ly. For cold w eather star ting, star t the unit at full chok e; allow the engine t o warm up before squeez ing th[...]

10 CUT TING M ETHODS IMPORTANT POINTS S Chec k chai n tens ion before firs t us e and af - ter 1 minute of oper ation. See CH AIN T EN - SION in the ASSEMBL Y sec tion. S Cut w ood only. Do not c ut metal, plas tic s , masonry , non-wood buildi ng materi als, etc. S Stop the s aw if t he chain s tr ikes a f oreign ob- ject. I nspec t the s aw and r[...]

11 S As tree s tarts to fall, stop s aw , put it dow n, and get away quic kly on y our planned re- treat path. S DO N OT c ut down a par tially fallen t ree wit h your s aw. B e ex tremel y c autious with par - tially fallen tr ees that may be poo rly s up- ported. When a tr ee does n’t fall c ompletely, set t he saw as ide and pull dow n the tr [...]

12 LIMBING AND PRU NING WAR N I N G : Be alert for and guard agains t kic k bac k. D o not allow t he moving chain t o cont act an y other b ranc hed or objec ts at the nos e of the guide bar w hen limbing or pruning. Allow ing s uch c ontac t c an re sult in serious inj ury . WAR N I N G : N e v e rc l i m bi n t oat r e et o limb or pru ne. Do no[...]

13 Air Filter Cy linder Co v er Screws Cy linder Cover BAR MAINTENANCE If your s aw c uts to one s ide, has to be forc ed through the c ut, or been r un with an improper amount of bar lubric ation it may be nec es- sar y to s erv ice y our bar . A wor n bar w ill dam- age your chain and make c utting difficult. After eac h us e, ensur e ON /STOP s [...]

14 S Clean the unit before s toring. P ay part icu- lar attention to the air intak e ar ea, keeping it free of debris . Us e a mild detergent and sponge to c lean the plas tic sur faces . S Do not stor e the unit or fuel in a clos ed area where f uel vapor s c an reac h s park s or an open flame from hot w ater heaters , elec tric motors or s wit c[...]

15 DECLAR A T ION OF CON FORM ITY re lati n g to 2000/ 14/E C EC Declar ation o f Confo rmity relat ing to 2000/14/EC We, Elect rolu x Home Pro ducts, Inc., T ex ark ana, TX, 75501, US A, Tél. : +1 903 223 4100, declar e under sole res pons ibility that t he McCullo ch model 441/442 chain saw was ass es sed in ac cor dance with A nnex V of t he DI[...]

16 TECHNICAL DA TA S HEET Dakota Mac Cat Engine 441 442 442 Cy linder v olume, c m 3 36 40 42 Stroke, m m 32 32 32 Idle speed, r pm 3,000 3,000 3,000 Rec ommended max . sp ee d, un lo ad ed , rpm 13,000 13,000 13,000 Power, kW 1,4 1,7 1, 8 Ignition syst em Manufacturer Walbro T y pe of ignition s y stem CD Spark plug Champion Elec trode gap, mm 0,5[...]