McCulloch XTREME Aug-42 manual

INSTRUCTION MANUAL IMP ORT AN T IN FO RM A TIO N: Pl ease read t hese inst ru cti ons caref ull y and make sur e you unde rst and th em befo re usi ng thi s uni t. Ret ain t hese instr uctions for f uture refer ence. MANUEL D’ INSTRUCTIO NS RENSEIGNEM ENTS IMPOR T AN TS: Avant d’ut il iser cet appareil , veuill ez li re at entivement les i nstr[...]

2 ID ENTI FIC A TIO N (WHA T IS WH A T?) Chain Adjus tment T oo l (Bar T ool) Bar O il Fill Cap Chain Front Hand G uard Starter R ope ON/S T OP Switch Muffler Chok e/ Fast I dle Lever Fuel Mix Fill C ap Start er Hous ing Idle Speed S crew Bumper s pike Primer Bu lb Front Handle Guide Bar Adjus ting Wheel Cy linder Cov er Thrott le Lock out Rear Han[...]

3 IDEN TIF ICA T ION OF SYM BOL S Mov e O N/ STOP s wi tc h to the ON pos ition. Slow ly press pr imer bulb 6 times. Pull the s tarter rope s harply 5 times with y our right hand. Pull th e sta rter r ope s harply with your right hand until the engi ne starts. Pull c hoke/fas t idle lev er out to the f ull extent (to the FU LL CHO KE pos i- tion). [...]

4 S Keep all parts of y our body away from the chain w hen the engine is running. S Keep childr en, by s tanders , and animals a minimum of 10 meters away from the wor k area. Do not allow other people or animals to be near the c hain s aw w hen star ting or operating the c hain s aw . S Do not handle or opera te a chain s aw when you ar e fatigued[...]

5 MAINTA IN YOUR S A W IN G OOD WOR KI NG OR DER S Hav e all c hain s aw s erv ice pe rformed by a qualified s erv ic e dealer w ith the ex c eption of the items lis ted in the maintenanc e sec tion of this manual . For example , if impr oper tools are used to remove or hold the flywheel when s erv ic ing the clutc h, s truc tur al damage to the fl[...]

6 S Do not attempt c uts star ting with the tip of the bar (plunge c uts ). S Watch for s hifting lo gs or other f orc es tha t cou ld clos e a c ut and pinc h or fall into c hain . S Us e t he R educed - - Kic kbac k G uide Bar and Low - - K ick bac k Chain spec ified for your s aw . MAINTAI N C ONTROL Never reverse hand positions Stan d to th e l[...]

7 ASSE M BL Y Protec tiv e gloves (not pr ovided) s hould be worn during as sembly. A TTA CHIN G THE BUMPE R SPIKE (If not already att ached) The bumper s pike may be us ed as a piv ot when making a c ut. 1. Loos en and r emove bar k nob completely by lift ing lever and turning count erc lock - wis e. Remov e clutc h c ov er . 2. A ttach the bumper[...]

8 CHAIN TENSION (Including unit s with chain a lready installed ) WAR N I N G : Wear protec tiv e gloves when handl ing chai n. The chai n is s harp and c an cut you ev en w hen it is not moving. NOTE: When adjus ting c hain tension, make s ure the bar knob is finger tight only. Attempting to tens ion the c hain when t he bar knob is t ight can c a[...]

9 OPER A TING YOUR U NIT BEFORE ST ARTING ENGINE WAR N I N G : Be s ure to read the fuel information in the safet y rules before y ou be- gin. If you do not understand the safety rules , do not attempt to f uel your unit. C ontact an authoriz ed ser vic e dealer . BAR AND CHAIN LUBRICA TION The bar and c hain require c ontinuous lubri- cat ion. Lub[...]

10 OFF HALF CHOKE /F AST IDLE LE VE R FULL 6. P ull the star ter rope s harply wit h your right hand until t he engine star ts. 7. A llow the engine to r un for approx imately 30 sec onds. Then, s queeze and releas e throttle tr igger to allow engine to return to idle s peed. STARTING A WARM ENGINE 1. Mov e ON /STOP s witc h to the ON posi- tion. 2[...]

11 S Keep the engine at full s peed the entire time y ou are c utting. S Allow the c hain to cut for y ou. E xer t only light downwar d pres sure. S Releas e the throttle trigger as s oon as the cut is c ompleted, allowing the en- gine to idle. If you run the saw at full throttle w ithout a c utting load, unnec es- sar y w ear c an occ ur . S T o a[...]

12 Import ant p oints S Cut only one log at a time. S Cut s hattered w ood very c arefully ; shar p pieces of wood could be flung toward oper- ator . S Us e a saw hors e to c ut small logs . Nev er allow anot her per son to hold t he log w hile cutt ing and never hold the log w ith your leg or foot. S Do not c ut in an area where logs , limbs, and [...]

13 S Be alert f or s pringbac k . Watch out for branc hes that are bent or under press ur e. Avoid being struc k by the branch or the saw w hen the tens ion in the wood fibers is releas ed. S Keep a c lear wor k ar ea. F requently c lear branc hes out of the way to av oid tripping over t hem. LIMBING S Alway s limb a tree after it is c ut down. O n[...]

14 After each us e, ens ure ON /STOP s witc h is in the STOP pos ition, then clean all s awdus t from the guide bar and s proc ket hole. T o maintain guide bar: S Move O N/S TOP s witc h to the STOP po si - tion. S Loos en and remov e bar nuts an d c hain brak e. Remov e bar and c hain from s aw . S Clean the oil h oles an d bar groove af ter each [...]

15 STOR AGE WAR N I N G : Stop engine and allow to cool, and s ecure the unit before st oring or trans porting in a v ehic le. Store unit and fuel in an area wher e fuel v apors cannot r each spar ks or open flames from water heaters , elect ric motors or switc hes, furnac es , etc . Store unit w ith all guards in plac e. Pos ition so that any s ha[...]

16 DECLAR A T ION OF CONF ORM ITY EC D eclarati on of C onformi ty (O nly applies to Europe) We, H usqvarna O utdoor Products Ital ia, S .p.A. , V almadrera, Italy . T el: +39 - - 0341 - - 20321 1, dec lare that the c hain saw model McC ull och X-tr e m e 8 -4 2 SAS - - - AV from serial numbers 2007 - - 181(N or D ) 00001 and onwards ( the year is [...]

17 TECHNICAL DA TA S HEE T Engine X-tre me 8-4 2 Cy linder volume, c m 3 42 Stroke, m m 32 Idle speed, r pm 3,000 Rec ommended max. speed, unloaded, rpm 12,000 Power , kW 1,6 Ignition syst em Manufactur er IIDA T ype of ignit ion sy stem Induc tive Spark plug Champion Elec trode gap, mm 0,5 Fuel and lubri cation system Manufactur er Zama Carbur eto[...]