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Instruction Ma nual Warning! To reduce the risk of kickback injury use STIHL reduced kickback bar and STIHL PM 1 (3/8" Picco), RM 2 (0.3 25") or PM 2 (3/8") chain depending on sprocket pit ch or other available low kickback components. Read and follow al l safety precautions in Instruction Manual – improper use can cause serious or[...]
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continued on the back inside cover A. A Summary of W arnings on kickbac k and oth er Select ed Risks – T aken Primarily f rom ANSI B 175. 1 (See al so “Safety Precautions“ sect ion of this Owner’ s Manual ) ! W arning! Kick back ma y occur when th e nose or tip of t he guide ba r touches an object, or when the w ood cl oses in and pinc hes [...]
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Part s of t he Ch ain S aw 2 Safet y Prec auti ons 4 - The Ope rator 4 - The Saw 6 - The Use of t he Sa w 6 - Mainte nanc e, Repa ir and Storin g 23 Mount ing the Bar an d Chain 25 Fuel 28 Fuel ing 28 Chai n Lubrica nt 29 Fill Chai n Lubr ica nt 29 Chai n Brake 30 During Brea k-in Period 31 During Opera tion 31 After Finish ing Wor k 31 Star ting 3[...]
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1 = Spar k plug boot 2 = Chain brake 3 = Oilom atic s aw chain 4 = Guide bar 5 = Chain tensi oner 6 = Chain catch er 7 = Chain sprock et 8 = Chain spro cket cov er 9 = Bumpe r spi ke 10 = M uffler 11 = Cho ke c ontrol 12 = Rea r han d gu ard 13 = Sta rte r gr ip 14 = Oil fil ler c ap 15 = F uel fi ller cap 16 = Sta rti ng thr ott le loc k 17 = Thro[...]
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6SDUN3O XJ%RRW Conn ects t he spa rk pl ug with the igni tion w ire. &KDLQ %UDNH A devi ce t o stop the rotati on of the chain if activat ed in a kick back situat ion by the op erato r ’ s ha nd or by i nerti a. 2 LORP DWL F6DZ& KDLQ A loo p co nsisti ng o f cutt ers, tie str aps an d drive li[...]
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The us e of any c hainsa w may be haz ardou s. The saw chai n has ma ny sharp cu tters . If the cutt ers cont act yo ur flesh, they will cut y ou, even if th e chai n is not moving . At full thrott le, th e chain sp eed can re ach 45 mph (2 0 m/ s). It is i mpor- tant that you read, full y underst and and ob ser ve the follo wing safe ty pr ecau - [...]
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reduc e the ha nd ’ s abil ity to feel and regul ate temp eratu re, pr oduce nu mb- ness and b urnin g sens atio ns and may caus e ner ve and circ ulat ion da mage and tiss ue nec ros is. All fact ors whic h contrib ute to whitef inge r disea se are no t known, but cold weathe r, smok ing and di seas es or phy sica l condi- tions th at affec t bl[...]
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Wear an approved safety hard hat to protect your head. Chainsaw noise may damage your hearing. Always wear so und barriers (ear plugs or ear muf flers) to prote ct y our h earin g. Co ntinua l an d regul ar user s sho uld have their he aring checke d regul arly. 7+( 6$ : Parts of th e chains aw; for il lust rations and defi niti ons of the parts[...]
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STIHL Oil omatic chain , guide ba r and sprock et must ma tch ea ch other in gaug e and pitc h. Befor e re placin g an y bar and c hain , see the se ctio ns on “ Spec ificat ions ” , " K i c k b a c k " a n d t h e " A N S I B 1 7 5 . 1 -2000 chains aw kick back standar d" in this manual . :DUQLQ J Prop er te nsio n o[...]
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To d o this wi th thi s S TIHL cap, ra ise th e grip on the top of the cap un til it is up- right at a 90 ° an gle. Ins ert the cap an d the fu el tank openin g with the triangul ar marks on the grip of the cap and on the fuel tank op ening li ning up. Usi ng the grip, tu rn th e cap fir mly clockw ise as far as it w ill go (app rox. a quarte r tu[...]
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:DUQLQ J Be sur e that the guide bar and chai n are clear of you and al l other obstru ctions and ob ject s, inc ludi ng the grou nd. Wh en the engi ne is st arted , the en gine spe ed with t he sta rting t hrott le lock engage d will be fast enou gh for th e clut ch to engag e the sp rocket an d, if th e chain brake is not act ivated , turn[...]
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elim inated , th e oper ator and a ny b y- stande rs shou ld alwa ys wear a respi rator appro ved by NI OSH / M SHA for the type subs tance at issue . :DUQLQ J Brea thing as best os dus t is dange rous and can ca use se vere or fatal in jury, re- spirat ory ill ness o r cance r. Th e use and dispos al o f asbe stos conta inin g pro ducts hav[...]
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&XWWLQJ ,QVWUXFWL RQV Grip : Always hold th e saw fir mly with bot h hands whe n the en gine is run ning. Place yo ur left hand on fron t handle bar and your right hand on rear hand le and thrott le t rigger. Left -handers s hould foll ow thes e instr uction s too. Wrap your fing ers t ight ly ar ound t he hand les, ke epin g the hand les cr[...]
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Posit ion th e chains aw in s uch a way that your bo dy is cl ear of th e cuttin g attach - ment wh enev er the en gine is r unni ng. Stan d to t he lef t of cut while buck ing. Don ’ t pu t pressure on the saw wh en reac hing th e end of a cut. The pr ess ure may ca use the ba r a nd ro tating cha in to pop ou t of the c ut o r k erf, go out of [...]
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It ma y also occ ur durin g limbin g. The gre ater th e force of the ki ckback reacti on, the mo re diff icult it becomes for the op era tor t o cont rol t he s aw. M any fact ors infl uence th e occu rrence and force of the ki ckba ck reac tion . These includ e ch ain sp eed, t he s peed a t whic h the bar and chai n contac t the ob ject, th e ang[...]
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'HYLFH VIRUUHG XFLQ JWKHUL VNR I NLFNED FNL QMXU STIHL recommends the use of the S TIHL Quic kstop ch ain bra ke on your po wer- head w ith gree n labe led reduc ed k ick- back ba rs and lo w kickbac k chains . :DUQLQ J To reduc e the risk of inj ury, stop using the saw immed iately if the ch ain bra ke does no t func[...]
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:DUQLQ J An impr oper ly mai ntaine d chai n brake may i ncrea se the tim e need ed t o st op the ch ain after act ivatio n, o r may not acti vate a t al l. :DUQLQ J Neve r run the chai nsaw ab ove idle speed fo r more than 3 seco nds whe n the chai n bra ke is enga ged or the chai n is pinc hed or othe rwise ca ught in the cut. Clut [...]
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/RZ NL FNEDFN FKD LQ Some ty pes of saw chai n have s pecial ly design ed c ompo nents to re duce the force of nose co ntact ki ckback . STIHL has deve lope d low kic kbac k chain fo r your po werh ead. “ L ow kick back saw chain ” is a chain whic h has met th e kick back perf orman ce r e q u i r e m e n ts o f § 5 . 11. 2 .4 o f A N[...]
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$ 3XO O L Q Pull- in occu rs whe n the ch ain on the bottom of the ba r is sudd enly stopp ed when it is pinc hed, cau ght or en coun ters a fore ign object in the woo d. T he reac tion of th e chain pu lls the sa w forwa rd and may caus e the op erato r to lose c ontrol. Pull-in freq uently occurs w hen t he bumper spik e of the s aw [...]
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)HOOLQ J,Q VWUX FWL RQV Whe n fellin g, main tain a di stan ce of at leas t 2 1 / 2 tree le ngths fro m the neare st perso n. When fe llin g in the vic inity of roads, railw ays and po wer lines, etc., take extra preca utio ns. Info rm th e police , util ity compan y or rai lway au thori ty before begi nning to cut. :DUQLQ J The nois e[...]
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*XQQLQ JVL JKW When makin g the fell ing no tch, use the gunnin g si ght on the shro ud a nd hou sing to ch eck the req uired directio n of fal l: • Posi tion the s aw so tha t the gunnin g sigh t poin ts exac tly in th e direct ion yo u want the tre e to fall. &RQYHQWL RQDOF XW $ fell ing notc h - deter min es the direct ion of t he[...]
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0DNLQJ VDS ZRRGFX WV • For medi um si zed o r lar ger tre es make cu ts at both sides of the tru nk, • at sam e he ight a s su bseque nt fellin g cut. • Cut to no more than wi dth of gui de bar. This is es peci ally imp ortan t in s oft wood in summer - it he lps pre vent sapw ood sp lint ering w hen t he t ree falls. % )HOOLQJ FX[...]
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:DUQLQ J Be e xtremel y ca reful with part ially fall en tree s which are poorly su pport ed. When th e tree hang s or for some ot her reaso n does not fall co mple tely, se t the saw aside and pu ll t he tr ee down with a cable w inch , block an d tack le or trac tor . If yo u try t o cu t it d own with your s aw, you may be injure d. )HOOL[...]
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First , cut a la rge, wid e fell ing notc h. Make a pl unge cut in the ce nter of the notc h. The pl unge cut is ma de wi th t he gui de bar n ose. Begi n th e plun ge c ut by applyi ng t he low er p ortio n of t he gui de bar nose to the tre e at an angl e. Cut un til the depth of the kerf is about the same as the wid th of the gu ide ba r. Nex t,[...]
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2. C ut only on e log at a time. 3. Shatte red wo od sho uld be cut very care full y. Sh arp s live rs of w ood m ay be caught and flung in the di r ec t i o n of th e operato r of the sa w. 4. Whe n cuttin g smal l logs, pl ace log thro ugh “V” - shape d support s on top of a s awhorse. Neve r permit anothe r person to hold t he log . Neve r h[...]
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changi ng the saw chai n or clea ning the saw. Do no t attemp t any ma intena nce or repair work not descri bed in your Owner ’ s Manu al. Hav e such wo rk perfo r- med at you r ST IHL s ervic e sh op onl y. :DUQLQ J Neve r test the ig nition system wit h ignit ion wire termin al removed fro m spark plug or w ith un seated spark pl ug, sin[...]
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0RXQWLQJWKH%DU DQG&KD LQ Chain brake disengaged Top: Unscrewing collar nut Center: Removing pan head screw (on machines without chain brake) Bottom: Backing off tensioning nut 125BA002 LA 3 2 125BA001 LA 3 1 125BA000 LA 125BA003 LA 5 4 You can run cha ins of differ ent pitc hes on thi s chai nsaw - depend ing o n the ch ain s procke[...]
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Locating the guide bar Top: Fitting the chain Center: Peg in fixing hole - cutting edges point toward bar nose Bottom: Drive link tang 125BA006 LA 4 79 8 125BA005 LA 7 6 125BA004 LA 10 125BA007 LA Starti ng at the ch ain sproc ket , place t he Oil omat ic cha in on the gu ide bar s o th at the cut ting e dges on the t op of the bar point [...]
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Fitting the sprocket cover Top: Tensioning the chain Center: Holding bar nose and tightening t he hexagon nut Bottom: Checking chain tension Fit coll ar nut on the stu d bolt . On ma chin es witho ut a chai n br ake, al so fi t the pa n head s cre w (2). Both th e collar nut and pan h ead scre w shou ld only be screw ed dow n t[...]
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)XHO This en gine is certifi ed to opera te on unlead ed gas olin e and oil w ith the mix ra tio 50 :1. Your two -stroke en gine requ ires a mixtu re of bran d-name ga soli ne and qualit y two -str oke engine oil with the FODVVL ILF DWLRQ 7& Use r egula r b rande d unle aded gasol ine with a mi nimum oc tane rating of 90 ROZ (U. S.A. /Ca[...]
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Chan ge t he fue l pi ck up body every year. Before storin g your ma chin e for a lon g perio d, drai n and cl ean the fu el tan k and run en gine u ntil c arbureto r is dry . MIX &KDLQOXE ULFDQW )LOOFKDLQ OXEULFDQW For au tomati c and rel iabl e lubri cation of the chai n and gu ide bar: 8VH RQO DT XDOLW HQY LUR QPH[...]
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&KDLQ%U DNH 125BA032 LA 125BA031 LA /RFNLQ JFK DLQZLWK FKD LQEU DNH - in an emerge ncy - when starti ng - at idl ing spee d. • The cha in is st opped an d locked when the hand guard i s pu shed toward the bar nose by the left hand - or whe n brake is acti vate d by ine rtia in c ertain kick back s itua tions. 5HOHDVL QJWK H?[...]
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'XULQJ%UHDN LQ3HULRG 'XULQJ2S HUDWLRQ A fact ory new ma chin e shou ld not be run at hi gh revs (ful l throt tle off lo ad) for the fi rst thre e tank filli ngs. Thi s avoids unnece ssar y high lo ads dur ing the brea k-in perio d. As all mo ving par ts have to bed in durin g the br eak -in per iod, th e fri ctio nal resi stan[...]
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6WDUWLQJ Chain brake engaged Top: Stop switch away from Center: Choke slide on - cold start Bottom: Starting throttle position 3 125BA014 LA 2 125BA013 LA 1 125BA012 LA 125BA016 LA 6 5 4 Befo re sta rting your s aw, mak e sure yo u have a fir m foot- hold an d che ck that the sa w cha in is not to uching the grou nd or a ny oth er ob stac les. By s[...]
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Top: Starting (saw on ground) Bottom: Idle position 125BA019 LA 6 125BA018 LA 8 7 125BA017 LA 8 7 7. Pull s tarter ro pe t hree or four times, then move choke slide aw ay from I . If the engi ne fir es w hile y ou a re cran king it ov er, i mmed iately ope n the chok e. The n cont inue c ranki ng. As soon as engi ne is run ning , LPP HGLDWHO b[...]
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Top: Chain brake disengaged Bottom: Stop switch in posit ion 2 125BA021 LA 2WKHU SRLQWV WRRE VHUYHZ KHQ VWDUWL QJWKH HQJLQH The choke lev er is mech anical ly co nnecte d to t he ca rbure- tor’ s choke valv e. The chok e valv e is close d when th e choke lever is on I and ope n when the c hoke le ver is move d awa y from [...]
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Checking chain lubrication %UHD NLQJL Q2 LORPDW LF& KDLQ Every ne w chain h as to be broken i n for about 2 to 3 minut es. Ample ch ain lubri cati on is essent ial d uring th is perio d. Aft er break ing i n, stop the eng ine, ch eck c hain te nsio n and adju st if ne cessar y. &KDLQ /XEUL FDWLRQ Never oper ate the chai n saw wi[...]
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Worn chain sprocket &KDLQ 6SURFN HW The st ress and strai n on t he c hain s prock et are parti cula rly high. I f the wear ma rks on the te eth are very pronou nced (about 0.5 m m/0.02 in deep ), t he sp rocket shoul d be replac ed. A worn sprocket reduces the s ervice li fe of the saw cha in. T he chai n spro cket s hould be re placed as a[...]
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7URXEOHVKRRWLQJ RQ&KDLQ 2LOLQJ6 VWHP Removing oil pump Component parts of oil pum p in correct sequence &OHD QLQJWK H2LO 3XPS Drai n the chai n oil ta nk. Rem ove th e fasten ing sc rews and wit hdraw th e oil pu mp. If the oi l pu mp i s stuc k, u se a s crewd river to caref ully p ry i t away from t he c rankc[...]
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Top: Unscrewing the flat head screw Bottom: Filter cover removed The air fil ter ’ s func tion is to ho ld back dust and dir t in th e intak e air and thus reduce wear on engine co mponen ts to a mini mum. Dirty a ir filte rs redu ce engi ne po wer, incre ase fuel c on- sumpti on and make start ing mo re diffic ult. 7KH DLU ILOW HU PXVW?[...]
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• Check the air fi lter an d clea n it if nece ssary. • Warm up th e engine . • Turn s crews only very sligh tly an d caref ully - even min or changes hav e a notice able effect on the engine ’s running beha vior. It is us ually ne cessar y to chan ge the settin g of the idl e speed ad justin g scr ew /$ after every correctio n to the[...]
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&KHFNLQJ6SDUN3OX J 000BA036 TR 1 Wron g fuel mix (t oo muc h engi ne oil in the gaso line ), a dir ty air fi lter an d unfavo rab le ru nning condit ions (mos tly at part th rottle etc. ) affect the cond ition of the spark plug . These fa ctors cause depos its to form on th e insu lator nose whic h may resul t in trou ble in operat ion. I[...]
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5HSODFLQJ WKH&KDLQ6SURFNH W Top: Locking screw in position Center: Removing the clutch Bottom: Parts in correct order 125BA029 LA 3 2 125BA028 LA 1 125BA030 LA 4 5 6 7 First diseng age t he chai n brak e (pull h and g uard back towa rd fron t hand le) and then rem ove th e chain sp rocke t cov er, g uide b ar an d chai n. Take ou t the[...]
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42 Correctly sharpened chain A prope rly sharpe ned chai n slices through w ood ef fortless ly and re quires very little fee d pressure . Do not wo rk with a dull or d amaged chain as it wil l increas e the p hysical effort required, produ ce unsa tisfactory result s and a h igher rate of wea r . Clean and ch eck your chain for crack s in the l ink[...]
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43 Further more, th e angles must be the same on all cutters. If a ngles are uneven: Chain wil l run rough ly , not in a stra igh t line , wea r qui ckly and fi nal ly break. As th ese requi remen ts can be met only aft er suf ficient a nd const ant practice: : : : : Use a file h older* A file hol der mu st be use d for manual resharpen ing of Supe[...]
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44 : Ho ld th e fil e horizont ally for all chain ty pes (at righ t angle to side of guide b ar) and file acco rding t o the angles marke d on the fi ling tool . : Avoid t ouching the tie straps and driv e links wi th the file. : Rotate the file at reg u lar in tervals while filing to avoid on e-sided wear . : Use a piec e of hardwood to remove bur[...]
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45 Sharpenin g Tools (spe cial acc essories) Chain p itch Round file Ø Round file File ho lder Filing gauge Flat fil e Sharpenin g kit 1) Inch (mm) mm (inch) Pa rt No. Part No. Pa rt No. Part No. P art No. 1 / 4 (6,35) 4,0 ( 5 / 32 ) 5 605 772 4 006 5605 750 4327 1 1 10 893 4000 0814 252 3356 5605 00 7 1027 3 / 8 PMN (9,3 2) 4,0 ( 5 / 32 ) 5 605 7[...]
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Please note that the following maintenance intervals apply for normal operating conditions only. If your dail y working time is l onger than normal or cutting conditions are difficult (very dusty work area t ropical wood etc.) shorten t he specified intervals accordingly. before starting work after finishing work or daily after each refueling stop [...]
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Specifications Engine The "E mis sion C ompli ance P erio d" referred to on the Emission s Compl ianc e Label in dicate s the nu mber of opera ting hours fo r which the en gine has been show n to mee t Feder al emis sion r equir ement s. Cate gory A = 300 h ours, B = 12 5 ho urs, C = 5 0 hour s The Emission Complian ce Perio d used on the[...]
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Model Machin e number Guide bar part numb er Chai n part numb er Sprocke t part numb er Ordering Spare Parts Warra nty cl aims fol lowing r epair s can be ac cepted onl y if t he re pair has been pe rfor med by an author ize d STIHL Service Sho p using ori ginal STI HL spare parts. Origi nal STI HL par ts can be identi fied by the STIH L part numb [...]
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67,+/,QFRUS RUDWHG) HGHUDODQG&DOLIR UQLD (PLVVLRQ&RQW URO:DUUDQW 6WDW HPHQW <RXU:D UUDQW5LJKWV DQG2 EOLJDW LRQ V The U. S. Environmen tal Prot ection Agency (EPA), the Ca liforni a Air Resourc es Board (CARB) an d STIH L Incor porat ed a re pl eased to e xpla in the Emissi on Co ntrol Sy stem W ar[...]
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:DUUDQW3HULRG The wa rranty peri ods wil l begin on the dat e the util ity eq uipmen t engine is purch ased by the in itial pu rchas er and you have signe d and sent back th e warr anty ca rd to ST IHL. If any emi ssio n relat ed par t on your engi ne is defe ctive, the par t will be repl aced by STIHL Incorp orate d at no cost to the own er. A[...]
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! WARNING! The engine exhaust from this product contains chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects or other r e productive harm. ! WARNING! The engine exhaust from this product contains chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects or other r e productive harm. 0458 125 3021 englisch / Eng[...]