Stihl 026 manual

Instruction Ma nual ST I H) Read and follow all sa fety precautions in Instructi on Manual – improp er use can cause serious or fatal injury. Warning! To redu ce the risk of kickb ack injury use STIHL reduce d kickback bar and STI HL PM 1 (3/8" P icco) or RM 2 (0 ,325") ch ain depe nding on sprocke t or other a vailable low kickba ck co[...]

$ .LFNEDFN6DIHW3UHFDXWLRQV  :DUQLQJ Kickback may occur when the nose or tip of the guide bar touches an object, or when the wood closes in and pinches the saw chain in the cut. Tip contact in some c ases may cause a lightning fas t reverse reaction, kicking the guide bar up and back towards the operator. Pinching the saw c hain a[...]

Main Parts of the Saw 2 Defini tions 3 Safet y Prec aution s 4 The Oper ator 4 The Saw 6 The U se of t he Saw 6 Mainte nanc e, Repa ir and Storin g 23 Mount ing the Bar an d Chain 25 Tens ioning the Sa w Ch ain 26 Check ing chai n tens ion 26 Fuel Mix 27 Fuel ing 27 Chai n lubrica nt 28 Fil l chain O il Tank 28 Chai n Brake 29 Info rmati on Be fore[...]

0DLQ3D UWVRIWKH6 DZ 1 = Twis t lock 2 = S park pl ug boo t 3 = Handle he ating sw itch 4 = Chain sp rocke t cover 5 = C hain s procket 6 = Chai n brake 7 = Chai n catche r 8 = Side chai n tensio ner 9 = Bum per spi ke 10 = G uide bar 11 = O ilomat ic saw ch ain 12 = Oil fi ller ca p 13 = M uffler 14 = Fr ont ha nd gua rd 15 = Fr ont ha [...]

'HILQLWLRQV  &DUEXUHWR U%R[&RYHU 7Z LVW/R FN Lock f or carbu retor bo x cove r.  6SDUN3O XJ%RRW Conn ects the s park plug wi th t he igniti on wi re.  +DQGOH +HDWL QJ6Z LWFK For swit ching th e electri c handle heat ing on and o ff  &KDLQ 6SURFNHW &RY[...]

The use of any chain saw may be hazardou s. The saw chain has ma ny sha rp cutter s. If the cutte rs cont act your flesh, they will c ut y ou, ev en if the ch ain is not moving . At full throttle , the chai n spee d can re ach 45 mph (2 0 m/s). It is impor- tant that you read , fully un derst and and ob serve the f ollow ing sa fety p recau - tions[...]

reduc e the ha nd ’ s ab ility to feel an d regul ate temp eratur e, prod uce numb - ness and bur ning sensat ions a nd may caus e nerve and c ircul ation damage and tiss ue nec rosis . All fact ors whic h contrib ute to wh itefin ger disea se are not kn own, bu t cold we ather, smok ing and di seases or physi cal cond i- tions th at affec t bloo[...]

Wear an approved safety hard hat to protect your head. Chainsaw noise may damage your hearing. A lw ay s we ar sou nd barr iers (ear plug s or ear muff lers) to protect yo ur hearing . Cont inual an d regular us ers shoul d have their hearing ch ecke d regular ly. 7+( 6$ : Parts of th e chains aw; for il lustrat ions and defi niti ons of the par[...]

3UHSD UDWLRQIR UWKHXV HRI WKHVDZ Take of f the ch ain guard and inspect for safet y in oper ation. For assemb ly, foll ow the pro cedur e descr ibed in th e chapte r “ Mount ing the Bar and C hain ” of your Owner ’ s Manu al. STIHL Oil omatic chain, gu ide bar and sprock et must ma tch each other in gauge an d pitc h. Befor [...]

 :DUQLQ J Unit vi bration s can caus e an impr operl y tigh tened fuel f iller cap to lo osen o r com e off and sp ill qu antiti es of fuel . In orde r to reduce the ri sk of fuel s pillag e and fire, tigh ten fu el fil ler c ap b y hand with as much f orce as pos sible. The sc rewdr iver end of the STI HL combin ation wrench or ot her simila[...]

 :DUQLQ J Be sur e that the gui de bar an d chain ar e clear of you and al l other obs tructio ns and ob jects, inclu ding t he gr ound. When the engi ne is st arted, th e engi ne speed with t he sta rting t hrottle lock en gaged will be fast enou gh for th e clutch to engag e the sp rocket an d, if the ch ain- brake is not activ ated, turn t[...]

elim inated , the opera tor and any by- stande rs shou ld always wear a res pirat or appro ved by NIOS H / MS HA for the type subs tance at issue.  :DUQLQ J Brea thing as bestos dust is dan gerou s and can ca use seve re or fa tal inju ry, re- spirat ory ill ness or cancer. The use and dispos al o f asbe stos c ontain ing pro ducts have been [...]

&XWWLQJ ,QVWUXFWL RQV Grip : Always hold the sa w firm ly with bot h hands whe n the engi ne is runni ng. Place yo ur left han d on fron t handle bar and your right hand on rear handle and thrott le tr igger. Left-ha nders sho uld foll ow these in struc tions to o. Wrap your finger s tig htly a round the hand les, ke eping th e handle s crad[...]

Posit ion the ch ains aw in suc h a way that your bo dy is cl ear of the cu tting at tach- ment wh enever the engi ne is run ning. Stan d to t he lef t of c ut wh ile bu cking. Don ’ t pu t pressure on the saw when reac hing th e end of a cut . The pre ssure may ca use the ba r and r otati ng cha in to pop ou t of the c ut or kerf , go o ut of co[...]

It ma y also occ ur during li mbing. The gre ater th e force of the kick back reacti on, the mo re diffic ult it bec omes for the op erato r to control the s aw. M any facto rs infl uence th e occurren ce and force of the kick back reacti on. Thes e includ e chai n spee d, the speed at whi ch the bar and chai n contac t the obje ct, the angle of co[...]

'HYLFH VIRUUHG XFLQJ WKHULVN RI NLFNED FNLQM XU STIHL recommends the use of the S TIHL Quic kstop ch ain brake on your power- head w ith g reen labele d red uced k ick- back ba rs and low kickback ch ains.  :DUQLQ J To reduc e the risk of inj ury, stop usi ng the saw immedia tely i f the chain br ake does no t functi o[...]

 :DUQLQ J An impr oper ly maint ained ch ain brak e may i ncrease the time needed to stop the ch ain after a ctiv ation, or m ay not acti vate a t all.  :DUQLQ J Neve r run the chai nsaw abov e idle speed fo r more than 3 second s when the chai n brake is enga ged or the ch ain is pinc hed or othe rwise ca ught in th e cut. Clut ch slip[...]

/RZ NL FNEDFN FKDLQ  Some ty pes of saw chain ha ve speci ally design ed c ompone nts to redu ce the force of nose cont act ki ckback. STI HL has deve loped lo w kickb ack chai n for your po werhea d. “ Low ki ckback saw chai n ” is a chai n whic h has met th e kickba ck perform ance requi rem ents o f § 5.12.2 .4 of ANSI B 175. 1-199[...]

$  3XO O LQ  Pull- in occu rs when th e chain on the bottom of the ba r is sudd enly sto pped when it is pinche d, cau ght or enco unter s a fore ign object in th e wood. The re action of th e chain pu lls the sa w forward an d may caus e the oper ator to lo se contr ol. Pull-in freq uently o ccurs wh en the bumper spik e of t he saw is[...]

)HOOLQ J,QVW UX FWLRQ V Whe n fellin g, maint ain a dist ance of at leas t 2 1 / 2 tree leng ths from th e nearest perso n. When fe llin g in the vicin ity of road s, railw ays and pow er lines, etc., tak e extra preca ution s. Info rm the po lice, ut ility compan y or railw ay auth ority bef ore begi nning to cut.  :DUQLQ J The nois e [...]

*XQQLQ JVLJK W When making th e fell ing notc h, use the gunnin g si ght on the s hroud and h ousing to ch eck the req uired dire ction of fall: • Posi tion t he saw so t hat th e gunnin g sigh t points exactly in the direct ion you wan t the tre e to fall. &RQYHQWL RQDOF XW $ fell ing notc h - determ ines the direct ion of the fall [...]

0DNLQJ VDSZRRG FXW V • For medium siz ed or larg er tre es make cu ts at both sid es of the tru nk, • at sam e heig ht a s subs equent fellin g cut. • Cut to no more th an widt h of guide bar. This is es pecial ly i mport ant in soft wood in summer - it he lps preve nt sapw ood sp linteri ng wh en the tree falls. % )HO OLQJ FXW[...]

 :DUQLQ J Be e xtremel y car eful w ith p artiall y fa llen tree s which ar e poorly su pported . When th e tree hang s or for some ot her reaso n does not fall comp letely , set th e saw aside and pu ll the tree d own wi th a cable w inch, bl ock and ta ckle or tracto r. If yo u try t o cut it down with you r saw, you may be injure d. )HOOL [...]

First , cut a lar ge, wid e fellin g notch. Make a pl unge cut in the cent er of the notc h. The pl unge cut i s made with the g uide bar n ose. B egin the pl unge cut b y applyi ng the lowe r port ion of the g uide bar nose to the tree at an angle. Cut unti l the depth of the kerf is about the same as the wid th of the gu ide bar . Next, al ign th[...]

2. Cut onl y one log at a time. 3. Shattered wood s hould be cut v ery care fully. Sharp sli vers of wood m ay be caught and flung in the di r ec t io n o f the opera tor of the sa w. 4. When cu tting sm all logs , place lo g thro ugh “ V” - shaped supp orts on top of a saw horse. N ever p ermit anothe r person to ho ld the log. Neve r hold the[...]

changi ng the saw chain or cl eaning the saw. Do no t attemp t any main tenanc e or repair work not describe d in y our Owner ’ s Manu al. Have su ch wor k perfo r- med at your STIHL serv ice shop o nly.  :DUQLQ J Neve r test the ig nition system with ignit ion wire termin al removed from spark plug or w ith unse ated spark plug , since unc[...]

You can run chains of differen t pitche s on this chainsaw - dependin g on the chain sprock et (see "Speci ficati ons" ) The chai n pitc h must matc h the guide bar. Th e drive link gaug e must mat ch the guid e bar gr oove wi dth. • Unscr ew nuts and tak e off cover • Turn tens ioning screw  count erclock wise unti l the [...]

Now tu rn tens ioning scre w  clo ckwis e until th ere is ve ry litt le chain sa g on the undersid e of the bar - and the dri ve link ta ngs are locat ed in the ba r groo ve. • Refi t the spr ocket co ver - and sc rew on the nuts only fi nger-tig ht. • Tensio ning t he cha in - see sect ion "Tensi oning th e Saw Cha in" Rete [...]

)XHOPL[ 143BA008 KN This en gine is ce rtified to operate on unlead ed gas oline an d oil wit h the mix ra tio 50:1 . Your two -stroke en gine require s a mixtu re of bran d-name ga soline and qualit y two -strok e engi ne o il with the FODVVL ILFDW LRQ 7& Use r egula r bran ded un lead ed gas oline with a mi nimum oc tane ra ting of 9[...]

143BA009 KN Chan ge the fue l pick up bo dy eve ry ye ar. Before storin g your ma chine for a long perio d, drai n and clea n the fuel tank and run en gine u ntil c arburetor is dry. 143BA010 KN &KDLQ/X EULFDQW )LOOLQJ&KDLQ 2LO7DQN For au tomati c and rel iable lu brica tion of the chai n and gu ide bar: 8VH RQO DTXD O[...]

&KDLQ%U DNH 143BA012 KN 143BA011 KN /RFN LQJFK DLQZLWKF KDLQE UDNH - in an emerge ncy - when starting - at idl ing spee d. • The cha in is stop ped and lo cked when the h and gu ard i s push ed toward the bar nose by the left hand - or whe n brake is acti vated by inerti a in c ertain kickba ck sit uation s. 5HOHDVL QJWK H?[...]

7KHI RXUSRV LWLRQ V RIWKH 0DVWHU&RQWUR OOHYHU To sta rt the en gine, mo ve the lev er to "Cold Start " posi tion  - do not us e force. If th e Master Con trol le ver is on "Run"  : Pres s down the th rottl e trigg er interl ock - and move th e Mast er Control lever downward. "Co[...]

• Pre ss in th e button Compres sion pres sure is re leased when the bu tton is pressed in. This helps red uce th e effort requ ired to pull the st arter rope. • For this rea son the bott on shoul d be pr essed in bef ore e ach st arting attemp t. • Observ e safe ty prec aution s - see secti on "Saf ety P recau tions" . Push hand gu[...]

Alternat ive me thod of st arting: • Hold the rea r handle ti ghtly bet ween your le gs, just above the knees - • grip the f ront handle firm ly wi th y our left hand - your thum b should be under t he handle - • Pull th e starter grip sl owly with yo ur right han d until yo u feel it engage - then giv e the grip a brisk strong pull and pu sh[...]

• Pull the ha nd guard ba ck towa rd the front handle : the chai n brake is now diseng aged - your sa w is ready for opera tion. • Observe sa fety pr ecaution s. • Alway s chec k operati on of chain lubric atio n before st arting work . 6KXW GRZQHQ JLQH • Move Ma ster Con trol leve r to "Stop " E Alway s disengag e the ch[...]

• Pull off th e spark plu g termina l - • Tak e out scr ew and rem ove the shroud - • Unsc rew an d dry off the spar k plug - • Set th e Master C ontrol le ver to G • Crank th e engine several ti mes with t he starte r to cle ar the co mbusti on cham ber - • Refi t the spar k plug an d connec t the s park plug t erminal - reass embl e a[...]

A fact ory new ma chin e should not be run at hi gh revs (full th rottle of f load) for the fi rst three ta nk filli ngs. This av oids unnece ssary high load s durin g the brea k-in perio d. As all mo ving par ts have to be d in durin g the bre ak- in peri od, the fr ictio nal resi stanc es in the en gine are great er durin g this period . The engi[...]

If en gine is do wn on powe r, check th e spark arre sting scree n in the muffl er: • Tak e out the sc rew  . • Remove the spa rk arr esting scree n  . • Clea n spar k ar resting scre en if necess ary. • If screen is damage d or coked up , fit a ne w one. • Refi t the spark arr esting scr een i n the rev erse se quence .[...]

$WWHPSH UDWXUHVE HORZ & ) 3UHK HDWW KHFD UEX UHWR U • Turn knob or lever abov e rear handle 90 ° counte rclockwi se. • Lift of f the carbu retor box cover vertic ally. 0DFKLQ HVZ LWK VKXWWHUL QVKURX G • Remove the screw (1) • Pull ou t the sh utter (2 ) and re fit it in t h[...]

$WWHPSH UDWXUHVE HORZ & ) It is adv isable t o fit the opti onal int ake air pr eheati ng kit if yo u use your sa w in extre mely cold condit ions ( tempe rature s below -10 ° C /+14 ° F, in powd er or drift ing snow) . When fi tted , the kit en sures tha t only heate d air i s draw n in f ro[...]

Chai n Pitch Minim um type groov e depth Rapid 0.3 25" 6.0 mm ( 0.24" ) Pic co 3/8 " 6.0 mm (0.24 ") Rapi d 3/8 " 6.0 mm (0.24 ") If gro ove depth is less than specified : 5HSODF HWKH JXLGHE DU The dri ve link tangs wil l other wise sc rape alon g the bott om of the gr oove - the cutters an d tie strap s wi[...]

6SXU VSURF NHW Use a screwdri ver to • remove the E-cl ip. • Pull washe r, spur sp rocket an d needle cage of f the crank shaf t. Clea n the crank shaft st ub and needl e cage, an d lubri cate with STIHL gr ease (tube 0781 1 20 111 1). Reassemble with new spur sprocket - After fittin g the clut ch drum , rotate it abou t one turn to engage o[...]

(UU DWLF LGOLQJ EHKDY LR XU SRRUD FFHOHUD WLRQ HY HQWK RXJK¶ /¶VFU HZLQRQH WXUQ RSHQ Idle setti ng is too le an. Turn the l ow spee d screw / coun ter- clock wise unti l engine runs and accel erate s smooth ly. &KHFNLQJ6SDUN3OX J Wron g fuel mix (too much engine oil in the gaso line), a di rty a[...]

5HSODF LQJ 6WDUWHU5RSH • Tak e out the sc rews  . • Remove four s crews - • Push the ha nd guard up ward - • Pull unde rside of fa n housin g away from crankcas e and remove it downward • Ease th e sprin g clip  off the start er post. • Carefu lly slip t he wa sher  and pawl  off the start er po[...]

%RWKYHUVL RQV • Coat rope roto r bea ring bo re w ith non-r esino us oil - • slip roto r over sta rter post - turn i t back and for th so that an chor loop of rewin d sprin g engage s - Refit th e pawl  in the roto r - fit the was her  on the st arter post - use scre wdriver or s uitable pl iers to inst all sprin g clip [...]

&RUUHFWOVKDUSHQH GFK DLQ A proper ly sharpe ned chai n slices throug h wood ef fortlessl y and requi res very li ttle fee d press ure. Do not w ork with a dull or da mage d chain as it will in creas e the phys ical eff ort requ ired, p roduce unsati sfacto ry result s and a hi gher rate of wear. &OHDQ DQG FKHFN RXUFKDL [...]

As thes e requi rem ents can be met only after suffici ent and co nstant practi ce: 8VHD ILOH KROGHU * A file ho lder must be used for manual resha rpeni ng of Super chain. The c orrect filin g angle is marked on the fi le holde r. )RUFK HFNL QJDQJ OHV STlHL filing ga uge* (see ta ble) A univers al tool for che cking the fi ling a[...]

'HSW KJDXJ HVHW WLQJ The dept h gauge de term ines th e height at whic h the cutt er ente rs the w ood and thu s the thickn ess of t he chip remov ed. Dist ance bet ween de pth ga uge and cuttin g edge = D Chain Dept h gauge pitch distanc e “ D ” Inch (mm) mm (Inch) 1/4 (6.35 ) 0.65 (0.0 26) 3/8- PM (9 .32) 0.65 (0.01 8) 3/8- PMN [...]

Please note that t he following maintenance intervals apply for normal operating conditions only. If your dail y working time is longer than normal or cutting conditions are diff icult (very dusty work area tropical wood etc.) shorten the speci fied intervals accordingly. before starting work afte r fin is hin g work or daily after each refueling s[...]

(QJLQH STIHL single cyli nder two -stroke en gine Disp lace ment: 48. 7 cm 3 (2.97 cu.in) Bore: 44 mm (1.73 in ) Stroke: 32 mm (1.2 6 in) Idle speed : 2.800 r.p.m . ,JQ LWLRQ6VWHP Type : Electro nic magn eto igni tion (breake rless) Spar k plug (s uppress ed): Bosch WSR 6 F or NGK BPMR 7 A Elect rode ga p 0.5 mm (0 .02 in) Spar k plug thre ad: [...]

P l e a se e n t e r y o ur s a w m o d e l , m a c h i n e number as well as the par t numbers of the guide bar, s aw ch ain an d chai n sprock et in the sp aces p rovided on th e right This will m ake r e-orde ring simple r. The guide bar, s aw ch ain an d chai n sprock et are subjec t to n ormal we ar an d tear. The par t number s of the stan da[...]

67,+/,QFRU SRUDWHG) HGHUDO(PLVVLRQ& RQWURO:DUU DQW 6WDWHPHQ W <RXU:D UUDQW 5LJKWV DQG 2EOLJ DWLRQ V The U. S. Environmen tal Protec tion Agency (EPA), the Ca lifornia Air Resourc es Board (CARB) and STIHL Incor porat ed ar e plea sed to expla in the Emissi on Cont rol Syst em Warra nty on your mo del year 2[...]

:DUUDQW 3HULRG The wa rranty peri ods will be gin on the dat e the util ity equi pment en gine is purch ased by the init ial purc haser an d you have signed an d sent bac k the warr anty ca rd to STIH L. If any emiss ion relat ed par t on your en gine i s de fectiv e, the par t will be replac ed by STI HL Incorp orated at no cost t o the owner.[...]

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4. Use caution when handling fuel . Move the chainsaw at l east 10 feet (3 m) from the fueling point before starting the engine. 5. Do not allow other persons to be near the chainsaw when starting or cutting with the chainsaw. Keep bystander s and animals out of the work area. 6. Do not start cutting until you have a clear work area, sec ure footin[...]

! WARNING! The eng ine exhaust from th is product contai ns chemicals kn own to t he State of Cali fornia to cause ca ncer, bir th defects or other reprod uctive ha rm. ! WARNING! The engi ne exha ust from th is prod uct contai ns chemicals kn own to t he State of Cali fornia to cause ca ncer, bir th defects or other reprod uctive ha rm. 0458 133 3[...]