McCulloch 966625201 manual

WAR NI NG : Read and foll ow all Safety Rul es and O perating Instructions befo re using this product. F ailure to do so can result in serious injury . ADVER TE NCIA : Lea el manual de instruccio nes y siga todas las advertencias e instrucciones de seguridad. El no hacerl o puede resultar en lesi ones graves. A VERT ISS EMENT : Lire le manuel d’ [...]

2 IDENT IFICATION OF SYMB OLS W ARNING ! This chain saw c an be dangero us! Care - less or improper us e c an c aus e ser ious or ev en fatal injury. Read and unders tand the instr uction manual before using the c hain saw. Alway s use two hands when operating t he chain s aw. WAR N I N G ! C ontac ting the guide bar tip w ith any object should be [...]

3 duty, non-slip glov es ; eye pr otection s uc h as non-fogging, v ented goggles or fac e sc reen; an approv ed safet y hard hat; and sound barr iers (ear plugs or mufflers ) to protec t y our hear ing. Regular us ers should hav e hearing c hec ked regularly as chain s aw nois e can damage hear ing. Se- cur e hair abov e shoulder length. Snug F it[...]

4 S Pinch -Kickback can oc c ur when t he the wood c loses in and pinches the moving saw chain in the cut along the top of the guide bar and the s aw chain is suddenly stopped. This s udden stopping of the chain r esult s in a r evers al of the c hain forc e used to c ut wood and c aus es the saw t o move in the opposite dir ection of the chain r o[...]

5 KICKBACK SAFETY FEA TURES WAR N I N G : The following features are inc luded on your s aw to help r educe the hazar d of k ick bac k; how ev er , s uch featur es will not totally eliminate this danger . As a chain s aw us er , do not r ely only on s afety de- vic es . Y ou must follow all safety prec au- tions, instruc tions , and maintenance in [...]

6 Com puted kickb ack a ngl e ( CKA ) T abl e BAR P/N Length C HAIN P/N 530044692 16 ″ MODE L CKA wit hout cha in brake MC3516 33 _ 530051544 NOTE: I ft h i ss a w i st ob eu s e d f o rc o m - merc ial logging, a c hain brak e is required and s hall not be remov ed or other wis e dis- abled to c omply with Feder al O SHA R egula- tions f or Comm[...]

7 Adjustment loc ated on c lutc h c over Inside view of clutc h cov er 4. Turn the adjusting s c rew by hand c oun- terc lock wis e until the adjusting pin just touches t he stop. This should allow the pin to be near t he corr ect pos ition. 5. Slide guide bar on bar bolts until guide bar s tops agains t clut ch drum s proc ket . Guid e bar Bar bol[...]

8 3. Usi ng bar tool, roll c hain ar ound guide bar to ensure all links are in bar groove. 4. Lift up tip of guide bar to chec k for s ag. Releas e tip of guide bar, then t urn ad- justing sc rew 1 / 4 turn c lock wis e. R epeat until sag does not ex ist. Adjus ting Sc rew - - 1 / 4 Tur n 5. While lift ing tip of guide bar , tighten bar nuts s ec u[...]

9 THROTTLE LOCK- - OUT The THROTTLE LOC K- - O UT must be pres sed bef ore y ou can s queez e the throt tle trigger. Th is feature pr events y ou fr om acci - dentally s queez ing the tr igger . CHOKE/ F AST I DLE LEVER The c hoke and f ast idle ar e set by pulling the CHOKE/F AST IDLE LEVER out to the full ex- tent for c old s tarting or after r e[...]

10 T o stop the engine mov e the O N/S TOP sw itch to the STOP pos ition. To star t the eng ine hold the saw firmly on the ground as illus trat ed. Make su re the c hain is free to turn with out contacting any obje ct. Left Hand on Front Handle Starter Rope Handle Right Foot Thr ough Rear Handle Us e only 15 ″ -- 1 8 ″ (40 - - 45 cm) of rope pe[...]

11 S This saw is equipped with a chain brake. The brak e is des igned to s top the chain if kickb ack o ccurs. S The inert ia- - ac tiv ated chain brake is activ ated if t he front hand guar d is pus hed forwar d, either manually (by hand) or automatically ( by sudden movement). S If the brake is already ac tiv ated, it is disengaged by pulling the[...]

12 Directio n of Fall 45 _ Pl an a cl ear retre at pat h FELLI NG LARGE TR EES (6 inc hes ( 15 cm) in diameter or larger) The notch method is us ed to fell large trees . A notc h is cut on the s ide of the tree in the de- sir ed direct ion of f all. After a felling cut is made on the opposite s ide of tree, t he tr ee will tend to fall into the not[...]

13 Ove rc utti ng Un der cu ttin g Undercutti ng involv es cutting on the under- side of t he log with top of saw against the log. When underc utting use light upw ard pres - sur e. Hold s aw firmly and maintain c ontr ol. The saw will tend to pus h back toward y ou. WAR N I N G : N ever t urn s aw ups ide down to underc ut. T he saw c annot be c o[...]

14 S Remov e larger, suppor ting branc hes w ith the cut ting tec hniques des c ribed in BU CK - ING WITHOUT A SUPPO RT . S Alway s us e an overc ut to cut small and free - ly hanging limbs . Under cut ting could c ause limbs to f all and pinch the s aw. PRUNING WAR N I N G : Limit pruning to limbs shoul der height or below. Do not c ut if branc he[...]

15 CHECK GUIDE BAR Conditi ons whic h requir e guide bar mainte - nance : S Saw c uts to one s ide or at an angle. S Saw has t o be forc ed thr ough the c ut. S Inadequate supply of oil to bar/c hain. Chec k the condition of guide bar eac h time chain is shar pened. A wor n guide bar will damage the chain and make cutt ing dif ficult. After eac h u[...]

16 CLEANING THE SP ARK ARREST - ING SCREEN Cleaning is required ev ery 25 hours of op- eration or annually, whichev er c omes firs t. 1. Loos en and remov e the nut from the ex - haust outlet c ov er . 2. R emove the ex haust oulet c over. 3. R emove s park arres ting sc reen. H andle sc reen c arefully to prevent damage. 4. C lean the s park ar re[...]

17 S File chain to meet t he specific ations as show n. 30 ˚ 80 ˚ 60 ˚ Rounded Corner 0.025 inch (0.65 m m) Right Hook Angle Wrong Squared O f f Corner T oo Much Hook A ngle WAR N I N G : M ainta in t he proper hook ang le acc ording t o the manuf act urer ’s spec ific ations f or the c hain you ar e us ing. Im - proper hook angle w ill inc re[...]

18 FUEL SYSTEM Under FU ELING E NG INE in the OPERA- TION sec tion of this manual, s ee mess age labeled IMPORT ANT regarding the use of gasohol in y our c hain s aw . Fuel s tabiliz er is an ac cept able alter native in minimizing the formation of fuel gum depos - its dur ing storage. Add s tabiliz er to the gas oline in the fuel tank or fuel s to[...]

19 LIMI TED WA RRANTY McCulloch, a divis ion of Hus qv arna Co nsum - er Outdo or Produc ts N .A., Inc ., warr ants to the original con sumer pur chas er t hat eac h new McCulloch brand gasoli ne c hain s aw i s fr ee from defec ts in material and w ork mans hip and agrees to r epair or replace under this w arrant y any de fect ive ga soline c hain[...]

20 ter as soon as a pr oblem exis ts . W arranty r e- pairs s hould be compl eted in a reas onable amount of time, not to ex c eed 30 day s. I f y o u have any ques tions r egarding y our warranty rights and r espons ibilities , you sh ou l d co nt a ct your n eares t authoriz ed s erv ice c enter, call Mc Cu ll o ch at 1- - 80 0- - 5 54- -6723, or[...]