McCulloch MAC 316 XT 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. MANUEL D’ INSTRUCTIO NS RENSEIGNEM ENTS IMPOR T AN TS: Avant d’ut il iser cet appareil , veuill ez li re at entivement les inst r[...]

2 ID ENTI FIC A TIO N (WHA T IS WH A T?) Chain Adjus tment T o ol (Bar T ool) Primer Bulb Fuel Mix Fill Cap Starter Hous ing Bar Oil Fill Cap Chain Front H and Guar d Front Handle Starter R ope ON/ST OP Switc h Muffler Idle Speed Sc rew Bumper Spik e Bar G uard Guide B ar Chain Br ake N uts Cy linder Cov er Throttle Lock out Rear Handle Throttle Tr[...]

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 sharply 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- tion[...]

4 S Do not put pres sur e on the saw at the end of the cut . Apply ing pres s ure can c ause you to lose c ontr ol when t he cu t is c ompleted. S Stop the engine befor e setting the saw down. S Do not operate a c hain s aw t hat is dam- aged, impr operly adjus ted, or not com- pletely and s ecur ely ass embled. Alw ays replac e bar , chain, hand g[...]

5 S Turn the engine of f and let s aw c ool in a non-combus tible area, not on dry leav es , str aw , paper , etc. Slow ly r emove fuel c ap and refuel unit. S Store the unit and fuel in an area w here fuel vapor s c annot r each s park s or open flames from wat er heaters, electr ic motors or sw itches , furnac es , etc. KI CKBA CK WAR N I N G : A[...]

6 S K ee p a good, f irm grip on the s aw w ith both hands w hen the engine is runni ng and don’ t let go. A firm gr ip will help y ou r educ e kic k - back and maint ain c ontrol of the s aw . Keep the fingers of your le ft hand enc irc ling and your left thumb under t he front handlebar . Keep y our right hand c ompletely aro und the rear handl[...]

7 A T T ACH IN G THE BA R & CH AI N (If not already attac hed) WAR N I N G : Rec heck eac h ass em- bly step if the s aw is receiv ed as s embled. Al- way s wear glov es when handling t he chain. The chain is s harp and c an cut y ou ev en when it is not mov ing! 1. Loosen and remov e the chain brak e nuts and the chain brak e from the s aw . 2[...]

8 Adjus ting Screw Chain Br ake N uts Guide Bar Adjus ting Sc rew - - 1/4 Turn S Lift up the tip of the bar and s ec urely tight- en the chain brake nuts wi th the bar tool. S Rec heck chain tens ion. Chain Br ake Nuts WAR N I N G : If the s aw is operated with a loos e c hain, the chain could jump off the guide bar and r esult in serious injury. W[...]

9 START ING A C OLD ENG INE ( or a warm engine a fter running o ut of fuel) NOTE : In the follow ing s teps , when the c ho- ke/f ast idle lev er is pulled out to the full ex - tent, the cor rec t throttle s etting for star ting is set automatic ally. ON/S TOP SWITCH ON STOP (SIDE VIEW ) 1. Move ON /STOP s witc h to the ON posi- tion. 2. Slowly pre[...]

10 CUT TING M ETHODS IMPORTANT POINTS S Chec k chain t ensio n before firs t us e and af - ter 1 minute of oper ation. S ee C HAI N TE N - 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 The bumper s pike may be us ed as a piv ot when mak ing a cut. S Stop the s aw if[...]

11 S Be alert to s igns that t he tree is ready to fall: cr ack ing s ounds , wid ening of the felling cut, or mov ement in the u pper bran ches . 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 tr ee with your saw. Be ext remely caut ious wi th par [...]

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 the mov ing chain t o cont act an y other b ranc hed or objec ts at the nos e of the guide bar w hen limbi ng or pruning. A llowing s uc h c ontac t ca n res ult 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 [...]

13 BAR MAINTENANCE If your s aw c uts t o 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 ervic e y our bar . A worn bar w ill damage your chain and make cutt ing dif fic ult. After eac h us e, ensur e ON /STOP s witc h is in the STOP pos ition, then clean all s aw[...]

14 CAUTION : It is important to prev ent gum deposits from forming in es sential fuel sy s tem parts s uc h as the c arburetor, fuel fil- ter , fuel hos e, or fuel tank during s tor age. Al- cohol blended fuels (called gasohol or using ethanol or methanol) c an att ract moistur e whic h leads to fuel mix ture s eparation and formation of ac ids dur[...]

15 TECHNICAL DA TA S HEET Engine Mac 316 XT Cy linder v olume, c m 3 46 Stroke, m m 32 Idle speed, r pm 3000 Rec ommended max . sp ee d, un lo ad ed , rpm 13000 Power , kW 1,0 Ignition syst em Manufactur er Phelon T y pe of ignition s y stem CD Spark plug Champion Elec trode gap, mm 0,5 Fuel and lubri cation system Manufacturer Walbro Carburetor t [...]