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McCulloch Aug-42 manual

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    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[...]

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    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 H and Guar d Starter R ope ON/S T OP Switch Muffler Chok e/ Fast Idle Lever Fuel Mix Fill Cap Starter H ous ing Idle Speed Sc rew Bumper spik e Primer Bu lb Front Handle Guide Bar Adjusting Wheel Cy linder Cover Thrott le Lock out Rear Handle[...]

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    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 pr imer bulb 6 times. Pull the s tarter rope shar ply 5 times w ith y our right hand. Pull th e star ter ro pe shar ply with your right hand until the engi ne starts. Pull c hoke/fas t idle lever out to the f ull extent (to the FULL C HO KE pos i- tion). [...]

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    4 S Keep all parts of y our body aw ay 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 work 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 saw. S Do not handle or opera te a chain s aw when you are fa tigued, [...]

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    5 MAINTAI N YOUR SAW IN G OOD WOR KIN G ORDE R S Hav e all c hain saw s erv ice pe rformed by a qualified s erv ic e dealer wi th the ex c eption of the items lis ted in the maintenance s ec tion of this manual . For ex ample, 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 fly w[...]

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    6 S Do not attempt cuts s tart ing with the tip of the bar (plunge c uts ). S Watch for s hifting logs or other for c es that could c los e a c ut and pinc h or fall into c hain . S Us e t he R educed - - Kic kbac k Guide Bar and Low - - K ick bac k Chain spec ified for your s aw . MAINTAIN CONTROL Never reverse hand positions Stan d to the lef t o[...]

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    7 ASSE M BL Y Protec tiv e gloves (not pr ovided) s hould be worn during as sembly. A TTA CHIN G THE BUMPER SPI KE (If not already attac hed) The bumper s pike may be us ed as a piv ot when making a c ut. 1. Loosen and r emove bar knob c ompletely by lifting lev er and turning count ercloc k - wis e. Remov e clutc h c ov er . 2. Attach the bumper s[...]

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    8 CHAIN TENSION (Including unit s with chain a lready inst alled) WAR N I N G : Wear protec tiv e glov es when handl ing chai n. The c hain is s harp and can c ut y ou ev en whe n it is not mov ing. NOTE: When adjus ting c hain tension, make s ure the bar knob is finger tight only. Attempting to tens ion the chain w hen the bar knob is tight can c [...]

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    9 OPER A T ING YOUR UN IT 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. Contact an authoriz ed ser vic e dealer . BAR AND CHAIN LUBRICA TION The bar and c hain require c ontinuous lubri- cation. Lubr[...]

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    10 OFF HALF CHOKE /F AST IDLE LE VER FULL 6. Pull the star ter rope s harply wit h your right hand until t he engine star ts. 7. Allow the engine to r un for approx imately 30 sec onds. T hen, squeez e and releas e throttle trigger to allow engine to r eturn to idle speed. STARTING A WARM ENG INE 1. Move ON /STOP s witc h to the ON posi- tion. 2. P[...]

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    11 S Keep the engine at full s peed the entire time you ar e cutt ing. S Allow the c hain to cut for y ou. Ex ert only light downwar d press ure. 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 without a c utting load, unnec es- sar y w ear c an occ ur . S T o av [...]

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    12 Import ant p oints S Cut only one log at a time. S Cut s hattered wood v ery 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 while cutting and nev er hold the log with y our leg or foot. S Do not c ut in an area where logs , limbs, and r [...]

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    13 S Be aler t for spr ingback . Watch out for branc hes that are bent or under press ure. Avoid being s truc 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 clear branc hes out of the way to av oid tripping over them. LIMBING S Alway s limb a tree after it is cut dow n. O nly [...]

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    14 After eac h us e, ensur e ON /STOP s witc h is in the STOP pos ition, then clean all s awdus t from the guide bar and spr ock et hole. T o maintain guide bar: S Move O N/STOP sw itc h to the STOP po si - tion. S Loosen an d remove b ar 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 [...]

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    15 STOR AGE WAR N I N G : Stop engine and allow to cool, and sec ure the unit before st oring or trans porting in a v ehicle. Store unit and fuel in an area wher e fuel v apors cannot r each spar ks or open flames from water heaters , electr ic motors or switc hes, furnac es, etc. Store unit w ith all guards in place. P osition s o that any s harp [...]

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    16 DECLAR A T ION OF CONF ORM ITY EC D eclaratio n of C onformi ty (O nly applies to Europe) We, H usqvarna O utdoor Products Italia, S.p.A . , V almadr era, It aly . 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 ser ial numbers 2007 - - 181( N or D) 00001 and onwards (the y ear is[...]

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    17 TECHNICAL DA TA S HEET 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 Manufacturer I IDA T y pe of ignition s y stem Inductiv e Spark plug Champion Elec trode gap, mm 0,5 Fuel and lubri cation system Manufactur er Zama Carbur eto[...]