For Your Safety; Preparing Your New Saw; Chain Oil System - Homelite 150 Owner's Manual

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FOR YOUR SAFETY
Although this bookret rater on telrs you how to use the saw
safery and correcily,
here are some or rhe importinip6iriis-to o-Jkbi il:r";iriin
mino:
O Pgl"g_"-11_ting, sready the saw with the side of your
Knee agatnst the rear handle and hold saw Aown tiim-
ly^on the ground with one trana on ifre ironrr,andie
Dar.
3 Alway_s keep both hands on the saw when it is run-
ning. Be sure to use the ptopei grip inlhe nanOle bar
(9ee page 7) and mainriin voui 6iliiiie and conrrol
ol the saw.
1 Never let the chain_ contact any obstacle other than
lhe work at hand. Never tet il cbniacioiier timbs or
louch lhe ground.
1 Helpers and bystanders must be kept a safe distance
from lhe operator and the cuttinl chlin.
--
O Keep clear of a moving,chain. Do not touch it. Shut
engine off before making anv Jaw i6piirs or ad-
justments.
O Afler completing a cut, don.t move away until chain
stops. Shrir or ihe
"n6tne
oeloi"-"1'rrling rhe saw
between cuts. put a sdaobaro ovliitrti'olaoe wten
transporting the saw.
3 Select a path of safe retreat before making a felling
cul
O Ecrrre of falling limbs. Wear a ,,hard hat,, in the
Fdr.nd
ourin!'relins oiiiise'ire;;:
-'
j lf there is anything-wrong with the saw, get
it fixed
betore rurrheiuse.ieep ifie ilijin !-niipL;a il;fi;;;
tensioned. A dull, misfiied or loose ctrtn wili ctr'attei
and buck, and can cause saw to ficfbicf.
3 Keep fuel in clearly -labeled safety type cans. Fuel
your saw_over ground that presents nd hazard of lire.
Move at teast i0 teet awayi from fueiintlpot uefore
starting up the saw.
1 Avoid.spitlagg of fue_|, .and wipe saw down if fuel is
spilled on it- Do not bring tuei wtrJre itrere is fire oi
any kind.
3 Keep-the saw clean and free of leaves, sawdust, pitch
and oil.
j Do not operate with fuet cap loose or muffter
or lilters
removed. Use spark arreiters unoei-:;lry woods,l
conditions and always where requiieC'Oy iaw.
3 Use.only lhe correct fuel mixtures made from the in-
gredients recommended in rhii m;;;;i.
'
1 Keep a fire extinguisher handy.
j For 15 minutes after stopping work, check
the area lo
be sure rhere are no_ snidroeitns;.,biiJ.'p"r ouiirii
ftres and lgpol! rhem, tisring ia-uiijJir iirlwn, ro the
proper authorities.
t
$Am;"offiil?.tn"
rarr or a tree or prevent .
fj:il":lJ."ill1lt?,rf
rearn rhe besr and saresr ways ro
PE,AHNGYOUN NEW SAW
Study the anblv
instructions and lamiliarize yourself
with the-bacc consrruction-oi*ii-i"ii.'fnis
saw is a
high-performance righrweigrti m-6Jeilngi;eered
to at-
l?H":f
owner to m-ake ir,t iriiiolitvtiyrino, repairs
CHAIN OIL SYSTEM
The cha_in oil filler cap is located on top of the
saw to the
lelt of the guide bar'mounting-p;
1.
J|T
qF.OtL: HOMEL|TEo Bar and Chain Oit
shoutd
be used just as it gom.es trom tfre c6iitlin"r,
as it is
formulated to ftow freely even_ at betowzero
tempera_
g1r19s. n1v brand of m.oior;ii i;;,rJiffieprocessed
moror oit mav be u::d-3"
" "rdltitujd.'Tire
weighr of
the oil to be-used
rito;;4d"-F:ff
;iE.i'ffi !f#!'",'l;fi '""?:!illi:i
ro sA E- 1 0 or eve n
. a. I is rr te i
-ridiJrril'J'r
rli nii"iiiiv
add kerosene to whatevl, *"ighTJil'y-ou'i,"n"
until it
flows freety. No dirty or useO oiiCn6ufi'Ol put
inro the
chain oiteras it may aam"G th;;i;L;;.
2. !.OW OFTEN TO FTLLTHE_
CHATN OtL RESERVOTR:
The reservoir shoutd te riiled-iliiib''il'li
rhe srarr.
The votume of oit discharsla ogf!1{aI'Li.!n"
ensine
speed. However, atw.ays tiit up-ttri-ita-ii bir
reservoir
every time you fuel th-e saw.
3. The flow at ooerating speed_is about 10cc per
min-
ute. Check rh6 oit rarit< e-verv Gw-iiririrel'at tirsr,
ana
add oit whenever rhe tevet isj";.;iG;me
experi-
9199_ysin-S.Jhe
saw, you wiil tnow tiii t-ong you
"an
operate without running out ot chain 6irji i crrecii
!'vh_ether
rhe chain is. leiling ;i"di;
prorecrion:
hotd rhe nose ot rhe glr roJaraiio i-Udur 0,, trom
the buil end of a tos.. ThrotriJ r-p r.i i-rrii,i! speed
tor
a second or rwo. tt;itis rh6un:rril;iiia=in onto
t e
wood, ir proves rhat rhe crrain ii-idir'l,id'lir.
6"!
C A U T I O N :
H O L D S A W F T R M L Y
WITH BOTH HANDS
D U R I N G T H I S T E S T .
DO NOT LET THE BAR
TOUCH THE LOG.
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