Mounting The Bar And Chain; Recommended Oil - MTD GCS46 Operating Instructions Manual

4. MOUNTING THE BAR AND CHAIN

WARNING! DO NOT START THE
CHAINSAW BEFORE YOU HAVE
MOUNTED AND ADJUSTED THE BAR AND
CHAIN.
WEAR SAFETY GLOVES WHEN PER
FORMING THIS OPERATION. THE
CUTTING TEETH (OF THE CHAIN) CAN CAUSE
WOUNDS
1) Open the box containing the chainsaw and ex-
tract the disassembled parts and accessories as
shown in Fig.2. In the box you will find:
part.1 – Chainsaw body
part.2 – Chain guide bar
part.3 - Chain
part.4 – Combination spanner.
part 5 – Chain adjustment screwdriver.
part 6 – Bar cover.
part 7 – Instruction manual.
2) Position the Chainsaw body as in Fig. 3 and
make sure that the (chain) safety brake is not ingaged
(arrow Fig.3).
3) Unscrew the nuts (Fig.4 part.1) and remove the
brake cover.
4) Rotate the chain tensioning screw anticlockwise
(unscrew direction) (Fig.5 part.1) so that the chain
tensioning tooth retreats (Fig.5 part.2).
5) Fit the chain around the drive sproket fig 6.
The teeth of the top part must be oriented as shown
in the diagram.
ATTENTION !! Make sure to match the chain teeth
correctly with the corresponding sprocket teeth.
6) Position the chain guide bar on the stud bolts
(Fig.7).
7) Insert the chain guide teeth into the groove of the
bar (Fig.8). Pull the bar in such a way as to
stretch the chain.
CHAIN SAW OPERATING MANUAL
8) Slightly screw up (clockwise) the chain tension
screw to achieve initial light tension (fig. 9).
9) Fit the chain cover back on and tighten the nuts
by hand.
10) Complete chain tensioning by screwing up
(clockwise) the chain tension screw (fig. 9).
When the proper tension has been reached, the
chain can be raised with two fingers to the point
where an entire guide tooth is visible (Fig.9 part. A).
11) Fully tighten the two nuts with the key provided
(Fig.10) keeping the point of the bar raised. Check
that the chain can run freely in the bar.
NOTE!! The tension of a new chain must be checked
and set (with the engine off and the brake on) after
a few minutes of work.
5. REFUELLING
1) ATTENTION! The equipment
is provided with a 2-stroke en-
gine.
The engine requires a mixture of petrol and oil for
2-stroke engines with the following percentages.
40:1 = (2,5% oil)

RECOMMENDED OIL

Top-quality oil for two-stroke engines:
Service class JASO: FC class
2) Mix by shaking the fuel container extensively
before each refuelling.
3) Prepare the fuel mixture and perform the refuel-
ling only in the open air (Fig.23).
4) Store the fuel in a container made for the purpose
and with the cap properly closed.
Top up the chain oil tank every time you add
fuel.
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