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CORDLESS BRUSHLESS CHAINSAW
model number 054-5756-6 | contact us: 1.866.523.5218
IMPORTANT:
Instruction
Read and follow all safety rules and operating
Manual
instructions before using this product.

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A bar and chain lubricant designed for chains and chain oilers, formulated to perform over a wide temperature range with no dilution required, is recommended for Yardworks Model 054-5756-6.

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  • Page 1 CORDLESS BRUSHLESS CHAINSAW model number 054-5756-6 | contact us: 1.866.523.5218 IMPORTANT: Instruction Read and follow all safety rules and operating Manual instructions before using this product.
  • Page 2 054-5756-6 | contact us: 1.866.523.5218 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS KNOW YOUR CHAINSAW SYMBOLS GENERAL SAFETY RULES EXPLODED VIEW PARTS LIST OPERATION MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOOTING WARRANTY Bar length 14” (350 mm) Speed: 6000 RPM Chain pitch 3/8” (9.5 mm) Chain gauge 0.050” (1.27 mm)

  • Page 3: Know Your Chainsaw

    054-5756-6 | contact us: 1.866.523.5218 1. Scabbard Low-kickback Chain Switich Trigger 8. Rear Handle 3. Switch Lock Guide Bar 4. Quick View Oil Indicator 10. Chain Cover Lock Knob 5. Oil Reservoir Cap 11. Chain Cover 6. Front Handle 12.
  • Page 4 054-5756-6 | contact us: 1.866.523.5218 Some of the following symbols may be used on this product. Please study them and learn their meaning. Proper interpretation of these symbols will allow you to operate the product better and more safely.
  • Page 5 054-5756-6 | contact us: 1.866.523.5218 The following signal words and meanings are intended to explain the levels of risk associated with this product. SYMBOL SIGNAL MEANING Indicates an imminently hazardous situation, which, if not DANGER avoided, will result in death or serious injury.

  • Page 6: Work Area Safety

    054-5756-6 | contact us: 1.866.523.5218 WARNING: Read and understand all instructions. Failure to follow all instructions listed below may result in electric shock, fire, and/or serious personal injury. WORK AREA SAFETY • Keep work area clean and well lit. Cluttered or dark areas invite accidents.

  • Page 7: Specific Safety Warnings

    054-5756-6 | contact us: 1.866.523.5218 CHAINSAW USE AND CARE • Do not force the chainsaw. Use the correct chainsaw for your application. The correct chainsaw will do the job better and safer at the rate for which it was designed.
  • Page 8 054-5756-6 | contact us: 1.866.523.5218 • Always hold the chainsaw with your right hand on the rear handle and your left hand on the front handle. Holding the chainsaw with a reversed hand configuration increases the risk of personal injury and should never be done.

  • Page 9: Causes And Operator Prevention Of Kickback

    054-5756-6 | contact us: 1.866.523.5218 CAUSES AND OPERATOR PREVENTION OF KICKBACK • Maintain a firm grip, with thumbs and fingers encircling the chainsaw handles, with both hands on the saw and position your body and arm to allow you to resist kickback forces.
  • Page 10 054-5756-6 | contact us: 1.866.523.5218 UNDERSTANDING YOUR CHAINSAW SAFETY DEVICES LOW-KICKBACK SAW CHAIN The rakers (depth gauges) ahead of each cutter can minimize the force of a kickback reaction by preventing the cutters from digging in too deeply at the kickback zone. Only use replacement chain that is equivalent to original chain or has been certified as low kickback chain per ANSI B175.1.
  • Page 11 054-5756-6 | contact us: 1.866.523.5218...
  • Page 12 054-5756-6 | contact us: 1.866.523.5218 ITEM PART No. DRAWING 31130405 14'' CHAIN 33302324-1 14’’ BAR 34104324 14’’ SCABBARD 311031882 OIL COVER ASSEMBLY 311041882 SIDE COVER ASSEMBLY 32209590 C-CLIP 311021882 SPROCKET ASSEMBLY 311011882 HOUSING ASSEMBLY...
  • Page 13 054-5756-6 | contact us: 1.866.523.5218 Before beginning to operate this product, make sure all parts are present. Compare parts with package contents list. If any part is missing or damaged, do not attempt to operate the product. UNPACKING This product has been shipped completely assembled.

  • Page 14: Adding Bar And Chain Lubricant

    054-5756-6 | contact us: 1.866.523.5218 ADDING BAR AND CHAIN LUBRICANT Use a bar and chain lubricant with this product. It is designed for chains and chain oilers, and is formulated to perform over a wide temperature range with no dilution required.

  • Page 15: To Remove The Battery

    054-5756-6 | contact us: 1.866.523.5218 BATTERY INSTALLING THE BATTERY PACK • Align the tongue of the battery pack (3) with the cavity. • Grasp the chainsaw (2) firmly. • Push the battery pack into the handle until the latch (1) locks into place.
  • Page 16 054-5756-6 | contact us: 1.866.523.5218 STARTING AND STOPPING THE CHAINSAW A. To start the chainsaw: • Make sure chain tension is at desired setting. Refer to Adjusting the Chain Tension in the Maintenance of this manual. • Make sure the chain cover lock knob is tight to the chain cover.

  • Page 17: Preparing For Cutting

    054-5756-6 | contact us: 1.866.523.5218 PREPARING FOR CUTTING A. Proper grip on handles See General Safety Rules for appropriate safety equipment. • Wear non-slip gloves for maximum grip and protection. • Hold the saw firmly with both hands. Always keep your left hand on the front handle and your right hand on the rear handle so that your body is to the left of the chain line.
  • Page 18 054-5756-6 | contact us: 1.866.523.5218 PROPER CUTTING STANCE • Balance your weight with both feet on solid ground. • Keep left arm with elbow locked in a “straight arm” position to withstand any kickback force. • Keep your body to the left of the chain line.

  • Page 19: Work Area Precautions

    054-5756-6 | contact us: 1.866.523.5218 WORK AREA PRECAUTIONS • Cut only wood or materials made from wood: no sheet metal, no plastics, no masonry, no non-wood building materials. • Never allow children to operate the saw. Allow no person to use this chainsaw who has not read this instruction manual or received adequate instructions for the safe and proper use of this chainsaw.

  • Page 20: Removing Buttress Roots

    054-5756-6 | contact us: 1.866.523.5218 REMOVING BUTTRESS ROOTS A buttress root is a large root extending from the trunk of the tree above the ground. Remove large buttress roots prior to felling. Make the horizontal cut into the buttress first, followed by the vertical cut.
  • Page 21 054-5756-6 | contact us: 1.866.523.5218 • Felling Backcut, as the felling cut gets close to the hinge, the tree should begin to fall. If there is any chance the tree may not fall in the desired direction or it may rock back...
  • Page 22 054-5756-6 | contact us: 1.866.523.5218 BUCKING Bucking is the term used for cutting a fallen tree to the desired log length. • Always make sure your footing is secure and your weight is distributed evenly on both feet. • Cut only one log at a time. • Support small logs on a saw horse or another log while bucking. • Keep a clear cutting area. Make sure that no objects can contact the guide bar nose and chain during cutting as this can cause kickback. Refer to Kickback earlier in this manual.
  • Page 23 054-5756-6 | contact us: 1.866.523.5218 BUCKING LOGS UNDER STRESS When the log is supported on one end, cut 1/3 the diameter from the underside. Then make the finished cut by overbucking to meet the first cut. When the log is supported on both ends, cut 1/3 of the diameter from the top overback.
  • Page 24 054-5756-6 | contact us: 1.866.523.5218 LIMBING Limbing is removing branches from a fallen tree. • Work slowly, keeping both hands on the chainsaw with a firm grip. Always make sure your footing is secure and your weight is distributed evenly on both feet. • L eave the larger support limbs under the tree to keep the tree off the ground while cutting. • L imbs should be cut one at a time. Remove the cut limbs from the work area often to help. •...
  • Page 25 054-5756-6 | contact us: 1.866.523.5218 When bucking on a slope always stand on the uphill side of the log. To maintain complete control of the chainsaw when cutting through the log, release the cutting pressure near the end of the cut without relaxing your grip on the chainsaw handles.

  • Page 26: General Maintenance

    054-5756-6 | contact us: 1.866.523.5218 GENERAL MAINTENANCE Avoid using solvents when cleaning plastic parts. Most plastics are susceptible to damage from various types of commercial solvents and may be damaged by their use. Use clean cloths to remove dirt, dust, lubricant, grease, etc.
  • Page 27 054-5756-6 | contact us: 1.866.523.5218 REPLACING THE GUIDE BAR AND CHAIN • Remove the battery from the chainsaw. • Rotate the chain cover lock knob counter-clockwise and remove knob and sleeve . • Remove the chain cover. • Remove the bar and chain from the mounting surface. • Remove the old chain from the bar. • Lay out the new saw chain in a loop and straighten any kinks. The cutters should face in the direction of chain rotation. If they face backwards, turn the loop over. • Place the chain drive links into the bar groove as shown. Chain cover lock knob Chain tension knob...
  • Page 28 054-5756-6 | contact us: 1.866.523.5218 • Position the chain so there is a loop at the back of the bar. • Hold the chain in position on the bar and place the loop around the sprocket. • Fit the bar flush agaist the mounting surface so that the bar studs are in the long shot of the bar.
  • Page 29 054-5756-6 | contact us: 1.866.523.5218 • Lift the tip of the guide bar up to check for the sag. • Release the tip of the guide bar and turn the chain tensioning bolt 1/2 turn clockwise. Repeat this process until the sag does not exist.

  • Page 30: Adjusting The Chain Tension

    054-5756-6 | contact us: 1.866.523.5218 ADJUSTING THE CHAIN TENSION • Stop the motor and disconnect from power supply before setting the chain tension. • Slightly loosen the chain cover lock knob. • Turn the chain tensioning knob clockwise to tension the chain.

  • Page 31: Chain Maintenance

    054-5756-6 | contact us: 1.866.523.5218 CHAIN MAINTENANCE Use only a low-kickback chain on this saw. This fast-cutting chain provides kickback reduction when properly maintained. For smooth and fast cutting, maintain the chain properly. The chain requires sharpening when the wood chips are small and powdery, the chain must be forced through the wood during cutting, or the chain cuts to one side.
  • Page 32 054-5756-6 | contact us: 1.866.523.5218 SHARPENING THE CUTTERS • Be careful to file all cutters to the specified angles and to the same length, as fast cutting can be obtained only when all cutters are uniform. • Tension the chain prior to sharpening. Refer to Adjusting The Chain Tension.
  • Page 33 054-5756-6 | contact us: 1.866.523.5218 TOP PLATE FILING ANGLE • CORRECT 30°: file holders are marked with guide marks to align file properly to produce correct top plate angle. • LESS THAN 30°: for cross cutting. • MORE THAN 30°: feathered edge dulls quickly.

  • Page 34: Maintaining The Guide Bar

    054-5756-6 | contact us: 1.866.523.5218 SIDE PLATE ANGLE • Maintain the depth gauge at a clearance of 1/32” (0.6 mm). Use a depth gauge tool for checking the depth gauge clearances. • Every time the chain is filed, check the depth gauge clearance.
  • Page 35 054-5756-6 | contact us: 1.866.523.5218 QUICK REFERENCE OF CHAIN&BAR ASSEMBLY (KNOB TENSION) 1, To remove the side cover, 2, Then loosen the chain 3, Now totally remove the loosen the locking knob one tension knob 2 or 3 turns.
  • Page 36 054-5756-6 | contact us: 1.866.523.5218 PROBLiEM POSSIBLE CAUSE CORRECTIVE ACTION Bar and chain 1. Check chain tension for 1. Tension chain. Refer to running hot and overtightened condition. Adjusting the Chain smoking. 2. Chain-oil tank empty. Tension earlier in this manual.

  • Page 37: Year Limited Warranty

    Canada Toronto, Canada M4S 2B8 from defects in material and workmanship for a period of one hundred twenty (120) days from the date of retail purchase. Yardworks Canada will not be liable for incidental or consequential loss or damage.

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