The Saw; The Use Of The Saw - Stihl 090 Instruction Manual / Owners Manual

4
THE SAW
Parts of the chain saw; Illustrations and definitions of the
parts
see pages
2 and 31
~I
NevermodHy a chain
saw
in any way. Only attachments
supplied
by
STlHL or expressly appro~,!)y STlHL ,for
use with the specific STlHL saw modelS
,are.
authorized.
Although certain unauthorized
attachmentsaie
useable
with the STlHL powerhead. their
use may,
in fact, .be
extremely dangerous.
'
THE USE OF THE SAW
TranSporting the
chain
saw
W8ming!
AJW8yS Stop
the
enQtne
before'pUtting
a
chain
saw
down
or
carryi~ ~. ~ ~ .chain' sti~;with ~' engine running
is extteinely dangerous. 'A'CCidentaJ acceleration of the
engine eancsuse
the chain
to rotate. Avoid touchmg the
hotmUffter.' .
.~
.
6
By hand: When carrying your
saw
by hand,
the
'engine
must be stopped
and
the saw must be in the proper position.
Grip ~e front handle and place
the
muffler
at
the 'side away
from the
body
(i1l.4). " .
1tl8'
c;hafn
-guard
(scabbard) ~Uld
tie
over the chain and
the
gu~
barWhfCh
~rd
P9fljt
b8ckwards.
When carrying
your
~ ~
barsttould be behind you (i1l.4).
By vehicle: When transporting in a vehicle, keep chain
EiI19
bar,
~v~red
with the
ch~n.guard.,
Properly
,secure
your
saw
to prevent
turnover,
fuel SpHlage and damage to
the
saW. " .
Prepaf8tion forihe use
of
the
saw
T~
off the chain guard and inspect for safety in operation.
For
assemblY
please foUow
~
procedure described at
the appropriate section "Mounting the
Bar
and Chafn" of
your owner's Manual. '
STlHb-Oilornatic chain, guide
bar
and sprocket must match
eaCh
other:' ' " . . "
If
the,
g~i48 ~r 'or
chain Is
~1aC8dt it must
be
with a bar
or
Ch8In
of the same type. ReplaCement with another type
of
guide
bar
or chain 'wiD seriously increase the
00,ances ,of
ope~
iF.ljury
~ue t()
the
Contact
of the 'moving
chain
with
.~ operator
during n;rtational
kicIcb8ck.
W8rnirig!
Proper
tension of the
chain
is extremely important.
In
order
to av~ ~
.setting the
tensiol1ing ~we must 'be
fot~
as,
d~
in Y9ur
~"'M~,~ys ~re
~h,e*agoraarn~s>'fotthesp~coveriS(~)~
seCuteJy after tensioning,
~e
.chaffL CheCk Chain
t~n
once'~
after t:taving.
tigtlte.ned
the
n~
and thereafter
at
regular intervals (Whenever
the
saw
is
shut off). If the
chain becomes
loose while
cutting, shut off
the
engine and
then tighten. Never try to tighten the
chain
while the engine
is
runningl