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  • Page 1 STIHL MS 500i 2 - 28 Instruction Manual...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    13 14 resources. This user manual is intended to help 15 16 you use your STIHL product safely and in an environmentally friendly manner over a long service life. We thank you for your confidence in us and hope you will enjoy working with your STIHL product.

  • Page 3: Overview

    3 Overview English 1 Front Hand Guard 21 Rear Hand Guard Helps protect operator’s left hand from con‐ Protects operator’s right hand from contact tact with the saw chain, serves to engage the with the chain if it comes off the bar or chain brake and activates the chain brake by breaks.

  • Page 4: Safety Precautions

    This field may interfere Intended Use with some pacemakers. This can result in seri‐ The STIHL MS 500i is designed for cutting wood, ous or fatal injuries. limbing and felling trees. ► If the user has a pacemaker: Make sure the pacemaker is not affected.
  • Page 5 EN 166 or national stand‐ while the engine is running. Hot exhaust gas ards are available from retailers. can ignite easily flammable materials and ► STIHL recommends that you wear a face cause a fire. shield. ► Keep exhaust gas well away from easily ►...
  • Page 6 ► Deburr the guide bar every week. the tank. Fuel may escape as a spray and ► If you have any queries: Contact your STIHL ignite when the fuel tank cap is opened. This servicing dealer.
  • Page 7 ► Start the engine as described in this instruc‐ injuries and damage to property. tion manual. ► Stop work and contact your STIHL dealer for ► If the saw chain is touching the ground or assistance. objects: Do not start the engine.
  • Page 8 English 4 Safety Precautions a fire in an easily combustible location. This ► Determine direction of fall so that the area in can result in serious or fatal injuries and dam‐ which the tree falls is clear. age to property. ►...
  • Page 9 4 Safety Precautions English Reactive Forces 4.9.2 Pull-in 4.9.1 Kickback The saw is pulled away from the operator when the bottom of the bar is used for cutting. Kickback can be caused for the following rea‐ WARNING sons: – The rotating saw chain in the upper quadrant ■...
  • Page 10 English 5 Preparing the Saw for Operation 4.10 Transporting ■ The muffler and engine may be hot after a period of operation. This can result in burn WARNING injuries. ► Wait until the muffler and engine cool down. ■ The saw may turn over or shift during trans‐ ■...

  • Page 11: Preparing The Saw For Operation

    English ► If you cannot carry out these steps: Do not use ► Fit the guide bar and chain on the saw and your chainsaw and contact your STIHL servic‐ check the following points: ing dealer for assistance. – Chain drive links are seated in teeth of chain sprocket (7).
  • Page 12 ► Now try again to close the oil tank. ► If the oil tank still cannot be closed properly: Do not use the chainsaw and contact a STIHL ► Swing the grip on the oil tank cap to the verti‐...

  • Page 13: Engaging And Disengaging The Chain Brake

    (2). STIHL recommends you use STIHL MotoMix. ► Place the spiked bumper (1) in position. If you mix the fuel yourself, use only STIHL two- ► Fit the screw (4). stroke engine oil or another high-performance ► Engage the nut (5).
  • Page 14 ► Do not use fuel mix that has been stored for ► If the fuel tank still cannot be closed properly: more than 30 days. Do not use the chainsaw and contact a STIHL ► Fill the tank to within no more than 15 mm dealer for assistance.

  • Page 15: Starting And Stopping The Engine

    – your thumb should be ► If the engine does not stop: Do not use the under the handle. Put the toe of your right chainsaw and contact your STIHL servicing boot into the rear handle and press down. dealer for assistance.
  • Page 16 Do not use your chainsaw and contact your STIHL servicing dealer for assistance. ► Use a STIHL filing gauge to check that a filing angle of 30° has been maintained on all cut‐ ters. The STIHL filing gauge must match the chain pitch.

  • Page 17: Operating The Saw

    ► Shut off the engine and engage the chain back to its idle position: Do not use your chain‐ brake. saw and contact your STIHL servicing dealer ► Use a suitable tool to depress the stop (2). for assistance. The stop (2) remains permanently depressed.
  • Page 18 English 11 Operating the Saw ► Observe the following points when planning ► Engage the spiked bumper and use it as a ful‐ escape path (B): crum. – Escape path (B) at an angle of 45° to direc‐ ► Guide the full width of the guide bar into the tion of fall (A).
  • Page 19 11 Operating the Saw English 11.5.5 Plunge cutting E Felling cut The tree is felled with the felling cut. The fell‐ Plunge cutting is a technique required for felling. ing cut is 1/10 of the trunk diameter (at least 3 cm) above the bottom of the felling notch.
  • Page 20 English 11 Operating the Saw the tree diameter is less than the guide bar’s length. ► Shout a warning. ► Apply the spiked bumper at the same height as the felling cut and use it as a pivot. ► Hold the saw horizontally and swing it into the felling cut as far as possible.

  • Page 21: After Finishing Work

    12 After Finishing Work English ► Apply the spiked bumper behind the hinge at the same height as the felling cut and use it as a pivot. ► Hold the saw horizontally and swing it into the felling cut as far as possible. ►...

  • Page 22: Storing

    ► Allow chainsaw to cool down. 15.3 Cleaning the Air Filter ► Clean the saw with a damp cloth or STIHL resin solvent. Very fine dust can collect in the air filter. The ► Clean cooling air slots with a soft brush.

  • Page 23: Maintenance

    Chain brake ► Allow chainsaw to cool down. ► Have the chain brake serviced by a STIHL servicing dealer at the following intervals: – Full-time usage: every 3 months – Part-time usage: every 6 months – Occasional usage: every 12 months After every 100 hours of operation ►...

  • Page 24: Repairing

    Deburring the Guide Bar A burr can build up on the outer edge of the guide bar. ► Remove burr with a flat file or a STIHL guide bar dressing tool. ► If you have any queries: Contact your STIHL servicing dealer.
  • Page 25 The chain is over-ten‐ ► Tension chain properly. sioned. Bar nose sprocket is ► Clean the bar nose sprocket with STIHL resin solvent. blocked. Smoke or burning Chain is not properly ► Sharpen the chain properly. smell while cutting.

  • Page 26: Specifications

    Dry weight without guide bar and chain For information on compliance with the REACH – MS 500i: 6.2 kg regulation see www.stihl.com/reach. – MS 500i with handle heating: 6.3 kg – Max. fuel tank capacity: 785 cc (0.785 l) 19.6 Exhaust Emissions –...

  • Page 27: Spare Parts And Accessories

    STIHL cannot warrant – Category: Chainsaw for the use of those parts. – Make: STIHL – Model: MS 500i, MS 500i W Original STIHL spare parts and original STIHL – Serial identification: 1147 accessories are available from STIHL dealers.
  • Page 28 – Measured sound power level: 119 dB(A) – Guaranteed sound power level: 121 dB(A) Technical documents are deposited at ANDREAS STIHL AG & Co. KG Produktzulas‐ sung (Product Licensing). The year of manufacture and serial number are applied to the chainsaw.
  • Page 29 23 EC Declaration of Conformity English 0458-809-0121-B. VA0.A21.
  • Page 30 English 23 EC Declaration of Conformity 0458-809-0121-B. VA0.A21.
  • Page 31 23 EC Declaration of Conformity English 0458-809-0121-B. VA0.A21.
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