Starting A Warm Engine; Operating Tips; Tree Fellingtechniques - Craftsman 358.352181 Operator's Manual

NOTE:
When pulling the starter rope,
do not use the full extent of the rope.
Do not let starter rope snap back. Hold
handle. Let rope rewind slowly.
• Pull starter rope handle firmly and
quickly with your dght hand until the
engine attempts to start';but no more
than 5 pulls. Then, push in choke
knob to the partial position. Resume
pulting handle until engine starts.
• Above 40°1=,allow engine to run for
approximately 5 seconds. Push the
choke knob in to the OFF position;
then squeeze and release throttle tdg-
ger to allow engine to idle.
• Below 40°F, allow engine to warm up
for 30 seconds to 1 minute with choke
at padial position. Push choke knob in
to the OFF position; then squeeze and
release throttle trigger to allow engfne
to idle.
• To stop engine, move On/Stop switch
to the STOP position.
STARTING A WARM ENGINE
DO NOT use the choke to start a warm
engine or flooding and hard starting
may occur.
: Move On/Stop switch to ON.
Set fast idle lock.
Be sure choke is in the OFF position.
With saw on ground, gdp front handle
with left hand and place your dght foot
through rear handle.
• Pull starter rope handle until engine
starts.
• Squeeze and release throttle tdgger
to return engine to idle speed.
DIFFICULT STARTING OR
STARTING A FLOODED ENGINE
The engine may be flooded if it has not
started after 10 pulls. Flooded engines
can be cleared of excess fuel with the
following procedure:
Engage the fast idle lock.
•"Verify that the On/Stop switch is in the
ON position.
• Push choke knob to the OFF position.
• With saw on ground, gdp front handle
with left hand and place dght foot
through rear handle.
- Puff starter rope handle until engine
starts.
° Starting could require many pulls de-
pending on how badly the unit is
flooded. If engine still fails to start, re-
fer to the TROUBLESHOOTINGchart or
call 1-800-235-5878.
OPERATING TIPS
• Checkchaintensionbeforefirstuse
andafter f minute of operation.See
ChainTension in the Maintenance
section.
° Cut woodonly.Do not cut metal,plas-
tics,masonry, n on-woodbuilding ma-
terials,etc.
° Stopthe sawff the chainstdkesa for-
eignobject.Inspect the saw and re-
pairparts_s necessary.
• Keepthe chainout,ofdirtand sand.
Evena srhall_amount of dirtwillquick-
ly du!la chainand increase the possi-
bility of kickback.
• Practicecuttinga few smalllogsusing
the following steps. This willhelpyou
getthe "feel" of usingyour saw before
you begina majorsawingoperation.
° Squeezethe throttletriggerand al-
low the engineto reach full speed
beforecutting.
• Begincutting with thesaw frame
againstthelog.
• Keep the engineat fullspeedthe
entiretimeyou are cutting.
• Allow the chainto cutfor you. Exert
onlylightdownwardpressure.
• Releasethethrottletriggeras soon
as the cutiscompleted,allowing the
engineto idle. If you runthe saw at
full throttle withouta cuttingload,
unnecessary wear can occur.
• To avoid losingcontrolwhen cutis
complete,do notput pressureon
saw at end of cut.
• Stop engine beforesettingsaw down.
TREE FELLINGTECHNIQUES
WARNING: .Check for brokenor.dead
branches wllichcanfall whgeCutting`
causing seriousinjury. Do not cutnear
buildings or electricalwiresif you do not
knowthe direction of tree fall, nor cutat
nightsinceyou willnot be able tosee
well,nordudngbad weathersuchas
rain, snow,or strongwinds,etc.
• Carefullyplanyoursawingoperation
in advance.
• Clearthework area. You need a clear
area all aroundthe tree so youcan
have securefooting.
• Study the naturalconditions thatcan
causethe treeto fall in a particular
direction. T hese conditions include:
° The winddirection and speed.
• The leanof the tree. The leanof a
tree mightnot be apparentdue to
unevenorslopingterrain.Use a