Using Your Saw; Starting Instructions - Craftsman 358.355060 Operator's Manual

USING YOUR SAW
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PRE-OPERATION CHECKS _=
Each time before operating your saw, always:
1. ,_Check over safety rules and precautions in
this manual. Make certain you completely
understand and can apply each one.
2. ,,,Check personal protective gear. Always use
appropriate eye, hearing, and head protection
devices; safety footwear, protective gloves;
and snug.fitting clothing.
3. ,,,Check the saw for loose bolts, nuts, or fit-
tings. Tighten, repair or replace parts as
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4. ,,,Check the air filter. Clean the filter before
operating the unit.
STARTING INSTRUCTIONS (Refer to
,_'Check the saw chain. The chain should be
sharp and at the correct tension.
,,-Check the fuel tank and oil tank. Both tanks
should be filled.
,,,Check the handles. Handles should be dry
and free of fuel mixture and oil.
,,-Check weather conditions. Do not use your
saw at night or during bad conditions such
as strong wind, rain, snow, etc.
,,'Check the work area. Keep children,
bystanders, and pets a safe distance away
from the work area when starting or operating
the saw.
"SpecificaUons,,' page 2, for location of controls.)
1. IMPORTANT POINTS
a. Hold saw firmly with thesaw chain free to
turn without contacting any object. Push
saw away from you with your dght hand
while pulling the starter rope with your left
hand. Figure 12.
b.
C.
Use no more than 15-18 inches of starter
rope per pull. Using the full length oflhe rope,
may cause it to break. Do not let the starter
rope snap back. Hold the handle and let the
rope rewind slowly.
Pull rope no more than 5-6 times to avoid
flooding the engine. 8-10 pulls may be re-
quired for a new unit, a saw that has been
stored, a refueled unit which has run out of
gas.
d.
e.
Release the trigger after engine starts,
allowing the engine to idle. The chain must
not move when the engine idles. If correc-
tion is required, refer to Carburetor Ad-
justments, page 21.
Stop engine by moving the ignition switch
to the "STOP" position Figure 13.
Use only 15-18 inches
of rope Per Pull.
Figure 12
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START-_P_I=- STOP | OFF
Figure 13 Figure 14
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WARNING!
Avoid bodily contact with the muffler When start-
ing a warm engine to avoid serious bums.
2. STARTING PROCEDURE
a. Cold Engine
b. Warm Engine
c. Refueled Engine after
running out of gas
d. Flooded Engine
e. Cold Weather starting
Turn Choke Move ignition Squeeze Pullstarter Tam Pullstarter rope
toFull switch t o trigger rope until Choke sharply until
Choke Start eaginefires off engine r uns
X X X 5-6times X X
Chokeoff) X X 1-2times
X X X 8-!0tiimes X X
Release
trigger
X
X
X
(chokeoff) X X -- -- X X
X X X 5-6times half-choke* X X
(out0fcut)
" Allow engine to warm up on half-choke, then move choke tothe "off" position. Do not cut with the
choke at the "on" or "'half" position. Figure 14.
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