Chain homelite manual owner saw

Every chain must be driven to perform work. The drive links ride into the bar groove to guide the chain in the cut. The cutter has several different parts. First, there is a top plate which is the top of the cutter and is the leading edge of the cutter tooth. There are both left and right cutters that alternate from left to right and left again. Next, the depth gauge controls how deep the cutter tooth cuts.

There is also a gullet which funnels the wood chips away underneath the cutter and ejects them when the chain reaches the sprocket. The toe of the Homelite Super 2 Chain Saw UT chain cutter rides on the bar groove and is on the front bottom of the cutter. Another toe on the bottom rear of the cutter can become worn as the tooth rocks when cutting the wood fibers.

Finally, there are rivet holes where the bearing rivet rides. This strap helps to connect the chain together. Agitate contents briskly by shaking or by stirring with a clean paddle. Pour in the remainder of the gasoline.

Now agitate until sure of a uniform mixture. Wear non-slip glovesfor maximum gripand protection. Using the proper grip, hold onto the saw firmly with both hands when the engine is running. Always hold the saw with your left hand on the front handlebar, and your right hand on the throttle control handle. The grip maintained on the handlebar with your left hand is of utmost importance.

The only grip with which you can maintain control of the saw in the event it should jerk or kick back toward you is the one illustrated where you wrap you fingers around the handlebar, keeping the handlebar diameter in the webbing between your index finger and thumb. Your right hand wraps naturally around the throttle control handle in the correct manner described in Step 2.

During starting, hold the saw down firmly on a level surface with the bar and chain in the clear. Never straddle the guide bar or lean across the saw.

As illustrated, put your left knee snugly against the engine just behind the front handlebar to help steady the saw. Grip the throttle control handle and depress the trigger with your left hand. Pull the starter rope with your right hand.

Always keep your weight well balanced on both feet when cutting. Since you will be exerting moderate pressure to cut, guard against loss of balance by being ready to hold up on the saw as it cuts through the material. However, throttle up to full speed before letting the chain contact the wood. AND do not throttle down before the cut has been completed. Never cut at part throttle, because the clutch is not fully engaged at intermediate speeds and will slip and burn.

As soon as the cutting load is removed, you should release the throttle trigger to slow the engine back to idle speed. Letting an unloaded engine race is harmful to it. Hold the saw down and open the throttle per previous instructions beginning on page 6. Pull the starter rope out a short way until you feel the starter engage. Then pull rope briskly to give a fast cranking spin. Do not pull rope to the very end or you may damage the starter.

Hold onto the grip during rewinding so the rope will not snap back and become frayed. Crank until the engine fires. Normally, an engine that has not been run for some time requires three to five pulls just to prime with fuel before it can fire.

On the other hand, a recently run engine will usually start up on the first or second pull. However, in cold weather, initial priming will take more pulls because an extremely rich mixture is needed. A cold engine will often fire go pop This is enough to warm it so that you should push the choke lever halfway down before continuing to crank. When the enine starts, keep it running at half-choke to warm it up, but flip the choke lever all the way down before it gets so much fuel that it stalls out.

Note: Any engine which hasfired several timesat fullchoke will start at half choke. Now you are ready to operate. Grasp the throttle handle with your right hand so that you can use one finger on the trigger to hold the throttle open. Grasp the front handlebar with your left hand. Use correct grip-see page 6. Let the engine idle. Pick up the saw and position yourself for cutting. To restart a warm engine or any engine which has fired afewtimes crankat half choke. Aftershort shutdowns, the engine may be warm enough to be restarted with out choking and with the throttle control at idle setting.

Choking a warm engine may be necessary after an engine has been in the hot sun or in a car trunk, or has been shut down for five to ten minutesafter being run. These things cause vapor to form in the carburetor. Then run at half choke when engine starts. Allow no more than 30 seconds before opening the choke fully. If required, repeat above sequence until engine clears itself and runs properly. Then retighten the caps. For extended periods of nonuse, prepare the saw for storage as recommended in Section 6.

In the operation of a chain saw, engine torque is transferred tothechain. Thisenergy is then used tocut wood. If the chain suddenly hits a solid object or takes too largea cut and is stopped for an instant, the engine torque is transferred to the guide bar and chain saw as a rotation around the center of mass.

The direction of the reaction force depends on where the contact is made along the guide bar. This arcing movement of the saw blade is called kickback. Kickback is the most dangerous of the reactions which can cause loss of control.

When properly installed, the SAFE. TmTIP prevents kickback. Besides kickback, the directional reaction forces which you must control are push and pull. Kickback, push and pull reactions are all illustrated on these pages.

First of all, you must keep the front handlebar diameter in the webbing between the thumb and index finger of your left hand. This grip helps maintain control of the saw and limits the possibility that your hand will come in contact with the chain.

See the illustrations of the correct and incorrect grips. Do not place thumb over top of handlebar because your hand can slip. Hold the front handlebar close to the balance point of the saw or where you can best oppose and absorb the push, pull and kickback forces of the saw without having it twist out of your grip.

Do not reverse right and left hand positions on the saw handles. Get a good grip on the rear handle. Stand a bit to one side so that no point of your body is behind the chain line in the line the saw will take if i t kicks back. Avoid letting the nose section of the saw contact any. TlP properly installed on the bar nose, will prevent kickback.

Avoid use of the nose section of the saw for cutting. Cut well back on the straight section of the bar. Be sure to keep your chain sharpand properly tensioned on the saw, because a loose or dull chain is apt to increase the chance of kickback. Unless the saw hasa properly cut only one pieceat a timeand installed SAFE. TIP, make sure that the nose of the saw stays in the clear. Never bore with the nose section of the saw unless you absolutely have to. If you really must make a boring cut with the nose, follow our instructions on page 13 for minimum risk of kickback.

Do not allow children to operate your saw, EVER. In fact, we advise limiting your cutting to chest heiaht, because a saw held hiaher than this is difficult to conltrol against kickback forces.

Limbing from off-theground positions, such as in trees or from ladders, is extremely dangerous. Ladders can slip-you can fall. Unless you have had specific training in cutting aloft, leave cutting aloft to experienced tree men. Everyone-helpers, bystanders, children and animals, and other operators-must be kept a safe distance from the cutting area.

During felling operations, the safe distance should be at least twice the height of the largest trees in the felling area. During bucking operations, space buckers and limbers adequately so they cannot interfere with each other.

Only one person should be working on a tree. In areas near roadways or power lines, do not operate unti1 you have permission from the authorities. When working near roads, you must post flagmen to control traffic.

A downed power line is a good illustration of why woodsmen should pair up and always keep within calling distance of one another.

In the event of trouble such as this, one man can stand guard while the other summons help. During bucking operations alwayscutfrom the uphill side so that the cut-off section of the log will not roll over you. You can be pulled off balance if you have your weight all on one leg, so be sure to stand with both feet on solid ground.

Make sure that cut-off wood will not fall on your toes or on your head. Do not cut straight overhead forthis. When the diameter of the wood is large enough for a wedge to be inserted in thecut behind the saw chain, usea wedge to hold the cut open when there is a danger of pinching the saw blade.

When felling large trees, wedges should also be used to control the fall. Never use hard metal wedges which could damage the saw chain. Clear your working area of all materials likely to trip you, snag the saw, catch fire from the hot exhaust, or block your safe retreat from a falling tree. Before cutting limbs or felling trees, inspect thearea to be sure the wood will not strike buried pipelines or damage property. Always use a muffler on your saw and keep it in good repair.

A faulty muffler or open exhaust can cause hearing damage and is also a fire hazard. Be sure to use a spark arrestor on your muffler under dry woods conditions, and always when required by the law or local authorities.

Check the muffler and spark arrestor at regular intervals. Never touch a hot muffler. Inspect your saw every day before use. Keep the fuel cap, oil cap and air filter cover on tightly. Check condition of the fuel line, spark plug and spark plug wire. Have your saw serviced by an authorized serviceman. Be sure to keep your saw chain in proper condition on the saw.

Remember that a dull or loose chain snags more easily than a sharp, snug chain. Touch upthe chain after two hours of steady cutting and sharpen it thoroughly after hours of use. See Chain and Bar Maintenance in Section 6. If chain is damaged by abrasives or hits a stone or nail, put on a spare chain immediately and have the damaged chain repaired and sharpened.

If there is anything wrong with thesaw have itfixed before further operation. The idle speed adjustment should be maintained so that the chain stops moving after the engine is brought back to idle. Adjust the idle speed whenever necessary see Section 6. NOTE Do not disassemble the rotor flywheel. Special techniques are required on a dealer level for safe removal and installation of the rotor. Never start up your engine unless the guide bar and chain are installed.

Without the guide bar in place, the clutch can fly off or explode. Take nochancesduring periods of extreme hazard. You can wait to do your cutting after the hazard has ended. Do not use saws to cut down trees having an extreme lean or large trees that have rotten limbs, loose bark, or hollow trunks.

Have these trees pushed or dragged down with power equipment. Then you can cut them up. Work only when visibility and light areadequate for you to see perfectly what you are doing.

The manufacturing process has also advanced to new levels to permit worldwide delivery of the best combinations of chain available. To get maximum power and performance out of your chain saw and optimum power when cutting wood, make sure your saw has a sharpe chain or new suitable replacement Homelite Super 2 Chain Saw UT chain parts. Every chain must be driven to perform work.

The drive links ride into the bar groove to guide the chain in the cut. The cutter has several different parts. First, there is a top plate which is the top of the cutter and is the leading edge of the cutter tooth. There are both left and right cutters that alternate from left to right and left again. Next, the depth gauge controls how deep the cutter tooth cuts.

There is also a gullet which funnels the wood chips away underneath the cutter and ejects them when the chain reaches the sprocket. The toe of the Homelite Super 2 Chain Saw UT chain cutter rides on the bar groove and is on the front bottom of the cutter. Another toe on the bottom rear of the cutter can become worn as the tooth rocks when cutting the wood fibers.

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