Table of Contents
Chainsaw Safety & Tips ChainsawSafety....................4–9 KickbackAwareness.......................5 ANSISafetyRating.......................6 Recommended Personal Protective Equipment . . . . . . . . . . 8 CreateaSafeWorkSpace.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 BodyPositioning........................9 SafeOperation.........................9 CuttingTips.....................10–11 Saw Chain SawChainTerms.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14–15 Saw Chain Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16–38 FourBasicSawChainRules. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Cutter Maintenance Terminology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 FilingTools..........................19 Operation&HandlingCare. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 How to Lubricate Your Saw Chain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 HowtoTensionYourSawChain.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 HowtoSharpenCutters.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 HowtoSetDepthGauges. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 SquareFiling..........................27 FilingAngles..........................30 GrindingAngles........................32 How to Install New Saw Chain Parts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 HowtoBreakOutRivets.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 HowtoBreakinaNewSawChain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38 Saw Chain Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39–46 Saw Chain Identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47–55 High-Performance Saw Chain. . . . . . . . . . . . . 56–78 PowerCut ™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 SpeedCut ™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 VersaCut ™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 ControlCut ™ ..........................70 DuraCut ™ ...........................73 RipCut ™ ............................76 Sculptor ™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Reliable Performance Saw Chain: AdvanceCut ™ .. . . .80–82 Specialty: PowerSharp ™ SawChain.. . . . . . . . . . .83
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Safety & Maintenance Manual
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