Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 017 Stihl
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englisch / english / USA / CARB / EP A ST I H L 0 1 7 0 1 8 Assembling Safety Pr ecautions Operating Instructions Maintenance Instruction Manual Owner’ s Manual ä W ARNING! The engine exhaust from this pr oduct contains chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer , birth defects or other repr oductive harm.
A. Kickback Safety Precautions ! Warn ing ! Kickback may occ ur when the nose or tip of the guide bar touches an object, or when the wood closes in and pinches the saw chain in the cut. Tip contact in some cases may cause a lightning fast reverse reaction, kicking the guide bar up and back towards the operator.
Main Parts of the Saw 2 Defini tions 3 Safet y Precau tions 4 - The Ope rator 4 - The Saw 6 - The Use of the Sa w 6 - Mainte nance, Re pair and Sto ring 21 Mounti ng the Bar and Chain: 25 - Model s wi.
Main Parts of the Saw 1 = Twis t lock 2 = S park plug boot 3 = Decompress ion valve * 4 = Chai n brake 5 = C hain spro cket 6 = Chain sp rocket co ver 7 = Chai n catche r 8 = Chai n tensio ner 9 = A d.
1. Car buretor Bo x Cover Twist Lock Lock f or carbur etor box co ver. 2. Spar k Plug Boot Conn ects t he spar k plug with t he igniti on wire. 3. Deco mpressi on Valv e Rele ases c ompress ion pre ssure to mak e starting ea sier.
The use of any chainsa w may be h azardous. The saw chain has ma ny sha rp cutters . If the cutte rs contac t your fles h, they will c ut you, even i f the ch ain is not moving .
reduc e the hand ’s abili ty to feel a nd regul ate temper ature, pr oduce nu mb- ness and burn ing se nsations and m ay caus e nerve and cir culatio n damage and tiss ue necr osis.
Wear an approved safety hard hat to protect your head. Chainsaw noise may damage your hearing. A lwa ys w ear sou nd barri ers ( ear pl ugs or ear muff lers) to prot ect your heari ng. Cont inual and reg ular users sho uld have their hearing ch ecked reg ularly.
Prep aration for t he use o f the saw Take of f the chai n guard and ins pect for safet y in operat ion. For as sembly, fo llow the pro cedure de scrib ed in the chap ter “Mount ing the Bar an d Chain” of your Own er’s Manual . STIHL Oil omatic c hain, guid e bar and sprock et must matc h each oth er in gauge an d pitch.
! Warni ng! Unit vi brations can cause an i mproperl y tigh tened fu el fil ler cap to lo osen or come off and sp ill quan tities of fu el. In or der to reduce the ri sk of fu el spill age and fire, tigh ten fuel fille r cap b y hand with a s much f orce as possi ble.
! Warni ng! Be sur e that the gui de bar and ch ain are clear of you and all ot her obstru ctions and ob jects, i ncludi ng the g round. When the engi ne is star ted, the en gine spe ed with t he star.
elim inated, the oper ator a nd any by- stande rs should always we ar a respir ator appro ved by NIOSH / MSHA f or the type subs tance at iss ue. ! Warni ng! Brea thing asbe stos dus t is danger ous and can ca use seve re or fatal in jury, re - spirat ory illne ss or can cer.
Cuttin g Instruction s Grip : Always hol d the saw fir mly with both ha nds when th e engine i s running. Place yo ur left hand on front hand le bar and your right han d on rear ha ndle and thrott le trig ger. Left -handers s hould follow these in structi ons too.
Posit ion the ch ainsaw in s uch a way tha t your bo dy is clea r of the cuttin g attach- ment wh enever th e engine is running . Stand to the left of cut w hile bu cking.
It ma y also occur du ring limb ing. The gre ater the fo rce of the ki ckback reacti on, the more di fficul t it becomes for the op erator to cont rol the saw.
Devi ces for reduc ing the risk of kickba ck inj ury STIHL recommends the use of the S TIHL Quic kstop chai n brake on your po wer- head w ith gr een la beled r educed k ick- back ba rs and low kic kback chai ns. ! Warni ng! To reduc e the risk of injury , stop using the saw i mmedia tely if the ch ain brake does no t function properly.
! Warni ng! An impr operly maintaine d chain bra ke may i ncrease the t ime need ed to stop the ch ain af ter act ivatio n, or m ay not acti vate at all. ! Warni ng! Neve r run the chains aw above id le speed fo r more tha n 3 seconds whe n the chai n brake i s engaged or the chain is pinc hed or otherw ise caught in the cut.
Low ki ckback c hain Some ty pes of saw ch ain have s pecially design ed com ponents to redu ce the force of nose cont act kickba ck. STIHL has deve loped low k ickbac k chain for your po werhead. “Low ki ckback s aw chain” is a chain whic h has met the ki ckback p erformance requi remen ts of § 5.
A = Pull-in: Pull- in occur s when the ch ain on the bottom of the bar is suddenly stopped when it i s pinche d, caught or encounte rs a fore ign ob ject in the woo d. The reaction of th e chain pull s the saw forw ard and may caus e the opera tor to lose c ontrol.
Fellin g Instru ctions: Whe n felling, maintai n a distance of at leas t 2 1 / 2 tree leng ths from the ne arest perso n. When fe lling in the vicinit y of roads, railw ays and power li nes, etc., take extra preca utions . Inform th e police , utility compan y or railwa y authori ty before begi nning to cut .
Gunn ing sigh t When m aking the fe lling no tch, use t he gunnin g sigh t on the shroud and h ousing to ch eck the requi red direct ion of fall: • • • • Posi tion the saw so that th e gunnin g sight po ints exa ctly in th e direct ion you wan t the tree to fal l.
Making sapwoo d cuts • • • • For medium sized or larg er tre es make cu ts at both sides of the trunk, • • • • at sam e heig ht as su bseque nt fellin g cut. • • • • Cut to no more than width of gui de bar. This is espe cially impor tant in soft wood in summer - it help s prevent sapw ood spli ntering when t he tree falls.
! Warni ng! Be e xtremely careful with p artiall y fall en tree s which are po orly support ed. When th e tree hangs or fo r some other reaso n does not fal l comple tely, set th e saw aside an d pull t he tree down wi th a cable w inch, bloc k and tack le or trac tor.
First , cut a large , wide fell ing notc h. Make a pl unge cut in th e center of the notc h. The pl unge c ut is made wi th the g uide bar n ose. Be gin th e plunge cut b y applyi ng the lower p ortion of the g uide bar nose to the tree at a n angle. Cut un til the depth of the kerf is about the same as the wid th of the guid e bar.
2. Cut o nly one log at a time. 3. Shat tered wo od should be cut v ery care fully. S harp s liver s of wood m ay be caught and flung in the di re ct i on o f the op erator of th e saw. 4. W hen cuttin g small lo gs, place lo g through “V” - shape d supports on top of a sawh orse.
changi ng the saw ch ain or clea ning the saw. Do no t attempt an y mainte nance or repair work not d escribed in your Own er’s Manu al. Have su ch work pe rfor- med at your S TIHL s ervic e shop o nly.
You can run chains of dif ferent pi tches on this chainsaw - depe nding on t he chain sp rocket ( see “Speci ficati ons”) The chai n pitch mu st match the g uide bar. In ad dition, th e drive link ga uge must ma tch the guid e bar groove width. • • • • Unscr ew nuts and take of f cover.
You can run chains of dif ferent pi tches on this chainsaw - depe nding on t he chain sp rocket ( see “Speci ficati ons”) The chai n pitch mu st match the g uide bar.
• • • • Wear work glo ves to protec t hands. • • • • Fit the ch ain - start at t he bar nose - pay atte ntion to pos ition of t ensio- ning ge ar and the cu tting ed ges. • • • • Turn tens ioning gea r (9) cloc kwise up to the st op.
• • • • Plac e sprocke t cover in po sition - engage guide lugs in recess es in engin e housin g and check th at the teeth of the a djusti ng whee l and tens ioning g ear m esh. If ne cessary, tu rn the adju sting wheel (13) sli ghtly unti l the sprocke t cover ca n be pushed fl ush agains t the engi ne housi ng.
• • • • Turn off th e engine . • • • • Wear work gloves . Chai n must fit s nugly agai nst the unde rside o f the ba r - an d, with the chain brake dise ngaged , it must stil l be possi ble to pull th e chain alon g the bar by hand . • • • • If nec essary, retensio n the ch ain.
Befor e fueling , clean th e fuel fille r cap and the ar ea aroun d it to ensur e that no dirt fa lls into the tank. Alway s thoroughl y shake the mi xture in the cani ster befo re fuelin g your mach ine.
The saw ch ain mu st alwa ys thro w off a smal l amount of oi l. • • • • Neve r operate yo ur saw with out chain lubricat ion. If the ch ain is run dry, the wh ole cu tting attachme nt will be i rretrie vably dama ged within a very short ti me.
Chain Brake 143BA012 KN 143BA011 KN Lockin g chain with chain brak e - in an emergenc y - when starting - at idl ing speed. • • • • The cha in is stoppe d and lock ed when the h and guard is push ed toward the bar nose by the left hand - or whe n brake is ac tivate d by iner tia in cer tain ki ckback situati ons.
The fou r positi ons of the Maste r Contr ol leve r To sta rt the engi ne, move the lever to the “c old st art” posit ion l (1) - - do not us e force . If th e Master Con trol lever is in the “run” positi on # (3) : Pres s down the th rottle trig ger interloc k and move the Mast er Contro l downwar d.
All versions • • • • Observe sa fety prec autions - see sect ion “Safet y Precau tions”. Push ha nd guar d forward (1) : The chai n is now lock ed.
• • • • Pull the st arter grip sl owly with yo ur right hand unti l you feel it en gage - then giv e the gri p a brisk s trong pul l and pu sh down the fr ont hand le at th e same time. • • • • Do no t pull o ut starte r rope more than 7 0 cm ( about 2 8 in) - it migh t otherwis e break.
At very lo w outside tem peratures : Allow engine to wa rm up As soon as the engi ne runs: • • • • Blip the th rottle trigg er to di sengag e it f rom starti ng thro ttle positi on - Master Control le ver will mov e to nor mal o peratin g positi on - engine settl es down to idli ng spe ed.
A fact ory new ma chine shou ld not be run at hi gh revs (f ull throt tle off load ) for the fi rst t hree ta nk fil lings. T his av oids unnece ssary hig h loads dur ing the brea k-in period. As all mo ving part s have to bed in dur ing the bre ak-in p eriod, th e fricti onal resis tances in the engi ne are gre ater durin g this per iod.
Clea n the ai r filter when t here is a notice able l oss of e ngine power. • • • • Press down th e interlo ck lever and set Mast er Control le ver to “Col d Start” l • • • • Turn the tw ist lock abov e the rear handle 90° co untercl ockwi se • • • • Lift o ff the shroud v ertically.
The car buretor does not hav e a high speed ad justing sc rew (H scr ew) but is design ed to provi de an opti mum fuel- air mixtu re unde r all ope rating condit ions. The maxi mum engine speed spec ified for mac hines w ith a conven tional carbu retor does not apply to this vers ion.
The ca rburet or is se t at t he fac tory t o prov ide an optimu m fuel-air mi xture under all opera ting conditi ons. Adjus ting idle speed • • • • Check air fi lter and fit a ne w one if necess ary. • • • • Check spark arre sting sc reen and clean or replace a s necessar y.
The s tarter ro pe is su bject to n ormal wear an d tear. To prol ong its service life, pl ease obser ve the follow ing point s: • • • • Do not p ull out the r ope more th an 70 cm (about 28 in) - it migh t otherwis e break.
Repla ce the chai n sprocke t after usin g two Oilomati c chains - or even soone r if the wear marks on the spro cket ar e deeper than a pprox . 0.5 mm ( 1 / 64 ") sinc e this woul d reduc e the li fe of the chai n. Check wear ma rks: - on teeth of spur s prock ets.
Corre ctly sharp ened chain A proper ly sharpene d chain slic es throug h wood effo rtlessly and req uires very li ttle feed pr essure . Do not w ork with a du ll or dama ged chain as it will incr ease the ph ysical eff ort require d, prod uce unsa tisfacto ry result s and a high er rate of wear.
As thes e requi rements can be met on ly after suffici ent and cons tant prac tice: Use a fil e holder. * A file ho lder must be us ed for manu al resha rpening of Sup er chai n.
Dept h gauge set ting The dept h gauge de termine s the heig ht at whic h the cutter enters the wood an d thu s the thickn ess of the chi p removed. Dist ance bet ween dept h gauge an d cuttin g edge = a: Chain Depth gauge pitch dista nce “ a ” Inch (mm) mm (Inch) 1/4 (6.
Please note that the following maintenance intervals apply for normal operating conditions only. If your dail y working time is longer than normal or cutting conditions are difficult (very dusty work area, tropical wood, etc.) shorten the speci fied intervals accordingly.
Specifications Engine STIHL single cyli nder two-st roke engine 017 Disp laceme nt: 30. 1 cm 3 (1.8 9 cu. in) Bore: 37 mm (1.46 in ) Stroke: 28 mm (1.10 in ) 018 Disp laceme nt: 31.
Warran ty clai ms follow ing re pairs can be acce pted on ly if t he rep air has been performed by an authorized STIH L servic ing deal er using ori ginal STlHL sp are parts. Origi nal STIHL pa rts can b e identifi ed by the STlH L part number, the logo ST IHL and the STI HL parts symbo l ( The sy mbol may ap pear alon e on small parts.
Your Warra nty Ri ghts and Obl igation s The C aliforn ia Air Resourc es Bo ard and Andreas Stihl are pleased to expl ain the emis sion con trol syst em warr anty on your 19 95 and later utility eq uipment engine .
2. W arran ty Period Any w arranted p art which is not sche duled for re placem ent as requ ired maint enance , or which is sche duled on ly for regul ar inspecti on to the ef fect of "repai r or repl ace as n ecessary" will be warra nted for th e warra nty perio d.
4. Use caution when handling fuel. Move the chainsaw at least 10 feet (3 m) from the fueling point before starting the engine. 5. Do not allow other persons to be near the chainsaw when starting or cutting with the chainsaw. Keep bys tanders and animals out of the work area.
englisch / english / USA / CARB / EP A ST I H L 0 1 7 0 1 8 Assembling Safety Pr ecautions Operating Instructions Maintenance Instruction Manual Owner’ s Manual ä W ARNING! The engine exhaust from this pr oduct contains chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer , birth defects or other repr oductive harm.
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