Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product EL12 Homelite
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FIRST EDITION PART NO. 17957-A Printed in U.S.A. Price $1.00 OWNER’S MANUAL ELECTRIC CHAINSA WS EL12 and EL16 ® WARNING ICON G 001 Man Reading Icon G037.
2 099732 ELECTRIC CHAINSA W HOMELITE EL12 AND EL16 WARNING ICON G 001 WARNINGS IMPORTANT: Make certain you read and understand all Safety Warnings on pages 2 through 4. Improper use of this chain saw can cause severe injury or death from fire, electrical shock, body contact with moving chain, or falling wood.
3 099732 OWNER’S MANUAL Direction 90 ° Quadrant Figure 1 - Kickback Hazard Example. Do Not Let Nose of Guide Bar Touch Object While Chain is Moving Do Not Let Guide Bar Touch Here PUSHBACK AND PULL-IN Avoid pushback and pull-in. These hazards can cause you to lose control of chain saw.
4 099732 ELECTRIC CHAINSA W HOMELITE EL12 AND EL16 PRODUCT IDENTIFICA TION Power Cord Rear Hand Guard Rear Handle Front Hand Guard Guide Bar Spike Saw Chain Scabbard Figure 2 - Electric Chain Saw Safe.
5 099732 OWNER’S MANUAL CHAIN SA W NAMES AND TERMS Bucking Process of cutting a felled tree or log into lengths. Felling Process of cutting down a tree. Felling Cut Final cut when felling a tree. Make this cut on opposite side of tree from notching cut.
6 099732 ELECTRIC CHAINSA W HOMELITE EL12 AND EL16 Mounting Stand-Outs Guide Bar Bolts Guide Bar Nuts Adjusting Hole Guide Bar Tapping Screw Saw Chain Cutting Edge Cutting Edge Towards Guide Bar Nose .
7 099732 OWNER’S MANUAL 1. Before adjusting chain, make sure guide bar nuts are only finger tight. Also make sure adjusting block is in oval adjusting hole on guide bar . 2. T urn adjusting scre w clockwise until all slack is out of chain (see Figure 5).
8 099732 ELECTRIC CHAINSA W HOMELITE EL12 AND EL16 CUTTING WITH THE CHAIN SAW 1. Connect saw to extension cord. Con- nect extension cord to po wer supply . 2. Make sure section of log to be cut is not laying on ground. This will k eep chain from touching ground as it cuts through log.
9 099732 OWNER’S MANUAL OPERA TING CHAIN SA W Continued FELLING A TREE (Cutting Down a Tree) Felling is the process of cutting down a tree. Make sure your footing is firm. Keep feet apart. Divide your weight evenly on both feet. Follow directions below to fell a tree.
10 099732 ELECTRIC CHAINSA W HOMELITE EL12 AND EL16 Bucking a log is cutting a log into sections. Make sure your footing is firm. Keep feet apart. Divide your weight evenly on both feet. When possible, raise log or section off ground. Do this by using limbs, logs, chocks, etc.
11 099732 OWNER’S MANUAL OPERA TING CHAIN SA W Continued 1st Cut Figure 15 - Bucking Log When Log Is Supported On Both Ends 2nd Cut TRIMMING A TREE (PRUNING) 2" to 4" 6" 1st Cut - Pru.
12 099732 ELECTRIC CHAINSA W HOMELITE EL12 AND EL16 Figure 18 - Guide Bar Maintenance Flat File Burr Oil Slot Cleaning Groove With Putty Knife Guide Bar Keep saw body clean. Use a soft cloth damp- ened with a mild soap and water mixture. Wipe saw body to clean.
13 099732 OWNER’S MANUAL CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE Continued Kickback-suppressing type 35-MD50 semi- chisel tooth, 3/8" pitch, Dual Raker saw chain has two rakers (depth gauges) instead of just one gauge preceding each tooth.
14 099732 ELECTRIC CHAINSA W HOMELITE EL12 AND EL16 If storing saw for more than 30 days, follow steps below. 1. Drain oil tank. 2. Remove and clean guide bar and chain. Clean guide bar and chain by soaking in petroleum based solvent or mild soap and water mixture.
15 099732 OWNER’S MANUAL TROUBLESHOOTING OBSERVED PROBLEM Saw runs, but does not cut. Saw does not cut unless heavily forced. Cutting produces only sawdust with few large chips. Saw runs slow. Saw stalls easily. Motor of saw does not run when you squeeze trigger.
WARNING ICON G 001 SYMBOL DEFINITIONS G 018 Man Reading Icon G037 THIS SAFE•T•TIP DEVICE ON YOUR BAR NOSE PREVENTS KICKBACK THIS SYMBOL INDICATES DANGER OR WARNING. DO NOT USE ONE-HANDED. HOLD SAW PROPERLY WITH BOTH HANDS. READ YOUR PRODUCT LITERATURE.
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