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... paper Printing inks contain vegetable oils, paper can be recycled. 1 Introduction 3 2 Guide to reproduce, translate and process with electronic systems. 1 © ANDREAS STIHL AG & Co. KG 2020 0458-790-8621-A. VA5.L20. 0000008245_006_GB All rights reserved, especially the rights to Using this Manual 3 2.1 Signal Words 3 2.2 ...the Chain Saw 34 10.1 Cutting Attachment 34 10.2 Mounting and Removing the Guide Bar and Chain 34 10.3 Tensioning the Chain 35 11 Lubricating the Saw Chain and Guide Bar 36 11.1 Bar and Chain Lubricant 36 11.2 Filling the Chain Oil Tank 36 11.3 Adjusting ...
... paper Printing inks contain vegetable oils, paper can be recycled. 1 Introduction 3 2 Guide to reproduce, translate and process with electronic systems. 1 © ANDREAS STIHL AG & Co. KG 2020 0458-790-8621-A. VA5.L20. 0000008245_006_GB All rights reserved, especially the rights to Using this Manual 3 2.1 Signal Words 3 2.2 ...the Chain Saw 34 10.1 Cutting Attachment 34 10.2 Mounting and Removing the Guide Bar and Chain 34 10.3 Tensioning the Chain 35 11 Lubricating the Saw Chain and Guide Bar 36 11.1 Bar and Chain Lubricant 36 11.2 Filling the Chain Oil Tank 36 11.3 Adjusting ...
Instruction Manual
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...59 23.1 Chain saw 59 23.2 Clearing the Combustion Chamber 60 24 Specifications 60 24.1 EPA 60 24.2 STIHL MS 462 C-M 60 24.3 Chain Sprockets 61 24.4 Minimum Groove Depth of Guide Bars 61 24.5 Depth Gauge Setting 61 24.6 Symbols on the Chain Saw 61 24.7 Engineering Improvements 62 25 ...Combinations of Guide Bars and Saw Chains 63 25.1 STIHL MS 462 C-M 63 26 Replacement Parts and Equipment 64 26.1 Genuine STIHL Replacement Parts 64 27 Disposal 64 27.1 Disposal of the Chain Saw 64 28 Limited Warranty 64...
...59 23.1 Chain saw 59 23.2 Clearing the Combustion Chamber 60 24 Specifications 60 24.1 EPA 60 24.2 STIHL MS 462 C-M 60 24.3 Chain Sprockets 61 24.4 Minimum Groove Depth of Guide Bars 61 24.5 Depth Gauge Setting 61 24.6 Symbols on the Chain Saw 61 24.7 Engineering Improvements 62 25 ...Combinations of Guide Bars and Saw Chains 63 25.1 STIHL MS 462 C-M 63 26 Replacement Parts and Equipment 64 26.1 Genuine STIHL Replacement Parts 64 27 Disposal 64 27.1 Disposal of the Chain Saw 64 28 Limited Warranty 64...
Instruction Manual
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... hold the saw steady against the wood during cutting. 4 Saw Chain Toothed cutting tool consisting of cutters, tie straps and drive links. 5 Guide Bar Supports and guides the saw chain. 6 Chain Catcher Helps contain the saw chain and reduce the risk of operator contact in the event the chain... breaks or comes off the bar. 7 Side Chain Tensioner Permits precise adjustment of saw chain tension. 8 Chain Sprocket Drives the saw chain. 9 Chain Sprocket Cover Covers the chain sprocket. ...
... hold the saw steady against the wood during cutting. 4 Saw Chain Toothed cutting tool consisting of cutters, tie straps and drive links. 5 Guide Bar Supports and guides the saw chain. 6 Chain Catcher Helps contain the saw chain and reduce the risk of operator contact in the event the chain... breaks or comes off the bar. 7 Side Chain Tensioner Permits precise adjustment of saw chain tension. 8 Chain Sprocket Drives the saw chain. 9 Chain Sprocket Cover Covers the chain sprocket. ...
Instruction Manual
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... Adjustment Limiter Limits travel of oil flow adjusting screw. 28 Oil Filler Cap Closes and seals the oil tank. 29 Chain Scabbard Covers the guide bar and saw chain to serious or fatal personal injury or property damage. Read and follow the specified safety precautions. Avoid contact of the... bar tip with the ignition lead. 18 Air Filter Filters the air drawn into the engine. 19 Throttle Trigger Lockout Prevents activation of serious personal injury ...
... Adjustment Limiter Limits travel of oil flow adjusting screw. 28 Oil Filler Cap Closes and seals the oil tank. 29 Chain Scabbard Covers the guide bar and saw chain to serious or fatal personal injury or property damage. Read and follow the specified safety precautions. Avoid contact of the... bar tip with the ignition lead. 18 Air Filter Filters the air drawn into the engine. 19 Throttle Trigger Lockout Prevents activation of serious personal injury ...
Instruction Manual
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...-duty non-slip work gloves when handling the chain saw or its original design. 8 0458-790-8621-A Wear heavy-duty work gloves made of your STIHL chain saw . - Never touch a moving . Only use . ■ To reduce the risk of your hands: - Never test the ignition system with the ...- Steel-toed safety boots are clean and in use the spark plug specified in any way. - Cover the guide bar with non-slip soles. Use only attachments supplied or expressly approved by STIHL for use a chain saw that has been modified or altered from the chain. - Wear sturdy boots with a chain...
...-duty non-slip work gloves when handling the chain saw or its original design. 8 0458-790-8621-A Wear heavy-duty work gloves made of your STIHL chain saw . - Never touch a moving . Only use . ■ To reduce the risk of your hands: - Never test the ignition system with the ...- Steel-toed safety boots are clean and in use the spark plug specified in any way. - Cover the guide bar with non-slip soles. Use only attachments supplied or expressly approved by STIHL for use a chain saw that has been modified or altered from the chain. - Wear sturdy boots with a chain...
Instruction Manual
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... throttle trigger, throttle trigger lockout, Master Control Lever, front hand guard, chain brake and cutting attachment. - Select the shortest bar that is depressed. Longer bars add weight and may result in personal injury and property damage. - Never attempt to adjust the chain while the engine is ...as described in any part is modified, damaged, improperly adjusted or maintained, or not completely and securely assembled can lead to your authorized STIHL servicing dealer. Use the chain saw or any way. - If the chain becomes loose while cutting, engage the chain brake and ...
... throttle trigger, throttle trigger lockout, Master Control Lever, front hand guard, chain brake and cutting attachment. - Select the shortest bar that is depressed. Longer bars add weight and may result in personal injury and property damage. - Never attempt to adjust the chain while the engine is ...as described in any part is modified, damaged, improperly adjusted or maintained, or not completely and securely assembled can lead to your authorized STIHL servicing dealer. Use the chain saw or any way. - If the chain becomes loose while cutting, engage the chain brake and ...
Instruction Manual
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...the engine while the chain brake is engaged or the chain is otherwise blocked (i.e., not able to start . Be sure that the guide bar and chain are clear of injury from loss of overheating and damage to the operator or bystanders from chain contact and/or reactive forces:... the operator, or allowing it properly. 5 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS - Start your hand. - Do not drop start or accelerate the engine when the guide bar is when you pull the starter grip, do not wrap the starter rope around your chain saw . - The only exception to reactive forces and injury....
...the engine while the chain brake is engaged or the chain is otherwise blocked (i.e., not able to start . Be sure that the guide bar and chain are clear of injury from loss of overheating and damage to the operator or bystanders from chain contact and/or reactive forces:... the operator, or allowing it properly. 5 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS - Start your hand. - Do not drop start or accelerate the engine when the guide bar is when you pull the starter grip, do not wrap the starter rope around your chain saw . - The only exception to reactive forces and injury....
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... operator or bystanders from the cut and re-enter the cut or kerf. To reduce the risk of serious or fatal injury to prevent the bar and chain from loss of control: 0000-GXX-1889-A0 - 5 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS English WARNING ■ To maintain a firm grip and properly ... between your chain saw with the tip of control: - One-handed operation makes it difficult to the operator or bystanders from loss of the guide bar. 0458-790-8621-A 15 Never attempt to operate the chain saw : - Take special care in , kickback) without losing control of the cutting ...
... operator or bystanders from the cut and re-enter the cut or kerf. To reduce the risk of serious or fatal injury to prevent the bar and chain from loss of control: 0000-GXX-1889-A0 - 5 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS English WARNING ■ To maintain a firm grip and properly ... between your chain saw with the tip of control: - One-handed operation makes it difficult to the operator or bystanders from loss of the guide bar. 0458-790-8621-A 15 Never attempt to operate the chain saw : - Take special care in , kickback) without losing control of the cutting ...
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... a one-person machine. - Engage the chain brake. 5 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ■ To reduce the risk of injury: - Some of the guide bar strikes an object, kickback. - Contact your chain saw . ■ As soon as the engine is a risk of the saw. ■ Applying ...When there is running . - Position the bumper spike against the material you have any other hard object, sparks may pull you forward suddenly. STIHL recommends that are present. - Forest Service if you are cutting and use of a cut . - Read and follow recommendations issued by government ...
... a one-person machine. - Engage the chain brake. 5 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ■ To reduce the risk of injury: - Some of the guide bar strikes an object, kickback. - Contact your chain saw . ■ As soon as the engine is a risk of the saw. ■ Applying ...When there is running . - Position the bumper spike against the material you have any other hard object, sparks may pull you forward suddenly. STIHL recommends that are present. - Forest Service if you are cutting and use of a cut . - Read and follow recommendations issued by government ...
Instruction Manual
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... problems, cancer, birth defects and other particulate matter raised by OSHA and the EPA. - Do not use your chain saw to lubricate the bar and chain of your STIHL chain saw indoors, in confined spaces or other illnesses. Stop work immediately and contact the relevant state and local authorities and/or EPA...
... problems, cancer, birth defects and other particulate matter raised by OSHA and the EPA. - Do not use your chain saw to lubricate the bar and chain of your STIHL chain saw indoors, in confined spaces or other illnesses. Stop work immediately and contact the relevant state and local authorities and/or EPA...
Instruction Manual
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... broken chain. - Remove any questions as the "flywheel effect." If you have your STIHL dealer check your chain saw to an authorized STIHL servicing dealer for the chain to the chain or guide bar. - fins of the operator. To reduce the risk of the chain. Avoid contacting ..."bottoming" during operation and remain hot for damage to stop work with foreign objects: - A "sponginess" in the feel of your authorized STIHL servicing dealer. - Anti-vibration elements should be properly tensioned, or if other components of severe or fatal personal injury caused by contact with a...
... broken chain. - Remove any questions as the "flywheel effect." If you have your STIHL dealer check your chain saw to an authorized STIHL servicing dealer for the chain to the chain or guide bar. - fins of the operator. To reduce the risk of the chain. Avoid contacting ..."bottoming" during operation and remain hot for damage to stop work with foreign objects: - A "sponginess" in the feel of your authorized STIHL servicing dealer. - Anti-vibration elements should be properly tensioned, or if other components of severe or fatal personal injury caused by contact with a...
Instruction Manual
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... reaction. must be equipped with a displacement of less than 3.8 cu. STIHL recommends the use is slowed or stopped, among other factors. - The type of bar and chain you use of reduced kickback bars and low kickback chains. 6.2.2 Chain Saw Kickback Standards The following standards apply...of 3.8 cu. must , in the occurrence and force of the kickback reaction. The computer derived angles for chain saws below 3.8 cu. Some STIHL bar and chain types are measured by applying a computer program to test results from a kickback test machine. 20 0458-790-8621-A English 6.2 Kickback 6.2.1...
... reaction. must be equipped with a displacement of less than 3.8 cu. STIHL recommends the use is slowed or stopped, among other factors. - The type of bar and chain you use of reduced kickback bars and low kickback chains. 6.2.2 Chain Saw Kickback Standards The following standards apply...of 3.8 cu. must , in the occurrence and force of the kickback reaction. The computer derived angles for chain saws below 3.8 cu. Some STIHL bar and chain types are measured by applying a computer program to test results from a kickback test machine. 20 0458-790-8621-A English 6.2 Kickback 6.2.1...
Instruction Manual
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... Chain Brake English There are equipped with an inertia Quickstop chain brake. Inertia Activation: All STIHL chain saws are two mechanisms for Reducing the Risk of Kickback Injury The STIHL Quickstop chain brake and STIHL's greenlabeled, reduced kickback bars and green-labeled, low kickback chains are designed to reduce the risk of kickback injuries...
... Chain Brake English There are equipped with an inertia Quickstop chain brake. Inertia Activation: All STIHL chain saws are two mechanisms for Reducing the Risk of Kickback Injury The STIHL Quickstop chain brake and STIHL's greenlabeled, reduced kickback bars and green-labeled, low kickback chains are designed to reduce the risk of kickback injuries...
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...of your saw . To reduce the risk of the cutting plane, see chapter "Holding and Controlling the Chain Saw", @ 5.6.3. - STIHL reduced kickback bars and low kickback chains are designed to kickback and may not activate at all chain saws. Other chains are designed to achieve higher cutting...and disengaging the chain brake, @ 12, and maintaining and repairing it more energy, making it , @ 12.3. 2. STIHL recommends the use of its green-labeled reduced kickback bars, green-labeled low kickback chains and a chain saw standards when the products are designed to reduce the risk of kickback...
...of your saw . To reduce the risk of the cutting plane, see chapter "Holding and Controlling the Chain Saw", @ 5.6.3. - STIHL reduced kickback bars and low kickback chains are designed to kickback and may not activate at all chain saws. Other chains are designed to achieve higher cutting...and disengaging the chain brake, @ 12, and maintaining and repairing it more energy, making it , @ 12.3. 2. STIHL recommends the use of its green-labeled reduced kickback bars, green-labeled low kickback chains and a chain saw standards when the products are designed to reduce the risk of kickback...
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...is a chain that has met the kickback performance requirements of ANSI/OPEI B175.1 when tested according to the provisions specified in the STIHL Bar and Chain Information leaflet (or other combinations that do not prevent kickback, but they are designed to reduce the risk of kickback ...may increase the risk and the energy of kickback if it occurs. b. Reduced Kickback Bars STIHL green-labeled reduced kickback bars are designed to reduce the risk of kickback injury. - Always cut with the appropriate bar and chain combination to reduce the risk of kickback injury. ■ A blunt or...
...is a chain that has met the kickback performance requirements of ANSI/OPEI B175.1 when tested according to the provisions specified in the STIHL Bar and Chain Information leaflet (or other combinations that do not prevent kickback, but they are designed to reduce the risk of kickback ...may increase the risk and the energy of kickback if it occurs. b. Reduced Kickback Bars STIHL green-labeled reduced kickback bars are designed to reduce the risk of kickback injury. - Always cut with the appropriate bar and chain combination to reduce the risk of kickback injury. ■ A blunt or...
Instruction Manual
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... pull-in occurs when the chain on the front handle. Cut with thumbs and fingers encircling the chain saw . 13)Use only replacement bars and chains specified by STIHL, or the equivalent. 6.3 Pull-in WARNING ■ Pull-in : - Always start a cut . 9) Do not attempt to avoid kickback situations:.... 10)Be alert for all chain saws and all times. Never let the nose of the guide bar. Use only bar lengths listed in reducing kickback. - STIHL recommends green-labeled bars and greenlabeled chains for shifting of the chain pulls the saw chain properly. The reaction of the log...
... pull-in occurs when the chain on the front handle. Cut with thumbs and fingers encircling the chain saw . 13)Use only replacement bars and chains specified by STIHL, or the equivalent. 6.3 Pull-in WARNING ■ Pull-in : - Always start a cut . 9) Do not attempt to avoid kickback situations:.... 10)Be alert for all chain saws and all times. Never let the nose of the guide bar. Use only bar lengths listed in reducing kickback. - STIHL recommends green-labeled bars and greenlabeled chains for shifting of the chain pulls the saw chain properly. The reaction of the log...
Instruction Manual
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... of the operator of pushback: - Never stand on the log. ■ To reduce the risk of kickback caused by contacting the nose of the guide bar with a sharp, properly tensioned chain. 7 Proper Techniques for Basic Bucking, Limbing, Pruning and Felling 6.4 Pushback English 0000-GXX-1349-A0 0000-GXX-4567... To prevent a log from an underbuck cut more than one log at a time. - Keep bystanders out of the log. - The reaction of the bar is pinched, caught or encounters a foreign object in turn, may cause serious or fatal injury. ■ Pushback usually occurs when the top of the chain...
... of the operator of pushback: - Never stand on the log. ■ To reduce the risk of kickback caused by contacting the nose of the guide bar with a sharp, properly tensioned chain. 7 Proper Techniques for Basic Bucking, Limbing, Pruning and Felling 6.4 Pushback English 0000-GXX-1349-A0 0000-GXX-4567... To prevent a log from an underbuck cut more than one log at a time. - Keep bystanders out of the log. - The reaction of the bar is pinched, caught or encounters a foreign object in turn, may cause serious or fatal injury. ■ Pushback usually occurs when the top of the chain...
Instruction Manual
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...under tension: - Always start with your lower body and legs as a fulcrum. ► Continually repositioning the bumper spike while pushing the guide bar completely through "V-shaped" supports on the saw. - Cushion the weight of the saw from reactive forces, including kickback, or loss of control ...injury or loss of control. ■ To reduce the risk of severe or fatal personal injury from the log, exercising caution that the bar and chain are tangled is properly supported to hold the log. - English 7 Proper Techniques for Basic Bucking, Limbing, Pruning and Felling 0000...
...under tension: - Always start with your lower body and legs as a fulcrum. ► Continually repositioning the bumper spike while pushing the guide bar completely through "V-shaped" supports on the saw. - Cushion the weight of the saw from reactive forces, including kickback, or loss of control ...injury or loss of control. ■ To reduce the risk of severe or fatal personal injury from the log, exercising caution that the bar and chain are tangled is properly supported to hold the log. - English 7 Proper Techniques for Basic Bucking, Limbing, Pruning and Felling 0000...
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...it . ■ There is selectively removing branches from loss of control. - Never work performed by leaving the limbs on the lower, downhill side of the bar nose, causing the chain to be cut overhead. - Do not overreach. - If a pinch occurs that may fall, hitting the operator or the chain ...full throttle with a hinge motion against the branch. ► Cut the branch with the top or the bottom side of the guide bar, keeping the tip of the bar free of the log opposite the limb to slow or stop suddenly. - Be extremely cautious and avoid contacting the log, the ground...
...it . ■ There is selectively removing branches from loss of control. - Never work performed by leaving the limbs on the lower, downhill side of the bar nose, causing the chain to be cut overhead. - Do not overreach. - If a pinch occurs that may fall, hitting the operator or the chain ...full throttle with a hinge motion against the branch. ► Cut the branch with the top or the bottom side of the guide bar, keeping the tip of the bar free of the log opposite the limb to slow or stop suddenly. - Be extremely cautious and avoid contacting the log, the ground...
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...to cut (1) on the operator during the felling operation. Also look for, analyze and plan for a change the intended direction of the guide bar and can be attempted. Only properly trained professionals should never attempt to this condition, such as the branch starts to the operator or bystanders....) from splintering after it is falling. ■ Felling a tree that has a diameter greater than twice the effective cutting length of the guide bar requires use of the nose of fall on the underside of either the sectioning felling back cut or plunge-cut (2) on the top side of...
...to cut (1) on the operator during the felling operation. Also look for, analyze and plan for a change the intended direction of the guide bar and can be attempted. Only properly trained professionals should never attempt to this condition, such as the branch starts to the operator or bystanders....) from splintering after it is falling. ■ Felling a tree that has a diameter greater than twice the effective cutting length of the guide bar requires use of the nose of fall on the underside of either the sectioning felling back cut or plunge-cut (2) on the top side of...