what y ouaredoing. Usecommon
sense.
• Donotstart c utting until y ouhave a
clear w ork area, s ecure f ooting, and
especially ifyouarefelling atree, a
retreat path. K eep work area clean.
OPERATE YOUR SAW SAFELY
• DO not o perate w ithone hand. Seri-
ousinjury totheoperator, helpers, or
bystanders may result f rom one-
handed operation. Achain sawisin-
tended f ortwo-handed
use.
• Donot o perate s aw from a ladder or
inatree.
• Make sure thechain willnotmake
contact withanyobject while starting
thesaw. N ever start t hesawwhen
theguide barisinacut.
• Donot f orce chain saw. It will d othe
jobbetter a ndsafer a ttherate for
which itwasintended.
• Donotputpressure onthesaw, e s-
pecially a ttheend ofthecut.Doing
socancause youtolose control
when thecutiscompleted.
• Stop thesawbefore s etting i tdown.
• Hand c arry sawonly when motor i s
stopped. Carry t hechain s aw bythe
front h andle with thesaw stopped, fin-
geroff t heswitch, theguide barand
saw chain t othereaE
• Use theright t ool, c utwood only.
Don't usechain sawforpurpose n ot
intended; forexample, don't u se
chain saw forcutting plastic, mason-
ry,non-wood building m aterials.
• Donotoperate a chain saw thatis
damaged, improperly adjusted, or
notcompletely and securely as-
sembled. Always r eplace b ar, c hain,
hand guard, orother p arts immedi-
ately iftheybecome damaged, bro-
ken, o rareotherwise removed.
• Inspect chain saw cords periodically
and ifdamaged, have repaired bya
Sears S ervice C enter.
MAINTAIN YOURSAW IN GOOD
WORKING ORDER
• Have allchain saw service p er-
formed bya Sears S ervice C enter
except theitems listed intheMAINTE-
NANCE section o fthismanual.
• Make certain s awchain stops mov-
ingwhen trigger s witch isreleased.
• Keep thehandles d ryand clean and
freefrom oilandgrease.
• Keep oilcapand fasteners securely
tightened.
• Nonconforming
replacement
compo-
nents o rtheremoval ofsafety d evices
may cause d amage totheunit a nd
possible injury t otheoperator orby-
standers. Use only Craftsman
acces-
sories a ndreplacement
parts a srec-
ommended. Never modify your s aw.
• Maintain chain saw withcare.
• Keep unit s harp and clean forbetter
and safer p erformance.
• Follow instructions
forlubricating and
changing accessories.
• Unplug thechain saw from thepower
source when not i nuse, b efore s ervic-
ing, a nd when changing accessories
and attachments,
such assaw chain
and guard.
• Check fordamaged parts. Before fur-
ther useofthechain s aw, a guard o r
other part t hatisdamaged should b e
carefully checked todetermine that i t
willoperate properly and perform its
intended function. Check foralignment
ofmoving parts, binding ofmoving
parts, breakage ofparts, mounting and
any other c onditions
that m ay affect its
operation.
Aguard o rother p art t hat i s
damaged should b eproperly repaired
orreplaced bya Sears S ervice Center
unless otherwise indicated elsewhere
intheoperator's manual.
• When notinuse, c hain saws should
bestored inadry,high orlocked-up
place outofthereach o fchildren.
• When storing s aw, u nplug a ndusea
barsheath o rcarrying c ase.
ELECTRICAL SAFETY
4_WARNING:
Avoid a dangerous
environment.
To reduce the risk of
electrical shock, do not use in rain, in
damp or wet locations, or around
swimming pools, hot tubs, etc. Do not
expose to snow, rain, or water to avoid
the possibility of electrical shock. Do
not handle extension cord or plug with
wet hands.
• Use only a voltage supply as shown
on the nameplate of the unit.
• Avoid dangerous situations. Do not
use in the presence of flammable liq-
uids or gases to avoid creating a fire
or explosion and/or causing damage
to unit.
• To reduce the risk of electrical shock,
this appliance has a polarized plug
(one blade is wider than the other) and
will require the use of a polarized ex-