Tanaka TCS40EA18 Owner's Manual - Page 9

Chain, brake, operation, WARNING, Stopping, KICKBACK, DANGER

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English 3. Pull recoil starter briskly, taking care to keep the handle in your grasp and not allowing it to snap back. (Fig. 13) Fig. 13 4. When you hear first ignition, return the choke to run position. (Fig. 12) 5. Pull recoil starter briskly again in the aforementioned manner. (Fig. 13) NOTE If engine does not start, repeat procedures from 2 to 5. 6. As soon as engine start, pull throttle lever full once and release immediately. (Fig. 14) Then half-throttle is disengaged. Make sure chain brake is disengaged. (Fig. 15) Allow the engine about 2-3 minutes to warm up before subjecting it to any load. Do not run the engine at high speed without the load to shorten the longevity of the engine. Chain brake (18), if so equipped, is designed to activate in an emergency such as kick-back action. Please check to verify that it works properly before use. Application of brake is made by moving the front guard towards the bar. During the chain brake operation, even if the throttle lever is pulled, the engine speed does not increase and the chain does not turn. To release the brake, pull up the chain brake lever. How to confirm: 1) Turn off the engine. 2) Holding the chain saw horizontally, release your hand from the front handle, hit the tip of the guide bar to a stump or a piece of wood, and confirm brake operation. Operating level varies by bar size. In case the brake is not effective, ask our dealer for inspection and repairs. If the engine keeps rotating at high speed with the brake engaged, the clutch will overheat causing trouble. When the brake engages during operation, immediately release the throttle lever to stop the engine. WARNING Do not carry the machine with the engine running. Stopping (Fig. 17) 15 Fig. 14 Fig. 15 Chain brake operation (Fig. 16) 18 Fig. 16 Fig. 17 Decrease engine speed, and push ignition switch (15) to stop position. WARNING KICKBACK DANGER (Fig. 18) 19 Fig. 18 One of the most severe dangers when working with a chain saw is the possibility of kickback. Kickback may occur when the upper 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 toward you. Pinching the saw chain along the top of the guide bar may also push the guide bar rapidly back towards you. Either of these reactions may cause you to lose control of the saw which could result in serious personal injury. Even though your saw has safety built into its design, you should not rely on these safety features exclusively. Know where your bar tip is at all times. Kickback does occur if you allow the kickback zone (19) of the bar to touch an object. 9

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English
9
3.
Pull recoil starter briskly, taking care to keep the handle in your
grasp and not allowing it to snap back. (
Fig.
13
)
Fig. 13
4.
When you hear
fi
rst ignition, return the choke to run position.
(
Fig.
12
)
5.
Pull recoil starter briskly again in the aforementioned manner.
(
Fig.
13
)
NOTE
If engine does not start, repeat procedures from 2 to 5.
6.
As soon as engine start, pull throttle lever full once and release
immediately. (
Fig.
14
)
Then half-throttle is disengaged. Make sure chain brake is
disengaged. (
Fig.
15
)
Allow the engine about 2-3 minutes to warm up before subjecting
it to any load.
Do not run the engine at high speed without the load to shorten
the longevity of the engine.
Fig. 14
Fig. 15
Chain
brake
operation
(Fig.
16)
18
Fig. 16
Chain brake (18), if so equipped, is designed to activate in an
emergency such as kick-back action. Please check to verify that it
works properly before use.
Application of brake is made by moving the front guard towards the
bar. During the chain brake operation, even if the throttle lever is
pulled, the engine speed does not increase and the chain does not
turn. To release the brake, pull up the chain brake lever.
How
to
con
fi
rm:
1)
Turn o
ff
the engine.
2)
Holding the chain saw horizontally, release your hand from the
front handle, hit the tip of the guide bar to a stump or a piece
of wood, and con
fi
rm brake operation. Operating level varies by
bar size.
In case the brake is not e
ff
ective, ask our dealer for inspection and
repairs. If the engine keeps rotating at high speed with the brake
engaged, the clutch will overheat causing trouble.
When the brake engages during operation, immediately release the
throttle lever to stop the engine.
WARNING
Do not carry the machine with the engine running.
Stopping
(Fig.
17)
15
Fig. 17
Decrease engine speed, and push ignition switch (15) to stop
position.
WARNING
KICKBACK
DANGER
(Fig.
18)
19
Fig. 18
One of the most severe dangers when working with a chain saw is
the possibility of kickback. Kickback may occur when the upper 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 toward you. Pinching the saw chain along the top of the guide
bar may also push the guide bar rapidly back towards you. Either of
these reactions may cause you to lose control of the saw which could
result in serious personal injury. Even though your saw has safety
built into its design, you should not rely on these safety features
exclusively. Know where your bar tip is at all times. Kickback does
occur if you allow the kickback zone (19) of the bar to touch an object.