MCCULLOCH USER MANUAL TM502

TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 GENERAL INFORMATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
1-1. General Identification
1-2. Safety Features
2 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
2-1. Kickback Safety Precautions
2-2. Other Safety Precautions
2-3. General Safety Precautions for chain saw users
2-4. More About Kickback
2-5. Kickback safety Labels
2-6. International Symbols
3 REMOVING & INSTALLING BAR & CHAIN . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
3-1. Bar & Chain Removal and Installation
3-2. Before starting your saw
3-3. Guide Bar/Saw Chain/Clutch Cover Removal or Installation
3-4. Saw Chain Tension Adjustment
3-5. CHAIN BRAKE® Mechanical Test
4 FUEL AND LUBRICATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
4-1. Fuel
4-2. Mixing Fuel
4-3. Fuel and Lubrication Symbols
Fuel Mixing Table
4-4. Recommended Fuels
4-5. Chain and Bar Lubrication
5 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
5-1. Engine Pre-Start Checks
5-2. To Start Engine
5-3. Re-Starting a Warm Engine
5-4. To Stop Engine
5-5. CHAIN BRAKE® Operational Test
5-6. Saw Chain / Bar Lubrication
5-7. Automatic Oiler
6 GENERAL CUTTING INSTRUCTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
6-1. Felling
6-2. Limbing
6-3. Bucking
6-4. Bucking Using a Sawhorse
7 MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
7-1. Preventive Maintenance
7-2. Air Filter
7-3. Fuel Filter
7-4. Spark Arrester Screen
7-5. Spark Plug
7-6. Carburetor Adjustment
7-7. Storing a Chain Saw
7-8. Removing a Unit From Storage
8 BAR / CHAIN MAINTENANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
8-1. Guide Bar Maintenance
8-2. Chain Maintenance
8-3. Chain Replacement Information
9 TROUBLESHOOTING THE ENGINE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20