STIHL FG3 Chainsaw Filing Unit Owners Manual

STIHL FG3 ® @ CD CD CD ® Gebrauchsanleitung Instruction Manual Notice d’emploi Instrucciones de servicio Istruzioni per I’uso lnstrucoes de service CD CD ® CD Notice d’emploi Instrucciones de servicio Istruzioni per I’uso lnstrucoes de service english Guide to Using this Manual Printing inks contain vegetable oils; paper can be recycled. Dear Customer, Thank you for choosing a quality engineered STIHL product. This machine has been built using modern production techniques and comprehensive quality assurance.

Every effort has been made to ensure your satisfaction and troublefree use of the machine. Please contact your dealer or our sales company if you have any queries concerning your machine. Pictograms All the pictograms attached to the machine are shown and explained in the this manual. The operating and handling instructions are supported by illustrations. In addition to the operating instructions, this manual may contain paragraphs that require your special attention. Such paragraphs are marked with the symbols described below: Warning where there is a risk of an accident or personal injury or serious damage to property. Warning where there is a risk of damaging the power tool or individual components. Note or hint which is not essential for using the power tool, but may improve the operator’s understanding of the situation and result in better use of the power tool. Note or hint on correct procedure in order to avoid damage to the environment. Symbols in text The individual steps or procedures described in the manual may be marked in different ways: : Step or procedure without direct reference to an illustration. Printed on chlorine-free paper. Hans Peter Stihl Description of step or procedure that refers directly to the illustration and contains item numbers that appear in the illustration. Example: Loosen the screw (1) Lever (2). 2001 Andreas Stihl AG & Co., Waiblingen 0458 566 7721. M2. K1. T. Printed in Germany 12 FG 3 english Safety Precautions Application Equipment and features This instruction manual refers to several models with different features. Components that are not installed in all models and related applications are marked thus *. Such components are available as special accessories from your STIHL dealer. To reduce the risk of personal injury, special safety precautions must be observed while operating the filing tool. Read the operating instructions carefully and keep them in a safe place for later reference. Always shut off the saw engine before working with the filing tool: Move Master Control lever / slide control or the separate stop switch to STOP or $. Electric saws: Disconnect plug from power supply. Wear gloves. The STIHL filing tool can be used to sharpen all STIHL Oilomatic saw chains with the exception of square ground chains (RSL, RSLF, RSLH) and carbidetipped chains (RD, RDS). Sharpening is effected with the guide bar and chain mounted on the saw. For accurate results it is best to clamp the guide bar in a bench vise or, at the cutting site, in the STIHL bar vise (special accessory). Engineering improvements STIHL’s philosophy is to continually improve all of its products. As a result, engineering changes and improvements are made from time to time. If the operating characteristics or the appearance of your machine differ from those described in this manual, please contact your STIHL dealer for assistance. File correctly ­ Sharpen the chain frequently, take away as little metal as possible ­ two or three strokes of the file are usually enough. Always file from the inside to the outside of the cutter. The file only sharpens on the forward stroke ­ lift the file off the cutter on the backstroke. Avoid touching the tie straps and drive links with the file.