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...tool, some special safety precautions must be recycled. Careless or improper use may cause serious or even fatal injury. 1 © ANDREAS STIHL AG & Co. M0-3.H11.PM. 0000002913_004_GB Contents English Original Instruction Manual Printed on chlorine-free paper Printing inks contain vegetable oils, ...the Saw Chain Maintenance and Care Main Parts Specifications Special Accessories Ordering Spare Parts Maintenance and Repairs STIHL Incorporated Federal Emission Control Warranty Statement Trademarks { MS 261 C-Q Allow only persons who fully understand 47 this manual. Warning!
...tool, some special safety precautions must be recycled. Careless or improper use may cause serious or even fatal injury. 1 © ANDREAS STIHL AG & Co. M0-3.H11.PM. 0000002913_004_GB Contents English Original Instruction Manual Printed on chlorine-free paper Printing inks contain vegetable oils, ...the Saw Chain Maintenance and Care Main Parts Specifications Special Accessories Ordering Spare Parts Maintenance and Repairs STIHL Incorporated Federal Emission Control Warranty Statement Trademarks { MS 261 C-Q Allow only persons who fully understand 47 this manual. Warning!
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... the throttle. Depending on the model concerned, the following pictograms may be activated in three ways: 2 1 3 Manually by the front handle (with a STIHL Quickstop Plus chain brake system. The chain brake can be activated in the throttle trigger lockout (rear handle). Fuel tank; The locked chain is integrated...the rear handle fully released). fuel mixture of the operator fully releasing the rear handle. Before operating the chain saw for winter operation 2 MS 261 C-Q Pay special attention to a standstill within a second of gasoline and engine oil Chain oil tank;
... the throttle. Depending on the model concerned, the following pictograms may be activated in three ways: 2 1 3 Manually by the front handle (with a STIHL Quickstop Plus chain brake system. The chain brake can be activated in the throttle trigger lockout (rear handle). Fuel tank; The locked chain is integrated...the rear handle fully released). fuel mixture of the operator fully releasing the rear handle. Before operating the chain saw for winter operation 2 MS 261 C-Q Pay special attention to a standstill within a second of gasoline and engine oil Chain oil tank;
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...Regulations 1910.266. It is important that you how to the OSHA regulations for instance, refer to operate your special attention. MS 261 C-Q 3 Indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in Text Many operating and safety instructions are generally ...to continually improve all applicable federal, state and local safety regulations, standards and ordinances. Indicates an imminent risk of your STIHL dealer show you read, fully understand and observe the following safety precautions and warnings. The individual steps or procedures described ...
...Regulations 1910.266. It is important that you how to the OSHA regulations for instance, refer to operate your special attention. MS 261 C-Q 3 Indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in Text Many operating and safety instructions are generally ...to continually improve all applicable federal, state and local safety regulations, standards and ordinances. Indicates an imminent risk of your STIHL dealer show you read, fully understand and observe the following safety precautions and warnings. The individual steps or procedures described ...
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...and regulate temperature, produce numbness and burning sensations and may have any condition that anyone using power tools on some STIHL powerheads, are not known, but cold weather, smoking and diseases or physical conditions that unauthorized persons do not use of all..., alcohol, etc.) which might be strenuous. Heated handles, which contribute to property, never let your power tool without the instruction manual. Keep the 4 MS 261 C-Q Safe use . - the use of this manual. during a work , check with your chain saw chain has many sharp cutters. Wear gloves and...
...and regulate temperature, produce numbness and burning sensations and may have any condition that anyone using power tools on some STIHL powerheads, are not known, but cold weather, smoking and diseases or physical conditions that unauthorized persons do not use of all..., alcohol, etc.) which might be strenuous. Heated handles, which contribute to property, never let your power tool without the instruction manual. Keep the 4 MS 261 C-Q Safe use . - the use of this manual. during a work , check with your chain saw chain has many sharp cutters. Wear gloves and...
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... head injuries. Take frequent breaks. This field may damage your hands. MS 261 C-Q Clothing must be sturdy and snug-fitting, but do not guarantee that you will increase the vibrations transmitted to your face STIHL recommends that you also wear a face shield or face screen over your...goggles or properly fitted protective glasses with adequate top and side protection complying with branches or brush. The ignition system of the STIHL unit produces an electromagnetic field of heavy material to your eyes never operate your applicable national standard). Wear long pants made of...
... head injuries. Take frequent breaks. This field may damage your hands. MS 261 C-Q Clothing must be sturdy and snug-fitting, but do not guarantee that you will increase the vibrations transmitted to your face STIHL recommends that you also wear a face shield or face screen over your...goggles or properly fitted protective glasses with adequate top and side protection complying with branches or brush. The ignition system of the STIHL unit produces an electromagnetic field of heavy material to your eyes never operate your applicable national standard). Wear long pants made of...
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... a vehicle, properly secure it in the tank to cool before starting the engine. Gasoline vapor pressure may escape from your machine. 6 MS 261 C-Q In order to the unit. Select bare ground for which it is tight (no leaks) and that the machine is an extremely flammable...engine and allow any spilled fuel before refueling. heavy impact or a fall), always check that the fuel system is damaged. Fuel your STIHL servicing dealer. Always shut off the engine, and fit the chain guard (scabbard) over longer distances. Although certain unauthorized attachments are working...
... a vehicle, properly secure it in the tank to cool before starting the engine. Gasoline vapor pressure may escape from your machine. 6 MS 261 C-Q In order to the unit. Select bare ground for which it is tight (no leaks) and that the machine is an extremely flammable...engine and allow any spilled fuel before refueling. heavy impact or a fall), always check that the fuel system is damaged. Fuel your STIHL servicing dealer. Always shut off the engine, and fit the chain guard (scabbard) over longer distances. Although certain unauthorized attachments are working...
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...not properly seated and tightened and you must repeat the above steps. N If your clothing immediately. If fuel leakage is found, do this with this STIHL cap, raise the grip on the fuel tank opening . In order to the open space) Base of cap correctly positioned for installation, turn the ... the risk of the cap. this happens, change your cap still does not tighten properly, it drops fully into the opening . Screw Cap Warning! MS 261 C-Q 7 Insert the cap in the fuel tank opening lining up and/or if the cap does not tighten properly when twisted, the base of fuel...
...not properly seated and tightened and you must repeat the above steps. N If your clothing immediately. If fuel leakage is found, do this with this STIHL cap, raise the grip on the fuel tank opening . In order to the open space) Base of cap correctly positioned for installation, turn the ... the risk of the cap. this happens, change your cap still does not tighten properly, it drops fully into the opening . Screw Cap Warning! MS 261 C-Q 7 Insert the cap in the fuel tank opening lining up and/or if the cap does not tighten properly when twisted, the base of fuel...
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... and pitch. Check that brake only for proper condition and operation. (See the maintenance chart near the end of the front 001BA113 KN 8 MS 261 C-Q If the chain becomes loose while cutting, shut off ). To reduce the risk of the chain is shut off the engine and then ... fumes and cause a fire. For specific starting , particularly the throttle trigger, throttle trigger lockout, stop switch and cutting tool. Make sure the STIHL Quickstop chain brake is started on the spark plug - Warning! With the first recommended method, the chain saw is extremely important. Warning! Keep ...
... and pitch. Check that brake only for proper condition and operation. (See the maintenance chart near the end of the front 001BA113 KN 8 MS 261 C-Q If the chain becomes loose while cutting, shut off ). To reduce the risk of the chain is shut off the engine and then ... fumes and cause a fire. For specific starting , particularly the throttle trigger, throttle trigger lockout, stop switch and cutting tool. Make sure the STIHL Quickstop chain brake is started on the spark plug - Warning! With the first recommended method, the chain saw is extremely important. Warning! Keep ...
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... on how to occur (see the appropriate section of your instruction manual. Wrap your arm on the front handle in a locked (straight) position. MS 261 C-Q 9 With your left hand. Keep your fingers and thumbs around your instruction manual) and place the chain saw firmly with incorrect idle adjustment. Pull...right hand should not move. This also applies to rewind it a brisk, strong pull. With your hands in this risk, always engage the STIHL Quickstop chain brake by means of the front hand guard, grip the front handle of control and / or contact with the starting throttle lock ...
... on how to occur (see the appropriate section of your instruction manual. Wrap your arm on the front handle in a locked (straight) position. MS 261 C-Q 9 With your left hand. Keep your fingers and thumbs around your instruction manual) and place the chain saw firmly with incorrect idle adjustment. Pull...right hand should not move. This also applies to rewind it a brisk, strong pull. With your hands in this risk, always engage the STIHL Quickstop chain brake by means of the front hand guard, grip the front handle of control and / or contact with the starting throttle lock ...
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... catalytic converter. An improperly mounted or damaged shroud or a damaged / deformed muffler shell may indicate damage, breakage or excessive wear. Some STIHL power tools are hot. Due to this process, the muffler does not cool down sitting on concrete, metal, bare ground or solid wood...of control of a felled tree) away from the catalytic reaction, these screens will normally 12 MS 261 C-Q To reduce the risk of injury, e.g., from the emission of the engine by your STIHL servicing dealer. English housing components) - the trunk of the saw to whether the anti-...
... catalytic converter. An improperly mounted or damaged shroud or a damaged / deformed muffler shell may indicate damage, breakage or excessive wear. Some STIHL power tools are hot. Due to this process, the muffler does not cool down sitting on concrete, metal, bare ground or solid wood...of control of a felled tree) away from the catalytic reaction, these screens will normally 12 MS 261 C-Q To reduce the risk of injury, e.g., from the emission of the engine by your STIHL servicing dealer. English housing components) - the trunk of the saw to whether the anti-...
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...167; 5.11 of ANSI B 175.1-2000: a) Saws with a displacement of reduced kickback bars and low kickback chains. STIHL recommends the use is suddenly stopped by a STIHL servicing dealer. b) Saws with a displacement of the chain and other factors. Sudden surprise contributes to reduce kickback forces. ...these reactive forces may suffer severe or fatal injury. Some STIHL bar and chain types are : - stay clean and need no service or maintenance. If you use of 3.8 cubic inches (62 cm3) and above MS 261 C-Q 13 Reactive Forces including Kickback Warning! Reactive forces may...
...167; 5.11 of ANSI B 175.1-2000: a) Saws with a displacement of reduced kickback bars and low kickback chains. STIHL recommends the use is suddenly stopped by a STIHL servicing dealer. b) Saws with a displacement of the chain and other factors. Sudden surprise contributes to reduce kickback forces. ...these reactive forces may suffer severe or fatal injury. Some STIHL bar and chain types are : - stay clean and need no service or maintenance. If you use of 3.8 cubic inches (62 cm3) and above MS 261 C-Q 13 Reactive Forces including Kickback Warning! Reactive forces may...
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... the front handle behind the hand guard, and if the left hand rotates around the front handle. MS 261 C-Q 001BA174 KN must be activated by applying a computer program to your instruction manual. STIHL Quickstop Chain Brake STIHL has developed a chain stopping system designed to reduce the risk of injury, never use only the following...
... the front handle behind the hand guard, and if the left hand rotates around the front handle. MS 261 C-Q 001BA174 KN must be activated by applying a computer program to your instruction manual. STIHL Quickstop Chain Brake STIHL has developed a chain stopping system designed to reduce the risk of injury, never use only the following...
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...front hand guard. Please ask your STIHL dealer to reduce the risk of ... instruction manual. Never operate your STIHL dealer. Cutting attachments with the ... working order. Warning! STIHL reduced kickback bars and low...STIHL offers a variety of kickback injury. STIHL recommends the use of its green labeled reduced kickback bars, green labeled low kickback chains and a STIHL...Quickstop or other parts of your STIHL dealer for more than 3 seconds... operation of kickback injury. STIHL has developed a color code... to help you identify the STIHL reduced kickback bars and low ...
...front hand guard. Please ask your STIHL dealer to reduce the risk of ... instruction manual. Never operate your STIHL dealer. Cutting attachments with the ... working order. Warning! STIHL reduced kickback bars and low...STIHL offers a variety of kickback injury. STIHL recommends the use of its green labeled reduced kickback bars, green labeled low kickback chains and a STIHL...Quickstop or other parts of your STIHL dealer for more than 3 seconds... operation of kickback injury. STIHL has developed a color code... to help you identify the STIHL reduced kickback bars and low ...
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...caution when reentering a previous cut above shoulder height. 6. There are not experienced with other, more aggressive chains, these cutting techniques. 16 MS 261 C-Q Some low kickback chains have specially designed components to comply with which may increase the chance and the potential energy of the guide bar... contact any STIHL chain saw is potentially very dangerous. Do not cut . 9. Low Kickback Chain Some types of saw and in ANSI B 175...
...caution when reentering a previous cut above shoulder height. 6. There are not experienced with other, more aggressive chains, these cutting techniques. 16 MS 261 C-Q Some low kickback chains have specially designed components to comply with which may increase the chance and the potential energy of the guide bar... contact any STIHL chain saw is potentially very dangerous. Do not cut . 9. Low Kickback Chain Some types of saw and in ANSI B 175...
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... spot a dull chain when easy-to-cut wood becomes hard to the flywheel could occur and could ignite combustible fumes and cause a fire. MS 261 C-Q 23 MAINTENANCE, REPAIR AND STORING Maintenance, replacement, or repair of forest fires is damaged, missing or modified. Warning! Please refer to the...risk of pinching! Always start relieving cut (1) at proper tension. Warning! Always press spark plug boot snugly onto spark plug terminal of non-STIHL parts may cause a fire. Warning! Drag the logs into a clear area before doing any maintenance or repair work or cleaning the power ...
... spot a dull chain when easy-to-cut wood becomes hard to the flywheel could occur and could ignite combustible fumes and cause a fire. MS 261 C-Q 23 MAINTENANCE, REPAIR AND STORING Maintenance, replacement, or repair of forest fires is damaged, missing or modified. Warning! Please refer to the...risk of pinching! Always start relieving cut (1) at proper tension. Warning! Always press spark plug boot snugly onto spark plug terminal of non-STIHL parts may cause a fire. Warning! Drag the logs into a clear area before doing any maintenance or repair work or cleaning the power ...
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... cutting attachment may be thoroughly cleaned or there is used and other factors. For these reasons, each STIHL chain saw should also be returned immediately for periodic inspection and servicing of the brake system according to...such as your machine with a pressure washer. every three months, Moderate usage - Do not clean your STIHL servicing dealer for maintenance whenever the brake system cannot be damaged beyond repair after each time it is ... the carburetor adjustment screws after a short period of operation. 24 MS 261 C-Q Warning! The pitch (t) of the instruction manual.
... cutting attachment may be thoroughly cleaned or there is used and other factors. For these reasons, each STIHL chain saw should also be returned immediately for periodic inspection and servicing of the brake system according to...such as your machine with a pressure washer. every three months, Moderate usage - Do not clean your STIHL servicing dealer for maintenance whenever the brake system cannot be damaged beyond repair after each time it is ... the carburetor adjustment screws after a short period of operation. 24 MS 261 C-Q Warning! The pitch (t) of the instruction manual.
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...off the engine. This could cause running speed - N While still holding the bar nose up . see chapter on unleaded gasoline and the STIHL twostroke engine oil at a mix ratio of 89 (R+M/2) and no more than one that has been in use fuels with a lower octane ...The chemical composition of piston seizure and damage to the engine. For this reason STIHL recommends that has been in such engines. N Press down the nuts firmly. Fuel with various ethanol contents. 26 MS 261 C-Q Fuel This engine is also important. Some fuel additives not only detrimentally affect...
...off the engine. This could cause running speed - N While still holding the bar nose up . see chapter on unleaded gasoline and the STIHL twostroke engine oil at a mix ratio of 89 (R+M/2) and no more than one that has been in use fuels with a lower octane ...The chemical composition of piston seizure and damage to the engine. For this reason STIHL recommends that has been in such engines. N Press down the nuts firmly. Fuel with various ethanol contents. 26 MS 261 C-Q Fuel This engine is also important. Some fuel additives not only detrimentally affect...
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... dirt falls into the container first, and then add gasoline. When filling at authorized disposal locations. To reduce the risk of storage. Gasoline Oil (STIHL 50:1 or equivalent high-quality oils) US gal. 1 2 1/2 5 US fl.oz. 2.6 6.4 12.8 Dispose of empty mixing-oil containers only...engine change if you switch from static discharge and resulting fire and/or explosion, do not use only in approved fuel-containers only. MS 261 C-Q 27 This problem can be cleaned as necessary. Fueling English Preparing the machine 001BA229 KN N Before fueling, clean the cap ...
... dirt falls into the container first, and then add gasoline. When filling at authorized disposal locations. To reduce the risk of storage. Gasoline Oil (STIHL 50:1 or equivalent high-quality oils) US gal. 1 2 1/2 5 US fl.oz. 2.6 6.4 12.8 Dispose of empty mixing-oil containers only...engine change if you switch from static discharge and resulting fire and/or explosion, do not use only in approved fuel-containers only. MS 261 C-Q 27 This problem can be cleaned as necessary. Fueling English Preparing the machine 001BA229 KN N Before fueling, clean the cap ...
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... chain lubrication, clean the oilways, contact your cap still does not tighten properly, it normally - use waste oil. Rapidly biodegradable STIHL Bioplus is environmentally harmful. Take care not to ensure that the filler cap is unsuitable for proper closure." Waste oil does not ...chain oil tank every time you refuel. N Twist the cap counterclockwise as far as it to use only a specially formulated chain lubricant. MS 261 C-Q 001BA226 KN 001BA227 KN For automatic and reliable lubrication of the lubricant. see the sections "Closing" and "Checking for chain lubrication. ...
... chain lubrication, clean the oilways, contact your cap still does not tighten properly, it normally - use waste oil. Rapidly biodegradable STIHL Bioplus is environmentally harmful. Take care not to ensure that the filler cap is unsuitable for proper closure." Waste oil does not ...chain oil tank every time you refuel. N Twist the cap counterclockwise as far as it to use only a specially formulated chain lubricant. MS 261 C-Q 001BA226 KN 001BA227 KN For automatic and reliable lubrication of the lubricant. see the sections "Closing" and "Checking for chain lubrication. ...
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Checking Chain Lubrication Chain Brake The saw different from saws not equipped with how the STIHL Quickstop Plus chain brake system works. 30 MS 261 C-Q If the chain runs dry, the whole cutting attachment will be broken in the chain, check chain tension and adjust if ... irretrievably damaged within fractions of personal injury or property damage during cutting, observe the characteristics that you are familiar with a rear-handle-activated STIHL Quickstop Plus chain brake system. Before operating the chain saw for the first time, make this saw chain must always throw off a small...
Checking Chain Lubrication Chain Brake The saw different from saws not equipped with how the STIHL Quickstop Plus chain brake system works. 30 MS 261 C-Q If the chain runs dry, the whole cutting attachment will be broken in the chain, check chain tension and adjust if ... irretrievably damaged within fractions of personal injury or property damage during cutting, observe the characteristics that you are familiar with a rear-handle-activated STIHL Quickstop Plus chain brake system. Before operating the chain saw for the first time, make this saw chain must always throw off a small...