GGP Italy SPA Chainsaw 171501084 Operating Manual

•Delimbing (Fig. 16)
Make sure there is noth-ing or nobody in the area where the brancheswill fall.
1. Stand opposite the branch you want to cut.
2. Start cutting lower branches followed by thehigher ones.
3. Cut downwards to prevent the bar from get-ting jammed.
•Felling (Fig. 17)
When felling on slopes,always stand uphill from the tree and checkthat the felled trunk cannot cause damage ifit rolls down the hill.
1. Decide where the tree should fall – youshould consider the wind, the natural lean ofthe...

Correct maintenance is essential to maintain theoriginal efficiency and safety of the machine overtime.
During maintenance oper-ations:– Remove the spark plug cap.– Wait until the engine is sufficiently cold.– Use protective gloves when handling thebar and chain.– Keep the bar protection devices on, exceptwhen intervening directly on the bar or thechain.– Never dispose of oils, fuel or other pollutingmaterials in unauthorised places.
CYLINDER AND SILENCER
To reduce fire risks, periodically clean the...

The filter element (2) mustnever be washed and must be replaced if it is toodirty or damaged.
– Fit the filter element (2) and the cover (1) backon.
–In models P43(x) - P46(x) - P47(x) - P48(x),first attach the filter element (2a) to the cover(1a) and then fit these assembled parts on themachine.
CHECKING THE SPARK PLUG (Fig. 24)
Periodically remove and clean the spark plugusing a metal brush to get rid of any deposits.Check and reset the correct distance betweenthe electrodes.
Replace the spark plug and...

BAR MAINTENANCE (Fig. 26)
To avoid asymmetrical wear on the bar, makesure it is turned over periodically.
To keep the bar in perfect working order, pro-ceed as follows:
– grease the bearings on the nose sprocket (ifpresent) with the syringe;– clean the bar groove with the scraper;– clean the lubrication holes;– with a flat file, remove burr from the edges andlevel off the guides.
Replace the bar whenever:
– the groove is not as deep as the height of thedrive links (which must never touch the bot-tom);–...

– Pour a teaspoon of (new) 2-stroke engine oilinto the spark plug slot.– Pull the starter rope several times to deliver oilto the cylinder..– Replace the spark plug with the piston in thedead end upper position (visible from thespark plug slot when the piston is at maximumstroke).
• Restarting work
When you wish to start using the machine again:
– Remove the spark plug.– Pull the starter rope a few times to eliminateexcess oil.– Check the spark plug as described in chapter“Checking the spark plug”.–...

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