Homelite 150, Owner'S Manual

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Page 2: ...onto ChainandGuideBar 6 Lubricationof SprocketNose Bars 6 OPERATITVG SECT OIV L O C A T I O N O F S A W C O N T R O L S 6 HOWTOSTART STOPANDHOLDTHESAW 6 S g n c e a n d G r i p D u r i n g C r a n k i n g 7 G r i p a n dB a l a n c e W h e nS a w l s R u n n i n g 7 S t a r t i n g a n d S t o p p i n S 7 M a k i n g C o n t a c t w i t h t h e W o o d 7 C A R B U R E T O R A D J U S T M E N T 8 A...

Page 3: ...elmixtures madefromthein gredientsrecommended in rhii m i 1 Keepa fireextinguisher handy j For15minutes afterstopping work checkthearealo be surerhereareno_ snidroeitns biiJ p r ouiirii ftresand lgpol rhem tisringia uiijJir iirlwn ro the properauthorities t Am offiil tn rarr oratree orprevent fj il lJ ill1lt rf rearn rhe besr and saresr ways ro PE AHNGYOUN NEWSAW Studytheanblv instructions andlami...

Page 4: ... y and mix them logether thoioughty before pouring the fuel into the saw tank Nevermixfuel directlyin the sawtank 2 For best performanceand longest possible service life use PhEMluM HOMELITE 32 1Motor oil sAE 40 in the ratio of 1 part of oil to 32 parts of gasoline 1 q pl pet gal gas 3 Use HOMELITE 2 cycle SAE 30 Motor Oil in the ratio ot 1 part oil to 16 parts of gasoline Vz pl per gal gas 4 lf n...

Page 5: ...uctions given hereare correctfor all lengthsof barsup to 20 inches Thelensionfor hard nose barsmustbelooserthanthat for sprocketnosebars the chain along the bar and make the tensionso that the chain is snug against the bar without causing bindingbul can still be pulledaroundthe guide bar by hapd When hot from operation the chain may sag away from the bar a bit but this sag shouldnot be allowed to ...

Page 6: ...ing until the dirty grease is forced out and fresh 1 greaseoozesout of the nose Thisremoves sawdust dirtandmoisture tromthebearing ll barislubricated whencold theoldgreasemaynotcomeout BARNosEsHouLDstLL BE ARM HEN NOSE IS LUBRICATED 1 3 LUBEHOLE swlTcH THROTTLE TRIGGERLATCH PULLBACKTO LATCHTRIGGERFOR STARTING DEPRESS AND LET GO OF TR GGERTO UNLATCH DEPRESS TRIGGER ALL THEWAYWHEN CUTTING WOOD A spr...

Page 7: ...hoke control button as far back as it will go for cold start and push down the front end of the ignitionswitch tor RUN 2 Hold saw down firmty on a clean surfacewith guide bar and chain in the clear 7 3 For cold starling pull the trigger latch back to ope n the throtlte part iaily CAUTION when the trigger is depressed ail or pdrt way during starting the chain a wiil turn when the engine starts A wa...

Page 8: ...Fe tuning of the iiiiiltiir5TThEl o needieslowly in onedirection thenin theother to findwherethe engineidlesthefasteston thistemporary settingof th idle speedsciffiNOw il this speed is fasteior slowerthandesired if so fastthal the chainturns or so slow that lhe enginefalters changethe idle speedby readjustingthe idle speedscrew THEN readjustthe LO needlefor lhe fastestidling at 9 idtespeedscrewset...

Page 9: ...elmixturein lt ItDa fuelcans oil for thechainoiler somebuck hg nd lelling wedges a sharpsinglebladeaxe and touc ruploolsfor chainmaintenance Underdrywoods conditions a lire extinguisher or shovelshouldalsobe availablein case of a fire All power sawsshouldbe equipped withan exhaust muffler and if needbe or re quiredbylocalregulations a sparkarrester PERSONALPROTECTIVE EOUIPMENT Your attire should i...

Page 10: ...bs overhead Cut a notch the diameterol lhe lrunk and at a rightangleto lhe line of fall as shown Make the back cut at least 2 higher thanthe notch and leavea hinge of uncut wood lo guide the tree over see hinging note lf there is any chance that the tree might not go over in the desireddirection or may rock back and bind the saw stop cutting before the back cut is completed and use wooden plastic ...

Page 11: ...NGKICK BACK lf you are cutting wilh the nose of the bar you must be extra careful to protect againstthe possibilitythat saw may kick back The saw will kick back any time the top section or upper nose sectionof the rotating chain hits anysolidobjectsuchas thebottomof an incompleted previous cut thesideof thesawkerfas bladeis being withdrawn orwoodwhenyouaretryingtostarta boring cut or othermaterial...

Page 12: ...not wobble and do all of the filing near the midpoint of the bar ALWAYS WEAR GLOVES OR PROTECTYOUR HANDSWITHA RAGWHENWORKINGON THECHAIN Be sure to file all cuttersto lhe samelength if you re place worn cutters lile the new ones back to the same length as the other teelh in the loop so that all cutters get a biting chance Here sWhatYou ShouldDo 1 Hold file againstcutter lace at 35oangle markedon fi...

Page 13: ... PERFECT 2 UNEVEN 3 SURRED 4 WOFNFROM 5 SPREAD 6 SHAI LOW HEtcHT TOOLOOSE RAILS GROOVE CHAIN cRtr D DEEPER least every lfl operating hours Sproqketand clutch wt cen be doneby yourdealer or you can purchase lf necessary toolsand a PictorialServiceGuide see orderblank anddo theserviceworkyourself IllE BABshouldbe keptctean Examine it periodicaily Witha flalfile removeanyburrsthatoccuralongthe bar ra...

Page 14: ...urethat the con nectorbootisfirmlypressed onlhesparkplug Incorrectengineoil incorrectfuel mixing wrong carburetor adjustments or excessive lloodingof the engine duringStarting willcausedeposits toformon thepluqelectrodes Aftermanvhoursof usethbpluq AP O2 v l theplugelectrodes Aftermanyhoursof usethbplug mayalsorequirecleaningandregapping ol theelec trodes Theliring gap is 025 Alwaysclc b b sulator...

Page 15: ...inder fins and is discharged around the muffler tr order for the engine heat to be transferred from lte lins to the air the lins must be clean and the air passage open Do not let sawdust leaves and dirt build up in this area lf engine appears heavily clogged removethe enginecoverassemblylor com plete cleaning see RepairSectionpage 16 4 Occasionally the mufflershouldbe removedfrom the engine and th...

Page 16: ...enginecover Graspthesawby thetwo handlesand exert pressureto work the coveroll the engineas sembly Thecovercontains thefuelsystem withthrot tle and chokecontrolsand the fuel line attachedto the carburetor The powerheadhasthe chainoiler clutch and handlebar and the magnetoassembly attached to theshortblock POWERHEAD ENGINECOVER NOTE Toavoidunnecessary wearof thethreaded holes for the four cover scr...

Page 17: ...ethe spring retainer pressdown hard on in l i iand grasp oneof the retainerlegsas close to ttre end as posliOte using long nose pliers as tflotnnl pufLthis leg ouf of pbsitio n then lree the ii rt i il gtind lift ou tlhe retainer Next unhook and liii ri tfu rewindspring GAUTION Tapeor tie the ti o loits togeth erb eforedisposing ol the old i lnstallthl new spring so the outer loop points 6 td1 ii ...

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Page 20: ...TINGUISHER 24439 1 lb pressurizeddry chemical DEPTH GAUGE o2sn s2s g Ss o3on 52984 FILES 7 32x8 23134 7 ll l3l64xBn 24525 _ _ b FILEHOLDER A 23133 A FILEHANDLE 24222 G R FLATFILE 22681 FUELCAN 655771 gal capacity 727632t z gals capacity GUIDEBARCOVER A 59579 1 SPARKPLUG 68616 5 DJ 7JChampion SPARKARRESTER 68630 POINT SET A 68646 FILTERKIT A 24532 Airfilterpluslwofuelfiltersleeves STARTER CORDKIT A...

Page 21: ...odedview drawings The parts keyed numbersto drawinge are listedby name HOMELITEnumber and quantityrequired QRDERFORM OR A FACSIMILE YOURSETTODAY NCLUDECHECKOR MONEYORDER IIIIITIIITIIIIITITIIIIIIIIIITII TO HOMELITE Cr Acct 7163 09 01 54 National ServiceManager 70Riverdale Avenue PortChester N Y 10573 Please acceptmycheckor money orderpayable to HOMELITE intheamount of 2 00 andmailmepostpaid 245g4 p...

Page 22: ... BOTTOM ONSAW 7 CHECK TIGHTENLOOSESCREWS 8 CHECK CLEANSPARKPLUG 9 GAP SPARKPLUGTO O25l 10 CHANGE AIRFILTER 11 CHANGEFUELFILTER 12 CLEAN GREASE STAHTERPULLEYSHAFT 13 CLEAN ANDGREASE STARTER REWIND SPRING 1 GLEAN HUFFLER SPARK ARRESTOR I5 IEIOYE POWER I EAD AND c TXUPEXTERIOR cylhder fins etc 16 CHECK CLUTCH CLEAN GREASE CLUTCHBEARING HOMELITE n D I V I S I O N P O R TC H E S T E R N Y I 0 5 7 3 ...

Page 23: ...uceany in come commercial or rentaluse thiswarranty is in effectfor 30daysonly To exerciseyour warrantytake the saw to a HOMELITE dealeror HOMELITE branchoffice HOMELITE a division of Textron Inc I S fr K IH K FILL IN THIS INFORMATION FOR YOUR RECORD MODELNO SERIALNO DATE OF PURCHASE NAMEOF DEALER ADDRESS INVOTCE NO Keeptrack of the use made of your saw by recordingthe numberof timessaw is refuele...

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