Instructions for Operating Drag Saw Outfit

1. Get engine ready for operation, as directed in the engine instruction book.

2. Attach saw blade.

3. Fill grease cups on Saw frame, oil wood pitman arm and saw guide arms.

4. When you are ready to start Sawing, change truck wheels from side to end so you can move the outfit along the log. Clean the log of branches and mark your Saw cuts with an ax.

5. Drive anchor hook into side of log opposite the engine and tighten up ratchet on top of beams to hold the outfit firmly to the log.

6. Be sure the clutch is released by pulling out the clutch lever and that the saw is resting on the log; start the engine and when the engine is running at regular speed, push in the clutch lever slowly.

7. If sawing large logs, drive in wedges in the Saw cut to prevent the saw from binding.

8. When cut is finished, throw out clutch and hook up saw blade and move to new position and repeat the operation.

GENERAL DIRECTIONS

Keep all moving parts of engine and saw well lubricated; keep grease cups full of grease and all bolts and nuts perfectly tight.

SAW INSTRUCTIONS

Keep your saw filed to a good cutting edge; the rakers should be slightly shorter than the cutting teeth; keep the proper amount of set in the saw to prevent it from binding. If your Saw cuts too slowly, it may need filing and setting or the engine may be running too slowly. The amount of timber you will be able to cut depends to a great extent on the condition of your saw so do not attempt to use the outfit unless you have your saw properly filed and set.

ENGINE FOR OTHER WORK

To use the engine for other work, remove the clutch by taking off the two nuts on the end of crank shaft and pulling the clutch straight off and then put on your pulley.

To Adjust Drive Chain

You will notice that the bearing A186 is not tightened down. Put on your chain slide bearing A186 away from the engine until the chain is tight. Then tighten bolts which hold bearing A186 to the wooden frame.

Next take a straight edge and lay it against the side of the large sprocket A188 so that one end of the straight edge will touch the small sprocket A189. The outside of the large sprocket must be in line with the outside of the small sprocket to make the chain run right. If the large sprocket does not line with the small sprocket move bearing A186 until it does. Proper lining up of the sprocket and proper tightness of the chain are important factors to the successful operation of your Sawing outfit.

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