• Working safely and effectively
• • Starting a STIHL chainsaw
  • • Before starting
    • • The fuels

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The fuels

In order to operate your petrol-driven chainsaw, you need a mixture of petrol and engine oil for the engine. Chain oil is needed for the saw chain so that it cuts smoothly without the chain wearing down unnecessarily.

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  Fuel mixture

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  Chain oil

Chain oil

Chain oil ensures that the chain runs on the guide bar smoothly and without resistance, thus ensuring smooth operation of the machine.

So that the chain and guide bar are lubricated automatically and permanently, we recommend that only eco-friendly high-quality chain oil be used. Use of an oil not specially designed for use with saw chain can impair the service life of both the chain and the guide bar.

Note:
Never use waste oil. Waste oil may cause skin cancer if the skin is repeatedly and enduringly exposed to waste oil; it also causes damage to the environment. Moreover, waste oil does not have the necessary lubricating properties and is not a suitable chain lubricant.