Instruction manual

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14. Install bar nuts and finger tighten only.
Once the chain is tensioned, you will
need to tighten bar nuts.
CHAIN TENSION
(Including units with chain already installed)
WARNING: Wear protective gloves
when handling chain. The chain is sharp and
can cut you even when it is not moving.
NOTE: When adjusting chain tension,
make sure the bar nuts are finger tight only.
Attempting to tension the chain when the bar
nuts are tight can cause damage.
Checking the tension:
Use the screwdriver end of the chain adjust-
ment tool (bar tool) to move chain around
guide bar. If the chain does not rotate, it is too
tight. If the chain is too loose, it will sag below
the bar.
Bar Nuts
Guide
Bar
Adjusting
Screw
Chain
A
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Tool
(Bar Tool)
Adjusting the tension:
Chain tension is very important. Chains
stretch during use. This is especially true
during the first few times you use your saw.
Always check chain tension each time be-
fore you start the chain saw.
1. Loosen bar nuts until they are finger tight
against the clutch cover .
2. Turn adjusting screw clockwise until chain
solidly contacts bottom of guide bar rail.
Adjusting
Screw
3. Using bar tool, roll chain around guide bar
to ensure all links are in bar groove.
4. Lift up tip of guide bar to check for sag.
Release tip of guide bar, then turn ad-
justing screw
1
/
4
turn clockwise. Repeat
until sag does not exist.
Adjusting Screw --
1
/
4
Turn
5. While lifting tip of guide bar , tighten bar
nuts securely with the bar tool.
Bar Nuts
6. Use the screwdriver end of the bar tool
to move chain around guide bar.
7. If chain does not rotate, it is too tight.
Slightly loosen bar nuts and loosen chain
by turning the adjusting screw
1
/
4
turn
counterclockwise. Retighten bar nuts.
8. If chain is too loose, it will sag below the
guide bar. DO NOT operate the saw if
the chain is loose.
NOTE: The chain is tension ed correctly
when the weight of the chain does not cause it
to sag below the guide bar (with the chain saw
sitting in an upright position), but the chain still
moves freely around the guide bar.
WARNING: If the saw is operated
with a loose chain, the chain could jump off the
guide bar and result in serious injury to the op-
erator and/or damage the chain making it un-
usable. If the chain jumps off the guide bar, in-
spect each drive link for damage. Damaged
chain must be repaired or replaced.