User Manual

5. Starting at the tip, mount the chain drive links into the

bar groove, leaving a loop at the back of the bar. The

chain will loosely t until it is placed on the sprocket

(Figs. 21 & 22).

NOTE: Make certain of the direction of the chain

. If the chain is mounted

backwards, the saw will vibrate abnormally and will

not cut.

6. Mount the guide bar by inserting the stud bolt into the

long slot on the guide bar; arrange the chain loop on the

back of the bar to ensure the sprocket is inserted in the

loop (Fig. 23).

7. Adjust the chain tension by pulling the guide bar + chain

forward, and make sure the chain is fully stretched. Using

your other hand, Fit the chain/sprocket end cover back on

by inserting the small tab located on the right bottom of

the end cover into the hole on the machine body. Turn the

end cover + chain tensioning knob clockwise until you nd

the right chain tension (Figs. 24 – 25).

NOTE: The chain is correctly tensioned when there is no

sag on the underside of the guide bar; the chain is snug,

but can be rotated by hand without binding.

NOTE: If the chain is too tight, it will not rotate. Loosen

the end cover + chain tensioning knob slightly by 1/4 turn

counterclockwise. Ensure that the chain can be rotated

by hand without binding. Do not loosen the end cover +

chain tensioning knob too much otherwise the chain + bar

assembly will come loose.

Fig. 20

Chain rotation

Sharp cutting edge

Chain drive link

Fig. 21

Fig. 22

Loop

Fig. 23

Guide bar

Sprocket Stud bolt

Fig. 24

Insert the tab into

the hole

Fig. 25

End cover + chain

tensioning knob

Pull to stretch