Use and Care Guide

POLE SAW ATTACHMENT — PSA100034
PROBLEM CAUSE SOLUTION
Pole saw does
not cut properly.
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Insufcient chain tension.
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Remove the battery pack and readjust
the chain tension, following the
section “ADJUSTING THE CHAIN
TENSION”.
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Dull chain.
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Sharpen the chain cutters, following
the section “How to Sharpen the
Cutters”.
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Chain installed backwards.
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Remove the battery pack and reinstall
the saw chain, following the section
“REPLACING THE BAR AND CHAIN”.
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Worn chain.
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Remove the battery pack and replace
the chain following the section
“REPLACING THE BAR AND CHAIN”.
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Dry or excessively stretched
chain.
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Check the oil level. Rell the oil tank if
necessary.
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Chain not in bar groove.
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Remove the battery pack and reinstall
the saw chain, following the section
“REPLACING THE BAR AND CHAIN”.
Bar and chain
running hot and
smoking.
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Check chain tension for over
tightened condition.
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Remove the battery pack and
re-tension the saw chain; see the
section “ADJUSTING THE CHAIN
TENSION”.
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Chain oil tank is empty.
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Filling bar and chain lubricant.
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Debris in guide bar groove.
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Clear the debris in the groove.