Operator's Manual

ManualsBrandsToro ManualsTree Care Products8in Pole Saw

AdjustingtheChain

Tension

ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily

Ensurethatthechainisproperlytensioned.

Aloosechainshortensthelifeofthedrivesprocketandtheguide

barandmaycausethechaintofalloff.

Anovertightenedchainoverheatstheguidebarandchain,

causingrapidwear,andmayburnoutthemotororbreakthe

chain.

Thechaintensioniscorrectwhenyouareabletouseagloved

handtopullthechainsmoothlyaroundtheguidebar.Thechain

shouldremainincontactwiththebottomedgeoftheguidebar.

Also,checkthechaintensionofanewchainafterafewcuts;a

newchainusuallystretchesandrequiresadjustmentafterafew

cuts.

DANGER

Contactwiththepolesawteethcancauseserious

personalinjury.

•Disconnecttheplugfromthepowersourcebefore

adjustingormaintainingthepolesaw.

•Alwaysweargloveswhenadjustingormaintaining

thepolesaw.

1.Placethepolesawonalevelsurfaceanddisconnectthe

machinefromthepowersupply;refertoShuttingOffthe

PoleSaw(page9).

2.Allowthesawchaintocool.

Important:Donottensionahotchain;itmay

contractasitcools,resultinginanovertightenedchain.

3.Inspecttheguidebarforbendsordamage,replaceif

necessary.

4.Turnthebarcoverknobcounterclockwisetoloosenthebar

cover,butdonotremoveit(Figure15).

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Figure15

1.Barcoverknob

5.Adjustthechaintensionusingthechaintensioningscrew

(Figure16),andthensecurethesidecovertothepolesaw

byturningthebarcoverknobclockwisebeforechecking

thetension(Figure15).

•Totightenthechain,turnthechaintensioningscrew

clockwise.

•Toloosenthechain,turnthechaintensioningscrew

counterclockwise.

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Figure16

1.Chaintensioningscrew

Adjustthechaintensionuntilthechaintouchesthebottom

edgeoftheguidebar,thenpullthechainawayfromthe

bottomedgeoftheguidebar;aproperlyadjustedchaincan

onlybepulled3.2to6.4mm(1/8to1/4inch)awayfromthe

guidebar,andsnapsbackonrelease.

Note:Whileadjustingthechaintension,liftupthetipof

theguidebarwithaglovedhandtoensuretheguidebar

doesnotsagandaffectchaintension.

6.Useaglovedhandtopullthechainaroundtheguidebar.A

properlytensionedchainshouldmovesmoothlyandremain

incontactwiththebottomedgeoftheguidebar.

7.Ifthechainisnotproperlytensioned,repeatsteps4through