Forest-Master FM16E, Assembly Manual

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Now to tension the chain, you will need to adjust the tensioning pin (Fig. 13) clock-wise to
tighten and counter clock-wise to loosen
Fig. 13
A properly-tensioned chainsaw chain should still be just a little loose on the chainsaw guide
bar, but the chain needs to be tight enough that you can't pull the drive links out of the bar
nose (Fig. 14)
Fig. 14
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