MAINTANENCE
CHAIN OILER
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Only use premium bar and chain lubricant.
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Remove the cap and carefully pour approx. 60ml of lubricant into the bar lube
reservoir.
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Replace the cap and tighten securely. Check and refill the bar lube reservoir every
time the pole chain saw is used.
CHAIN MAINTANENCE
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For smooth and fast cutting, the chain needs to be maintained properly. The
following conditions indicate that the chain requires sharpening: Wood chips are
small and powdery, Chain must be forced through the wood during cutting, chain
cuts to one side.
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During maintenance of the chain, consider the following: Improper filing angle of
the side plate can increase the risk of kickback, Depth gauge setting determines
the height the cutter enters the wood and the sizer of the wood chip that is
removed. Too much clearance increases the potential for kickback, too little
clearance decreases the size of the wood chip thus decreasing the chains cutting
ability.
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If cutter teeth have hit hard objects such as nails or stones or have been abraded
by mud or sand on the wood, have a professional sharpen the chain.
HOW TO SHARPEN THE CUTERS
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Be careful to file all cutters to the specified angles and to the same length as fast
cutting can be obtained only when all cutters are uniform.
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Tighten the chain tension enough that the chain does not wobble. Do all of your
filing at the mid-point of the bar. Wear gloves for protection. Use a 5/32-inch
(4mm) diameter round file and holder. Keep the file level with the top plate of the
tooth. Do not let the file dip or rock, Using light but firm pressure, stroke towards
the front corner of the tooth. Lift the file away from the steel on each return stroke.
Put a few firm strokes on every tooth. File all left hand cutters in one direction then
move to the other side and file the right-hand cutters in the opposite direction.
Occasionally remove filings from the file with a wire brush.
