Toro Flex-Force Power System 88714, Operator'S Manual, Page: 8 / 20

Setup
Installing the Bar and Chain
DANGER
Contact with the pole saw teeth can cause serious personal injury.
• Remove the battery pack before adjusting or maintaining the pole saw.
• Always wear gloves when adjusting or maintaining the pole saw.
1. Place the pole saw on a flat surface and do not install the battery pack.
2. Remove the side cover; turn the bar cover screw counterclockwise until the screw is removed and then
remove the side cover (
Figure 3 ).
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Figure 3
1. Cover nut 5. Guide bar slot 9. Guide bar cover stud
2. Chain cover 6. Chain adjusting stud slot 10. Chain adjusting stud
3. Chain 7. Chain tensioning screw 11. Drive sprocket
4. Guide bar 8. Oil outlet 12. Grease fitting
3. Place the chain around the sprocket on the front end of the guide bar, with the cutting edge of the chain
teeth on the top of the bar facing forward as shown in the diagram beneath the side cover of the pole saw.
4. Continue to feed the chain around the guide bar and align the chain into the groove of the guide bar.
5. Position the open loop of the chain (the side not on the guide bar) around the drive sprocket on the pole
saw (
Figure 3 ).
Important:
Ensure that the chain adjusting stud is inserted into the chain adjusting stud slot
on the guide bar ( Figure 3 ).
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