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CAUTION: Do not place chain on saw
backwards. If chain is backwards, saw
will vibrate badly and will not cut.
1. Before adjusting chain, make sure guide bar nuts
are only finger tight (see Figure 4). Also make
sure adjusting block is in oval adjusting hole on
guide bar.
2. Turn adjusting screw clockwise until all slack
is out of chain.
Note:
There should be no gap
between side links of chain and bottom of guide
bar.
3. Wearing protective gloves, move chain around
guide bar. Chain should move freely. If chain
does not move freely, loosen chain by turning
adjusting screw counterclockwise.
4. After chain tension is correct, tighten guide
bar nuts firmly. If not, guide bar will move and
loosen chain tension. This will increase the risk
of kickback. This can also damage saw.
Note:
A new chain will stretch. Check new chain after
first few minutes of operation. Allow chain to
cool down. Readjust chain tension.
SAW CHAIN TENSION ADJUSTMENT
WARNING: Maintain proper chain ten-
sion always. A loose chain will increase
the risk of kickback. A loose chain may
jump out of guide bar groove. This may
injure operator and damage chain. A
loose chain will cause chain, guide bar,
and sprocket to wear rapidly.
ASSEMBLY
The plastic hardware bag for the Pole Saw should
include the following:
CHAIN SAW HARDWARE
• (1) Scabbard
POLE SAW HARDWARE
• (1) Handle Bracket
• (1) Knob
• (1) Lock Washer
ASSEMBLY OF CHAIN SAW
Assemble the chain saw before assembling the pole.
Refer to chain saw manual for assembly instructions.
ASSEMBLY OF POLE SAW
Push in and hold
trigger lockout button.
Squeeze and hold
trigger.
Step
❶
– Squeeze Trigger
Step
❷
– Insert Pole Bracket into Saw
1A
1B
Insert pole
bracket into
saw.
Note:
Pole
Bracket holds
trigger in “ON”
position.
2B
Oiler Control
System for oiling guide bar and chain.
Outer Pole
Retains the moveable inner pole.
Saw Chain (Chain)
Loop of chain having cutting
teeth for cutting wood. The motor drives chain. The
guide bar supports chain.
Sprocket
Toothed wheel that drives chain.
Switch
Device that completes or interrupts electrical
circuit to motor of saw.
Switch Lockout
Device that reduces accidental
starting of saw.
Trigger
Device that turns saw on and off. Squeezing
trigger turns saw on. Releasing trigger turns saw off.
Trimming (Pruning)
Process of cutting limb(s) from
a living tree.
Undercut
An upward cut from underside of log or
limb. This is done while in normal cutting position
and cutting with top of guide bar.
POLE SAW NAMES AND
TERMS
Continued
Make sure cutting edges of chain are facing in the
right direction. Position chain so cutting edges on top
of guide bar face guide bar nose (see Figure 2).
Continue to hold trigger
while completing step 2B.
2A
