Maintenance
Recommended Maintenance Schedule(s)
Maintenance Service
Interval
Maintenance Procedure
Before each use or daily
• Check the oil level and add bar and chain oil if necessary.
• Check that oil is flowing to the chain.
• Check the chain tension and adjust it if necessary.
• Ensure that the bar is straight and undamaged
• Check the chain for sharpness; contact an Authorized Service Dealer to have the
chain sharpened or replaced.
After each battery drain
cycle
• Check the oil level and add bar and chain oil if necessary.
• Check the chain tension and adjust it if necessary.
Every 10 hours
• Grease the pole saw.
Yearly or before storage
• Service the guide bar, chain, and drive sprocket.
• Check the chain for sharpness; contact an Authorized Service Dealer to have the
chain sharpened or replaced.
Checking the Oil Level and
Adding Bar and Chain Oil
Service Interval:
Before each use or daily
After each battery drain cycle
Important:
Use only bar and chain oil (sold
separately).
1.
Shut off the pole saw and remove the battery
pack; refer to
Removing the Battery Pack from
the Power Head (page 11)
.
2.
Place the pole saw on a flat surface with the oil
cap facing up.
3.
Check the oil level in the oil tank; if the oil does
not reach the MIN line of the oil tank, add bar
and chain oil as needed.
4.
Clean the area around the oil cap (
Note:
Ensure that you do not allow debris/wood
chips to enter the oil tank.
5.
Remove the oil-tank cap by rotating
counterclockwise, and pour bar and chain oil
into the pole saw until the oil reaches the MAX
line on the oil tank (
Important:
Do not fill the pole saw higher
than the MAX line on the oil tank.
6.
Clean up any spilled oil and secure the oil-tank
cap.
7.
Ensure that oil is flowing to the chain; refer to
Checking the Flow of Bar and Chain Oil (page
14)
.
Checking the Flow of Bar
and Chain Oil
Service Interval:
Before each use or daily
1.
Prepare to use the pole saw; refer to
Using the Pole Saw (page 11)
.
2.
To ensure that oil is flowing to the chain, point
the nose of the pole saw a few inches from a
surface (e.g. paper, cardboard, a stump) and
run the pole saw; you should be able to see a
light spray of oil on the surface (
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Figure 12
1.
Run the pole saw a few
inches from a surface.
2.
If the oil is flowing, it will
spray off the chain and
accumulate.
3.
If necessary, adjust the flow of oil as follows:
A.
Place the pole saw on a flat surface and
remove the battery pack; refer to
14