Adjustments And Maintenance - Truper MOT-3314 Instructivo

Adjustments and
Maintenance
• Turn off the chain saw before carrying out any
maintenance task.
• Wear heavy-duty protecting gloves.
Cutting Chain Maintenance
• In order to the chain saw can make fast and smooth
cuts, the chain needs periodical and adequate maintenan.
Honing the Cutting Chain
• The chain needs honing if the wood shavings generated
when cutting are small and dusty. Also, if forcing the chain
bar through the wood is necessary to cut or when the
chain cuts sideways.
• The chain honing shall be carried out having it mounted
and tense in the chain bar (see page 11) and with the
chain saw motor off.
• Use a round file with a 5/32"diameter
• Be careful and file all the sprockets in
CAUTION
the angles specified in the image and the same length
specified. Only with uniform sprockets, an adequate and
safe cut is accomplished.
• File all the sprockets one by one. First all in the right side
and then all in the left side. To pass from one sprocket to
the other go through the chain only a little bit so each
time you file one sprocket you do it onto the middle of
the chain bar.
• Keep the file leveled to the sprocket upper plate. Avoid
tilting or balancing the file. Apply soft but firm pressure
moving only towards the front of the sprocket. Separate
the file from the sprocket in each return movement.
• Give only a few passes on each sprocket.
• Using a wire brush remove the steel shavings produce
while shaving.
• Operating the chain saw with a poorly
CAUTION
honed or dull chain can damage the motor due to the
excessive speed and can cause kickback.
WARNING • Operating the chain saw with a
damaged chain can cause severe injuries.
WARNING • The cutting chain is very sharp. Use
heavy-duty protective gloves to handle it.
• If the cutting chain is dull due to
CAUTION
contacting nails or stones or due to mud or sand present
in the wood, take it to a
Service Center to be professionally honed.
Top
Plate
Heel Side
Plate
Right cutting link
WARNING
specified lessens the cut quality, damages the motor, the
bar and chain and increases the risk of a violent kickback.
Sprocket
Authorized
Cutting
Sprocket Plate
Depth
Gauge
Rivet
Heel
Gullet Toe
Left cutting link
30°
Cutting Sprockets
60°
Any other angle different to the
Honing
Right
Direction
Left
Sprocket
Top Cutting
Sprocket
Depth
Gauge
Side
Plate
Gullet Toe
Right Honing
angles of the
30°
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