Setup
Important:
The battery pack is not fully charged when it is purchased. Before using the machine for
the first time, refer to
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 knob counterclockwise until the knob is removed and then
remove the side cover
1. Bar cover knob
2. Side cover
3. Chain
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
You may need to rotate the chain-tensioning screw to fit the stud into the slot on the guide bar
(Figure
18).
6.
Install the side cover and bar cover knob and loosely tighten the side cover by turning the knob clockwise.
7.
Adjust the chain tension; refer to
Charging the Battery Pack (page
(Figure
3).
4. Chain adjusting stud slot
5. Guide bar slot
6. Drive sprocket
(Figure
3).
Adjusting the Chain Tension (page
16).
Figure 3
9
7. Guide bar stud
8. Oil outlet
9. Chain adjusting stud
18).
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