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or soft non‑metallic brush. Do not use water or any
cleaning solutions.
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS FOR
FUTURE USE
ASSEMBLY AND ADJUSTMENTS
WARNING: To reduce the risk of serious personal
injury, turn unit off and remove the battery pack
before making any adjustments or removing/
installing attachments or accessories. An accidental
start‑up can cause injury.
Installing the Guide Bar and Saw Chain
(Fig. D - H)
CAUTION: Sharp chain. Always wear protective gloves
when handling the chain. The chain is sharp and can
cut you when it is not running.
WARNING: Sharp moving chain. To prevent accidental
operation, ensure that battery is removed from the tool
before performing the following operations. Failure to
do this could result in serious personal injury.
If the saw chain
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and guide bar
the carton, the chain has to be attached to the bar, and both
must be attached to the body of the tool.
1. Place the saw on a flat, firm surface.
2. Rotate the bar lock nut
wrench
12
provided as shown in Fig. D.
3. Remove sprocket cover
4. Wearing protective gloves, grasp the saw chain and wrap
it around the guide bar, ensuring the teeth are facing the
correct direction (Fig. G).
5. Ensure the chain is properly set in the slot around the
entire guide bar.
6. Place the saw chain around the sprocket
lining up the slot on the guide bar with chain tensioning
pin
18
, and the bolt
shown in Fig. E.
7. Once in place, hold the bar still, replace sprocket cover.
Install the rear of the sprocket cover first, rotate it down
and make sure the bolt hole on the cover lines up with
the bolt, on the main housing.
8. Install the bar lock nut and rotate clockwise with the
wrench provided until snug, then loosen nut one full turn,
so that the saw chain can be properly tensioned.
9. Rotate the chain tensioning screw
increase tension as shown in Fig. E. Make sure the saw
chain is snug around the guide bar. Tighten the bar lock
nut until snug.
10. Follow the instructions in the section Adjusting
Chain Tension.
Adjusting Chain Tension (Fig. F, G)
nOTE: Saw chain tension should be adjusted regularly before
each use.
1. With the saw still on a firm surface check the saw
chain
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tension. The tension is correct when the saw
chain snaps back after being pulled 1/8" (3 mm) away
12
4
are packed separately in
9
counterclockwise with the
8
, and bar lock nut.
17
. While
19
, on the base of the tool as
10
clockwise to
from the guide bar
4
finger and thumb as shown in Fig. G. There should be no
"sag" between the guide bar and the saw chain on the
underside as shown in Fig. F.
2. To adjust saw chain tension, loosen bar lock nut
3. Rotate the chain tension screw
housing using the flat screwdriver end of the wrench
4. Check saw chain tension, adjust if needed.
5. Do not over‑tension the saw chain as this will lead to
excessive wear and will reduce the life of the guide bar
and saw chain. Overtensioning also reduces the amount
of cuts you will get per battery charge.
6. Once saw chain tension is correct, tighten bar lock nut
until snug.
7. A new chain stretches slightly during the first few hours
of use. It is important to check the tension frequently
(after disconnecting battery remove the battery pack)
during the first two hours of use.
Chain Oiling (Fig. I)
1. A high quality bar and chain oil or SAE30 weight motor
oil should be used for saw chain
lubrication. The use of a vegetable based bar and chain
oil is recommended when pruning trees. Mineral oil is
not recommended because it may harm trees. Never
use waste oil or very thick oil. These may damage your
pole saw.
2. Lubricate the whole saw chain evenly before each
use as shown in Figure I. Also lubricate the saw chain
whenever replacing a fully discharged battery with a fully
charged one.
Replacing the Saw Chain (Fig. D - G)
WARNING: Sharp moving chain. To prevent accidental
operation, ensure that battery is removed from the tool
before performing the following operations. Failure to
do this could result in serious personal injury.
CAUTION: Sharp chain. Always wear protective gloves
when handling the chain. The chain is sharp and can
cut you when it is not running.
CAUTION: The chain speed of this product is 4.4 m/s.
Only use chains that are rated at greater than 4.4 m/s.
1. Place the saw on a flat, firm surface.
2. Remove sprocket cover
Guide Bar and Saw Chain section.
3. To remove the saw chain
screw
10
in the front of the housing using the flat
screwdriver end of the wrench. Turning the screw
counterclockwise allows the guide bar
and reduces the tension on the chain so that it may
be removed.
4. Wearing protective gloves, grasp the saw chain and lift
the worn saw chain out of the groove in the guide bar.
5. Ensure guide bar is installed with the bar tip guard
positioned as shown in Fig. G.
6. Place the new chain in the slot of the guide bar, making
sure the saw teeth are facing the correct direction by
matching the arrow and graphic of the saw chain on the
sprocket cover shown in Fig. G.
with light force from the middle
10
in the front of the
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and guide bar
8
as described in Installing the
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, rotate the chain tension
4
to recede
9
.
12
.
4
6