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PREPARATION FOR USE
The machine is delivered with guide bar and saw chain
separated. Install guide bar and chain as follows.
Guide bar
Saw chain
Holes
Guide
bar
Chain tensioner
Direction to tension
the chain
Tensioner adjusting screw
Sprocket guard
GUIDE BAR AND SAW CHAIN
• Unscrew two nuts and remove sprocket guard.
• Mount bar and slide toward sprocket to make saw
chain installation easier.
• Install chain as shown with cutters facing forward.
• Ensure that tensioner fits into bar hole.
• Install sprocket guard tighten nuts finger tight.
ADJUSTMENT, CHAIN TENSION
• Turn the adjuster screw clockwise until the chain
touches the bottom of the bar.
• Hold the bar nose up and tighten the chain until there
is no clearance between the bar and chain tie straps.
• Tighten both nuts with the bar nose held up to elimi-
nate clearance.
• Pull the chain around the bar by hand. Loosen the
adjustment if you feel tight spots.
• Start the engine and run at low speed. Stop and
readjust if necessary.
CAUTION
1. All adjustments should be made cold.
2. Always wear gloves when working on chain.
3. Do not operate with a loose chain.
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