Homelite 150 User Manual

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Every
third or fourth time
the teeth are sharpened,
or if
a large amount
of steel
is removed from the
cutters, lhe
depth
gauges
should be filed
to correct depth. Use a
depth
gauge
jointer
and a
flat lile, both of which are
available
from
your
dealer.
After filing
gauges
to
proper
depth,
round off the
front third of all
gauges
uniformly to
facilitate smooth entry
of
gauges
into the cut.
Depth
gauges
control the
size chips the teeth can cut. A
tooth with a "high"
gauge
cannot bite, and a chain that
cannot
get
a
good
bite
requires too much
feed
pressure.
On the olher
hand, setting
gauges
so
low that the chain
takes too
large
a bite
causes it to
grab
and
jerk
during
cutting. The depth at which
you
should keep the
gauges
depends upon the
type ol chain and the
type
of wood
you
cut. New
3/a/'
pitch
chains have
gauges
lactory
set
to .025" depfh
for a mixed
hardwood-softwood
diet.
lf
you
cut mostly soflwood,
you
may find
that
a depth of
.030/'
js
more satislactory.
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CHECK
DEPTH GAUGE SETTING
SHAPE OF
DEPTH
GAUGES:
ORIGINAL
AND
CORRECT CONTOUR
WRONG:
TOO BLUNT TO FEED
SMOOTHLY
WRONG: NOT ENOUGH
STRAIGHT SECTION
LEFT TO ACT AS
DEPTH
GAUGE.
THE
SPROCKET must
always match the
chain in
pitch.
the
pitch.
Always either
change
the
ver
you
install
a new chain, or
be sure
llig-ttfrl
sprocket
is still ln
"like
new"
condition.
The
sprocket
bearing should
be cleaned
and
lubricated
with
fight film
ot
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Multi-Purpose
GREASE at
TOOTH
WEAR PATTERN
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NEEDIE
RACE
BEARING
CLEAN
BAR SLOT
WEAR PATTERNS IN GUIDE BAR
GROOVE AND
BAR RAILS:
1. PERFECT
2. UNEVEN
3. SURRED
4. WOFN FROM
5. SPREAD
6. SHAI-LOW
HEtcHT
TOO LOOSE
RAILS
GROOVE;
CHAIN
cRtr{D
DEEPER
least
every
lfl) operating.
hours.
Sproqket
and clutch
wt cen be done by
your
dealer,
or
you
can
purchase
lf necessary
tools
and a Pictorial
Service Guide
(see
order
blank)
and
do the
service
work
yourself,
IllE
BAB
should
be kept
ctean.
Examine it
periodicaily.
With a-flal
file,
remove
any burrs
that
occur
along the
bar rails,
because
burrs interfere
with cutting.
pinching
in-3
9_ut, loilng
excessively
with the
nose,
a-nd runnin!
with
the chain
too
"dri"r too tight,
or too loose
all resui-t
in excessive
bar
wear and
damage.
lt is
possible
to
straighten
bent
bars, close
bar
rai-ls, regrind
itneveily
worn
_rails,
and deepen
the bar
groove.
When
the
rail3
have
been
worn
or
ground
down, check
for
chain
clear-
alrce in the
bar
groove:
il the
chain
hits
bottom.any-
where, check
with
your
dealer
to see
whether
the
bir
can
be reconditioned
or
must be replaced.
SPROCKET
NOSE
GUIDE
BARS
are designed
to ailow
replacement
of the
nose
sprockel
NOTE:
When saws
are used for
heavy
wood cutting
and land clearing,
the
sprocket
nose requires
lubrication
every
second
oithirA
fueling,
To
change
the nose
sprocket,
drill
lhrough
cen-
ters of the
rivet
heads
and
punch
out the
old rivbts. In-
stall the
new
sprocket
assembly
just
as it comes lrom
the replacement
nose kit.
When
installing
new rivets,
peen
the heads
out smoothly
with
light taps,
then strike
several
blows with
flat head
of the hanimer
until the
rivets
fill up
the holes.
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SPROCKET
SPROCKET NOSE BAR
RIVETS AND OLD/
NOSE REMOVED
SLIDE
REPLACEMENT
SPRO.CKET INTO
PLACE
RIGHT
OUT
OF KIT
PACKAGE
CHAIN DRIVE
LINKS MUST HAVE
SHARP
POINTS TO
CLEAN SAWDUST FROM AAR
GROOVE,
AND
GROOVE MUST 8E DEEP
ENOUGH FOR DRIVE
LINK TO
CLEAR
ALL
THE
WAY AROUND BAR.

Homelite 150 Specifications

General

Brand	Homelite
Model	150
Category	Chainsaw
Language	English