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CARE AND MAINTENANCE
CAUTION
A chain tensioned while warm may be too tight upon cooling. Check the “cold tension” before next
use. Never tension a warm chain before storing as chains shrink when cool. This can damage the
chain, bar and saw.
Chain maintenance
Use only a low-kickback chain on this saw. This
fast-cutting chain provides kickback reduction when
properly maintained. For smooth and fast cutting,
maintain the chain properly. The chain requires
sharpening when the wood chips are small and powdery,
the chain must be forced through the wood during cutting,
or the chain cuts to one side. During maintenance of the
chain, consider the following:
• Improper ling angle of the side plate can increase the
risk of severe kickback.
• Raker (depth gauge) clearance:
- Too low– increases the potential for kickback.
- Not low enough– decreases cutting ability.
• If the cutter teeth hit hard objects such as nails or
stones, or are abraded by mud or sand on the wood,
have an authorized service center sharpen the chain.
1/32 in. (0,79 mm)
Raker (Depth Gauge) Clearance
1/16 in. (1,58 mm)
Note: During normal saw operation, the temperature of
the chain increases. The drive links of a correctly
tensioned warm chain will hang approximately 1/16 in.
(1,58 mm) out of the bar groove.
Note: New chains tend to stretch; check the chain tension
frequently and tension as required.
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