You can run chains of different pitches
on this chainsaw - depending on the
chain sprocket (see "Specifications")
The chain pitch must match the guide
bar. In addition, the drive link gauge
must match the guide bar groove width.
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Turn tensioning screw (1) counter-
clockwise until the tensioner slide
(2) butts against left end of housing
slot.
Disengage the chain brake:
Pull hand guard (3) toward the front
handle.
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Wear work gloves to protect hands
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Fit the chain - start at the bar nose.
Fit the guide bar over the studs (4) -
cutting edges on top of bar
must point to right -
and engage the peg of the tensioner
slide in locating hole (5) -
place the chain over
sprocket (6) at the same time -
Now turn tensioning screw (7)
clockwise until there is very little
chain sag on the underside of the
bar - and the drive link tangs
are located in the bar groove.
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Refit the sprocket cover -
and screw on the nuts
only finger-tight.
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Tensioning the chain -
see section
"Tensioning the Saw Chain".
Mounting the Bar and Chain
143BA003 KN
1
2
145BA001 K
143BA004
3
143BA034 KN
7
4
4
5
6
001BA091 KN
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