PREPARATION FOR USE

Bar hole

Clutch cover

Adjusting screw

CAUTION

∙All adjustment, should be made cold.

∙Always wear gloves when working on chain.

MOUNTING GUIDE BAR AND CHAIN

∙Unscrew two nuts and remove clutch cover.

∙Install the spiked bumper on the front of machine. (Use two bolts 5×12)

Spiked bumper

Two bolts 5×12

∙Mount bar and slide toward clutch to make saw chain installation easier.

∙Install saw chain as shown.

(Ensure cutters are pointing in the right direction)

∙Install the clutch cover tighten nuts finger tight. Ensure that chain tension adjuster fits into bar hole.

Proper tension

Improper tension

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOTE

Ensure that the chain is installed with the cutters directed forward on the top of the bar.

ADJUSTMENT, CHAIN TENSION

∙Hold the bar nose up and turn the adjuster clockwise until the chain fits snugly against the underside of the bar.

∙Tighten both nuts with the bar nose held up.

∙Start the engine and run at low speed. Stop and readjust if necessary.

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