GENERAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
Tensioning the chain
WARNING! A slack chain may jump off
! the bar and cause serious or even fatal injury.
The more you use a chain the longer it becomes. It is therefore important to adjust the chain regularly to take up the slack.
Check the chain tension every time you refuel. NOTE! A new chain has a
Tension the chain as tightly as possible, but not so tight that you cannot pull it round freely by hand.
445
•Loosen the bar nut that holds the clutch cover and chain brake. Use the combination spanner. Then retighten the bar nut as tightly as you can by hand.
•Raise the tip of the bar and stretch the chain by tightening the chain tensioning screw using the combination spanner. Tighten the chain until it does not sag from the underside of the bar.
•Use the combination spanner to tighten the bar nuts while lifting the tip of the bar at the same time. Check that you can pull the chain round freely by hand and that it does not sag from the underside of the bar.
The position of the chain tensioning screw on our chain saws varies from model to model. See instructions under the heading What is what? to find out where it is on your model.
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445e, 450e
•Release the knob by folding it out.
•Turn the knob anti clockwise to loosen the bar cover.
•Adjust the tension on the chain by turning the wheel down (+) for tighter tension and up
•Tighten the bar clutch by turning the knob clockwise.
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