6

001BA108 KN

:Disengage the chain brake: Pull hand guard (6) toward front handle.

143BA003 KN

Wear work gloves to protect your hands from the sharp cutters.

:Fit the chain – start at the bar nose.

9 7 7

8 10

KN

 

001BA109

:Fit the guide bar over the studs (7) – cutting edges on top of bar must point to right – and engage the peg of the tensioner slide in locating hole (8) –- place the chain over sprocket (9) at the same time.

:Now turn tensioning screw (10) 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.

:Refit the sprocket cover –

and screw on the nuts only finger- tight.

:Go to “Tensioning the Saw Chain”.

English / USA

Mounting the Bar and Chain

(Quick chain tensioner)

1

3

2

133BA026 KN

:Pull out the hinged clip (1) so that it snaps into position.

:Turn the wingnut (2) counterclock- wise until it hangs loose in the sprocket cover (3).

:Remove the sprocket cover.

MS 270, MS 270 C, MS 280, MS 280 C

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