OREGON® Cordless Tool System
POLE SAW MODEL PS250
ASSEMBLING THE GUIDE BAR
AND SAW CHAIN
WARNING: A BATTERY OPERATED
TOOL WITH THE BATTERY PACK
INSERTED IS ALWAYS ON AND CAN
START ACCIDENTALLY. REMOVE
THE BATTERY PACK FROM THE
POLE SAW BEFORE ATTACHING THE
EXTENDABLE SHAFT, BAR, AND
CHAIN.
Wear gloves and remove the battery
Make sure the bar pad, drive sprocket,
and tensioning pin are free of debris
• Adjust the tensioning screw as far back
toward the rear of the cutting head as it
will go
• Place the guide bar on the bar pad by
sliding the bar slot over the alignment
flange (Fig 6), making sure the
tensioning pin is inserted in the bottom
hole in the tail of the bar
FIG. 6
AE 0414 - F/N 563398
• Loop the saw chain onto the drive
sprocket so that the cutting edges of
the teeth along the top of the bar face
away from the cutting head (Fig 7)
FIG. 7
• Feed the chain into the groove of the
bar and slide the bar away from the
motor to remove slack from the chain
(Fig 8) Adjust the position of the
tensioning pin until it engages the hole
in the bar
FIG. 8
BAR PAD
ALIGNMENT
FLANGE
MOUNTING
STUD
• Install the side cover, making sure the
TENSIONING
chain catch is properly seated in its hole,
SCREW
then lightly tighten the side cover knob
TENSIONING
(Fig 9)
PIN
FIG. 9
IMPORTANT: THE SAW CHAIN MUST
BE PROPERLY TENSIONED BEFORE
USING. SEE "TENSIONING THE SAW
CHAIN" .
UNPACKING AND ASSEMBLY
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