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Adjustments
and Maintenance
• Turn off the chainsaw before carrying out any
maintenance task.
• Wear heavy-duty protecting gloves.
Cutting Chain Maintenance
• So that the chainsaw makes fast and smooth cuts, the
chain need periodical and adequate maintenance.
Chain Honing
• The chain need honing if the wood shavings generated
when cutting are small and dusty, when forcing the chain
bar through the wood is necessary to make the cut or
when the chain cuts sideways.
• The chain honing shall be carried out having it mounted
and tense in the chain bar (see page 11) and with the
chain saw motor off.
• Use a round file with a 5/32" diameter.
• Be careful and file all the sprockets in
CAUTION
the angles specified in the image and the same length
specified. Only with uniform sprockets an adequate and
safe cut is accomplished.
• File one by one all the sprockets. First all in the right side
and then all in the left side. To pass from one sprocket to
the other go through the chain only a little bit so each
time you file one sprocket you do it onto the middle of
the chain bar.
• Keep the file leveled to the sprocket upper plate. Avoid
tilting or balancing the file. apply soft but firm pressure
moving only towards the front of the sprocket. Separate
the file from the sprocket in each return movement.
• Give only a few passes on each sprocket.
• Using a wire brush remove the steel shavings produce
while shaving.
• Operating the chain saw with a poorly
CAUTION
honed or dull chain can damage the motor due to the
excessive speed.
• Operating the chain saw with a
WARNING
damaged chain can cause severe injuries.
WARNING
• The cutting chain is very sharp. Use
heavy-duty protective gloves to handle it.
CAUTION
• If the cutting chain is dull due to
contacting nails or stones or due to mud or sand present
in the wood, take it to a
Service Center to be professionally honed.
Top
Plate
Heel
Side
Plate
Right cutting link
WARNING
specified lessens the cut quality, damages the motor, the
bar and chain and increases the risk of a violent kickback.
authorized
Sprocket
Cutting
Sprocket
Plate
Depth
Gauge
Rivet
Heel
Gullet
Toe
Left cutting link
30°
Cutting Sprockets
60°
Any other angle different to the
Honing
Right
Direction
Left
Sprocket
Top
Cutting
Sprocket
Depth
Gauge
Side
Plate
Gullet
Toe
Right Honing
angles of the
30°
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