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Installing the saw chain
To install the saw chain, perform the following steps:
1.
Release the chain brake by pulling the front hand
guard.
2.
Loosen the chain adjusting screw, then the retain-
ing nuts.
► Fig.9: 1. Chain adjusting screw 2. Retaining nuts
3. Sprocket cover
3.
Remove the sprocket cover.
4.
Check the direction of the saw chain. Match the
direction of the saw chain with that of the mark on the
chain saw body.
► Fig.10: 1. Mark on chain saw body
5.
Fit one end of the saw chain on the top of the
guide bar.
6.
Fit the other end of the saw chain around the
sprocket, then attach the guide bar to the chain saw
body, aligning the hole on the guide bar with the pin on
the chain saw body.
► Fig.11: 1. Sprocket 2. Hole
7.
Place the sprocket cover on the chain saw body
so that the bolts on the chain saw body are positioned in
the holes on the sprocket cover.
► Fig.12: 1. Sprocket cover 2. Hole 3. Bolt
8.
Tighten the retaining nuts to secure the sprocket
cover, then loosen them a bit for tension adjustment.
► Fig.13: 1. Retaining nuts
After installing the saw chain, adjust the saw chain
tension by referring to the section for adjusting saw
chain tension.
Removing the saw chain
To remove the saw chain, perform the following steps:
1.
Release the chain brake by pulling the front hand
guard.
2.
Loosen the chain adjusting screw, then the retain-
ing nuts.
► Fig.14: 1. Chain adjusting screw 2. Retaining nuts
3. Sprocket cover
3.
Remove the sprocket cover then remove the saw
chain and guide bar from the chain saw body.
Adjusting saw chain tension
CAUTION:
Carry out the procedure of install-
ing or removing saw chain in a clean place free
from sawdust and the like.
CAUTION:
Do not tighten the saw chain too
much. Excessively high tension of saw chain may
cause breakage of saw chain and wear of the guide
bar.
CAUTION:
A chain which is too loose can
jump off the bar and it may cause an injury
accident.
The saw chain may become loose after many hours of use.
From time to time check the saw chain tension before use.
1.
Release the chain brake by pulling the front hand guard.
2.
Loosen the retaining nuts a bit to loosen the
sprocket cover lightly.
► Fig.15: 1. Retaining nuts
3.
Lift up the guide bar tip slightly and adjust the
chain tension. Turn the chain adjusting screw clockwise
to tighten, turn it counterclockwise to loosen.
Tighten the saw chain until the lower side of the saw
chain fits in the guide bar rail as illustrated.
► Fig.16: 1. Guide bar 2. Saw chain 3. Chain adjust-
ing screw
4.
Keep holding the guide bar lightly, making sure
not to loosen the saw chain at the lower side, and then
tighten the retaining nuts to secure the sprocket cover.
Make sure the saw chain fits snugly against the lower
side of the guide bar.
► Fig.17: 1. Retaining nuts
OPERATION
Lubrication
CAUTION:
Do not operate the chain saw when
the tank is empty. Replenish the oil in due time
before the tank is empty.
CAUTION:
Prevent the oil from coming into
contact with the skin and eyes. Contact with the
eyes causes irritation. In the event of eye contact,
flush the affected eye immediately with clear
water, then consult a doctor at once.
CAUTION:
Never use waste oil. Waste oil con-
tains carcinogenic substances. The contaminants
in waste oil cause accelerated wear of the oil
pump, the bar and the chain. Waste oil is harmful
to the environment.
NOTICE:
When the chain saw is used for the first
time, it may take up to two minutes for the saw
chain oil to begin its lubricating effect upon the
saw mechanism. Run the saw without load until
it does so.
NOTICE:
When filling the chain oil for the first
time, or refilling the tank after it has been com-
pletely emptied, add oil up to the bottom edge of
the filler neck. The oil delivery may otherwise be
impaired.
NOTICE:
Use the saw chain oil exclusively for
Makita chain saws or equivalent oil available in
the market.
NOTICE:
Never use oil including dust and parti-
cles or volatile oil.
NOTICE:
When pruning trees, use botanical oil.
Mineral oil may harm trees.
NOTICE:
Before the cutting operation, make sure
that the provided oil tank cap is screwed in place.
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