Maintenance And Care; Saw Chain And Guide Rail; Replacing The Saw Chain And Guide Rail; Turning The Guide Rail - AL-KO MT 40 Notice D'utilisation Originale

Maintenance and care

7 MAINTENANCE AND CARE
WARNING!
Danger of cutting injur-
ies
Danger of cutting injuries
when reaching into sharp-
edged, moving appliance
parts and into cutting tools.
■
Before maintenance,
care and cleaning work,
always switch off the
appliance. Remove the
rechargeable battery.
■
Always wear protective
gloves during mainten-
ance, care and cleaning
work.
7.1

Saw chain and guide rail

7.1.1

Replacing the saw chain and guide rail

Replacing the saw chain and guide rail
The saw chain and guide rail are exposed to sig-
nificant wear. Change the saw chain and guide
rail immediately if correct function is not assured.
7.1.2

Turning the guide rail

In order to avoid one-sided wear on the guide
rail, turn it every time the chain is changed.
Chain type File diameter
442337_a
7.1.3
The saw chain must be sharpened in the follow-
ing cases:
■
Only sawdust is thrown out, rather than wood
chips.
■
The polemounted pruner must has to be
forced through the wood during pruning.
For the inexperienced user: Have the saw chain
sharpened by a specialist/customer service. If
you are sharpening the saw chain yourself, heed
the following values. Accessories can be ob-
tained from specialist retailers.
Top plate Down angle
angle

Sharpening the saw chain

CAUTION!
Risk of injury due to
kickback
Damaged or incorrectly
sharpened saw chains in-
crease the danger of kick-
back! This can result in in-
juries.
■
Clean the saw chain
regularly.
■
Check the saw chain
regularly for damage
and replace if neces-
sary.
■
If you are not familiar
with sharpening the
chain: Contact our rel-
evant customer service.
Head tilt angle
(55°)
Depth
gauge set-
ting
41