Service intervals
Carefully perform the maintenance tasks listed in the following table on a regular basis.
Regular servicing of your unit will extend the life of your equipment.
Additionally, you will achieve optimum cutting performance and prevent accidents.
Service intervals table
Machine part
Action
Complete ma-
Check condition, replace damaged
chine
parts as needed
Accessible
Tighten
screws and nuts
Chain wheel
Check, replace as needed
Check, apply oil, reground or replace
Saw chain
Blade bar
Check, rotate, clean, apply oil
Cutter head
Check correct installation
Gears
lubricating
Sharpening the cutting teeth
Have the saw chain sharpened by a spe-
cialist, or proceed in accordance with the
operating manual for your saw chain shar-
pening device. Sharpening a saw chain
requires some practice. Replacing the saw
chain is preferable in case of doubt.
Changing the saw chain
Never attach a new saw chain
onto worn teeth, or onto a dama-
ged or worn blade bar.
1. Switch off the device and remove the
batteries.
2. Release the nut (
the chain wheel cover (
3. Remove the old saw chain (
The mounting and tensioning of the new
saw chain is described in the "Assembly -
Tensioning the saw chain" section.
34) and remove
33).
1).
Before each use After 10 hrs of use
Servicing the blade bar
The blade bar has to be reversed every
8-10 operational hours in order to ensure
even wear (see the "Servicing and clea-
ning - rotating the blade bar" chapter").
1. Switch off the device and remove the
batteries from the device.
2. Remove the chain wheel cover (
the saw chain (
bar (
35).
3. Check the blade bar (
Remove burrs and straighten the guide
surfaces with a flat file.
4. Clean the oil passage (
sure fault-free, automatic oiling of the
saw chain during operation.
5. Mount the blade bar, saw chain and
chain wheel cover and retighten the
saw chain (see the "Assembly" chap-
ter).
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IE
33),
1) and the blade
35) for wear.
61) to en-
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