Taking Care Of The Guide Bar; Storing The Machine - Stihl HTE 60 Instruction Manual

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Taking Care of the Guide
Bar
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Turn the bar over – every time you
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sharpen the chain and every time
you replace the chain – this helps
avoid one-sided wear, especially at
the nose and underside of the bar.
Regularly clean the oil inlet hole (1),
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the oilway (2) and the bar
groove (3).
Measure the groove depth – with
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the scale on the filing gauge (special
accessory) – in the area used most
for cutting.
Chain type Chain pitch Minimum
groove depth
Picco 3/8" P 5.0 mm
Rapid 1/4" 4.0 mm
If groove depth is less than specified:
Replace the guide bar.
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The drive link tangs will otherwise
scrape along the bottom of the groove –
the cutters and tie straps will not ride on
the bar rails.
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Storing the Machine

For periods of 3 months or longer
Disconnect the plug from the wall
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outlet.
Remove the saw chain and guide
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bar, clean them and spray with
corrosion inhibiting oil.
If you use a biological chain and bar
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lubricant, e.g. STIHL BioPlus,
completely fill the chain oil tank.
Store the machine in a dry, high or
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locked location – out of the reach of
children and other unauthorized
persons.
HTE 60