Poulan Pro PPB40PS Instruction Manual page 16

• Hold the tip of the bar up and tighten the
bar cover knob securely.
• Chain is correctly tensioned when there is
no slack on the underside of the bar, the
chain is snug, but it can be turned by hand
without binding.
Chain Rotation
Sprocket
NOTE: If chain is too tight, it will not rotate.
Loosen the bar cover knob slightly and turn
adjusting screw 1/4 turn counterclockwise. Lift
the tip of the bar up and retighten bar cover
knob.
CHAIN OILER
• Use Premium Bar and Chain Lubricant.
It is designed for chains and chain oilers
and is formulated to perform over a
wide temperature range with no dilution
required.
• Remove the cap and carefully pour
approximately 2 oz (57g) of bar and chain
lubricant into the bar lube reservoir.
• Replace the cap and securely tighten.
• Check and refill the bar lube reservoir
every time the pole saw is used.
MAINTENANCE
Chain
Bar cover knob
WARNING: To avoid possible serious
injury, stop the motor and remove the battery
from the pole saw before replacing the
bar, chain, or performing any maintenance
operation.
NOTE: Do not use dirty, used, or otherwise
contaminated lubricants. Damage may occur
to the oil pump, bar, or chain.
CHAIN MAINTENANCE
Use only a low-kickback chain on this saw.
This fast-cutting chain provides kickback
reduction when properly maintained. For
smooth and fast cutting, the chain needs to
be maintained properly. The following
conditions indicate that the chain requires
sharpening:
• Wood chips are small and powdery.
• Chain must be forced through the wood
during cutting.
• Chain cuts to one side.
• During maintenance of the chain, consider
the following:
• Improper filing angle of the side plate can
increase the risk of a severe kickback.
• Depth gauge (or raker clearance) setting
determines the height the cutter enters the
wood and the size of the wood chip that is
removed. Too much clearance increases
the potential for kickback. Too little
clearance decreases the size of the wood
chip thus decreasing the chain's cutting
ability.
• If cutter teeth have hit hard objects such
as nails or stones, or have been abraded
by mud or sand on the wood, have service
dealer sharpen chain.
Raker (Depth Gauge) Clearance
16
Remove Cap
Bar Lube
Reservoir
1/32" (0.6 mm)