How To Tension Chain - Oregon CHAINSAW Maintenance And Safety Manual

HOW TO TENSION YOUR CHAIN WITHOUT INTENZ™
Read the warnings on page 12.
NOTE: Always wear protective gloves.
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Turn the engine off.
NOTE: Never tension your chain right after cutting. Chain tensioned
while hot can cool and contract, causing tension to be much too tight.
Let chain cool first.
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Loosen bar-mounting nuts on the side of your saw.
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Pull the bar nose up, and keep it up as you adjust tension.
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Adjust tension as follows:
If you have a solid-nose bar
Turn your saw's tension-adjustment screw until the bottoms of the
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lowest tie straps and cutters come up and just touch the bottom of
the bar rail.
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