Remington RPS2N1: 106821A - Manual (Page 14)

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CAUTION: Do not place chain on
saw backwards. If chain is backwards,
saw will vibrate badly and will not cut.
1. Before adjusting chain, make sure guide bar nuts
are only finger tight (see Figure 4). Also make
sure adjusting block is in oval adjusting hole on
guide bar.
2. Turn adjusting screw clockwise until all slack is
out of chain. Note: There should be no gap be-
tween side links of chain and bottom of guide
bar.
3. Wearing protective gloves, move chain around
guide bar. Chain should move freely. If chain
does not move freely, loosen chain by turning
adjusting screw counterclockwise.
4. After chain tension is correct, tighten guide bar
nuts firmly. If not, guide bar will move and loosen
chain tension. This will increase the risk of kick-
back. This can also damage saw.
Note: A new
chain will stretch. Check new chain after first
few minutes of operation. Allow chain to cool
down. Readjust chain tension.
SAW CHAIN TENSION
ADJUSTMENT
WARNING: Maintain proper chain
tension always. A loose chain will in-
crease the risk of kickback. A loose
chain may jump out of guide bar groove.
This may injure operator and damage
chain. A loose chain will cause chain,
guide bar, and sprocket to wear rapidly.
ASSEMBLY
The plastic hardware bag for the Pole Saw should
include the following:
CHAIN SAW HARDWARE
• (1) Scabbard
POLE SAW HARDWARE
• (1) Handle Bracket
• (1) Knob
• (1) Lock Washer
ASSEMBLY OF CHAIN SAW
Assemble the chain saw before assembling the pole.
Refer to chain saw manual for assembly instructions.
ASSEMBLY OF POLE SAW
Push in and hold
trigger lockout button.
Squeeze and hold
trigger.
Step
❶
– Squeeze Trigger
Step
❷
– Insert Pole Bracket into Saw
1A
1B
Insert pole
bracket into
saw.
Note: Pole
Bracket holds
trigger in “ON”
position.
2B
Oiler Control System for oiling guide bar and chain.
Outer Pole Retains the moveable inner pole.
Saw Chain (Chain) Loop of chain having cutting
teeth for cutting wood. The motor drives chain. The
guide bar supports chain.
Sprocket Toothed wheel that drives chain.
Switch Device that completes or interrupts electri-
cal circuit to motor of saw.
Switch Lockout Device that reduces accidental start-
ing of saw.
Trigger Device that turns saw on and off. Squeezing
trigger turns saw on. Releasing trigger turns saw off.
Trimming (Pruning) Process of cutting limb(s) from
a living tree.
Undercut An upward cut from underside of log or
limb. This is done while in normal cutting position
and cutting with top of guide bar.
POLE SAW NAMES AND
TERMS
Continued
Make sure cutting edges of chain are facing in the
right direction. Position chain so cutting edges on
top of guide bar face guide bar nose (see Figure 2).
Continue to hold trigger
while completing step 2B. 2A