Florabest FHE 550 B2 - Manual (Page 11)

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Before using the high pruning saw, you
must:
- assebling the round handle
- attaching the shoulder strap
- fitting the blade
- fitting the saw chain
- tensioning the saw chain
- fill up with chain oil
Assembling the Round Han-
dle
The Allen key ( 26) can be found in its
holder on the quick release ( H 15).
1. Set round handle (14) to the
desired position on the telescopic
handle.
2. Place brake arm (7) on the tel-
escopic handle.
3. Screw together round handle (14)
and brake arm (7).
4. The height or holding angle of
round handle (14) can be adjust-
ed at any time by slightly loosen-
ing the screws, pushing/turning,
and retightening the screws.
Attaching the Shoulder Strap
Fix the spring hook on shoulder
strap (12) into lifting lug (13) on the
telescopic handle of the equipment.
Installing the Blade
1. Loosen blade fixing screw (4)
and remove chain wheel cover
(6).
2. Insert blade (2) with the central
longitudinal hole over central
blade guide (16).
Fitting the saw chain
1. Lay out saw chain (1) such that
the bevelled cutting edges of the
chain links point in a clockwise
direction. See the detailed illus-
tration.
2. Place saw chain (1) in blade
groove (2) and on chain wheel
(18).
3. To facilitate assembly, position
the chain tensioning pin (21) by
turning the chain tensioner (5)
towards the blade fixing screw
(4) until it stops, before fitting
the chain wheel cover (6).
4. Replace chain wheel cover (6)
and screw on blade fixing (4).
5. Blade fixing screw (4) is simply
to be tightened lightly by hand.
Hole (20) on the blade is the
holder for chain tensioning pin
(21). Thread (19) is the holder
for blade fixing screw (4).
Ensure that chain tensioning pin
(21) is positioned in hole (20) on
the blade.The pin must be com-
pletely inserted into the hole.
Tensioning the saw chain
The tension of saw chain (1) is important
both for your safety and for the function
of the high pruning saw. A correctly ten-
sioned saw chain will increase the lifetime
of your equipment.
• Saw chain (1) is correctly tensioned
if it can be pulled around blade 2 by
hand (wearing gloves) without sag-
ging.
• When the saw chain is tensioned with
9 N (approx. 1 kg), the gap between