Operator`s manual

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Guide Bars
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ON
OREGON
®
INTENZ
®
GUIDE BARS
Intenz
®
bars are those which have our patented Intenz
®
chain-tensioning mechanism built right into the bar itself.
Read and follow the information about Intenz
®
bars on
this page, and provided inside the packaging sleeves
of Intenz
®
bars.
Replacing the bar on saws currently equipped
with an Intenz
®
bar
Chainsaws originally equipped with an Intenz
®
bar
do not have a "bar-adjustment pin" for tensioning
the chain. And chainsaws which have been adapted
to take an Intenz
®
bar have had the bar-adjustment pin
removed. Since these saws have no bar-adjustment pin:
always replace an Intenz
®
bar with another Intenz
®
bar or the ability to tension the chain will be lost.
Failure to tension chain
correctly can cause
serious injury to the saw operator or bystanders
as a result of loose chain jumping off the bar.
Do not use standard-type non-Intenz
®
guide
bars on chainsaws without a bar-adjustment
pin. Chain tension can not be maintained on
a non-Intenz
®
bar without the mechanical stop
provided by the saw's bar-adjustment pin.
WARNING
Replacing a standard bar with an Intenz
®
bar
An Intenz
®
bar can be fitted to any chainsaw with a
compatible bar-mount pattern. If the saw has a bar-
adjustment pin, the pin must be removed. Carefully
follow any instructions provided with replacement bars.
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