Product Manual

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OREGON® PowerNow™
CHAINSAW MODEL CS250
AF 0911 - F/N 547361
MAINTENANCE AND CLEANING
•Reattachthesidecover,makingsurethe
chaincatchisproperlyseatedinitshole.
Lightlytightenthesidecoverknob(Fig.
26).
Fig. 26
IMPORTANT: THE SAW CHAIN
MUST BE PROPERLY TENSIONED
BEFORE USING. SEE TENSIONING
INSTRUCTIONS BELOW.
* To even bar wear and maximize bar
life, invert the bar occasionally.
TENSIONING INSTRUCTIONS
•Withthesidecoverknobonlyslightly
tightened,holdupthenoseofthebar
andtightenthebaradjustingscrew(Fig.
27).
Fig. 27
•Tightenthesidecoverknobsecurely.
Chaintensioniscorrectwhen,with
someeort,withaglovedhandyouare
abletopullthechainsmoothlyaround
thebar.Thechainshouldtouchthe
undersideofthebarrail(Fig.28).
Fig. 28
Duringitsearlylifeuse,runthe
chainsaw,notcuttingforaminuteor
two,makingsurethechainisgetting
agoodsupplyofoil.Stopthemotor
andcheckthechaintension.Ifithas
loosened,readjust.
Afterashortperiodofuse,allowthe
chaintocoolandonceagainrecheckthe
tension(removethebatteryrst).Watch
tensioncarefullyforthersthalf-hour
ofuseandperiodicallythroughoutthe
lifeofthechain,readjustingasrequired
whenthechainandbararecooltothe
touch.Nevertightenchainwhenitishot.
Lubricatethechainproperlywith
OREGON®brandbarandchainoil.Ithas
beenspeciallyformulatedtomaximize
powerandreducefriction.Makecertain
thechainisgettinganadequatesupply
ofoil.Oilshouldbethrownfromthe
noseofthebarwhenthechainsawis
running,butnotinthecut.
Sawchainwillstretchasaresult
ofnormaluse,butinsucientoil,
aggressiveuse,orfailuretoperform
recommendedmaintenancecanleadto
prematurestretching.