Operation Manual
39HT 70, HT 75
english
: Rotate the file at regular intervals 
while filing to avoid one-sided wear.
: Use a piece of hardwood to remove 
burrs from cutting edge.
: Check angles with the filing gauge.
All cutters must be the same length.
If the cutters are not the same length, 
they will have different heights. This 
makes the chain run roughly and 
increases the risk of breakage of the 
chain. 
: Find the shortest cutter and then file 
all other cutters back to the same 
length – it is best to have this work 
done in a workshop on an electric 
grinder.
Depth gauge setting
The depth gauge determines the height 
at which the cutter enters the wood and 
thus the thickness of the chip removed.
Distance between depth gauge and 
cutting edge a = 0.018"(0.45 mm).
This setting may be increased by 0.008" 
(0.2mm) for cutting softwood in mild 
weather season – no frost.
Lowering depth gauges
The depth gauge setting is reduced 
when the chain is sharpened because 
the top plate of the cutter slopes 
downward towards the back. 
: Check the depth gauge setting 
every time you sharpen the chain.
: Place a filing gauge (1) that 
matches the chain pitch on the 
chain – if the depth gauge projects 
from the filing gauge, the depth 
gauge has to be lowered.
: File down the depth gauge until it is 
level with the filing gauge.
689BA023 KN
a
689BA047 KN
1
689BA051 KN










