Operation Manual
28
English / USA
MS 361 C
: Pull the hand guard (6) back toward 
the front handle.
Wear work gloves to protect your 
hands from the sharp cutters.
: Fit the chain – start at the bar nose.
: Fit the guide bar over the studs (7) –
cutting edges on top of bar must 
point to right – and engage the 
peg of the tensioner slide in locating 
hole (8) –- place the chain over 
sprocket (9) at the same time.
: Press down the throttle trigger 
interlock to release the chain brake.
: Now turn tensioning screw (10) 
clockwise until there is very little 
chain sag on the underside of the 
bar –- and the drive link tangs are 
located in the bar groove.
: Refit the sprocket cover – 
and screw on the nuts only finger-
tight.
: Go to “Tensioning the Saw Chain”.
: Pull out the hinged handle (1) so 
that it snaps into position.
: Turn the wingnut (2) counterclock-
wise until it hangs loose in the 
sprocket cover (3).
: Remove the sprocket cover.
001BA108 KN
6
143BA003 KN
9
7
7
8
10
001BA109 KN
Mounting the Bar and Chain
(Quick Chain Tensioner)
2
1
133BA026 KN
3










