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Maintenance
Recommended Maintenance Schedule(s)
Maintenance Service
Interval
Before each use or daily
After each battery drain
cycle
Every 10 hours
Yearly or before storage
Checking the Oil Level and
Adding Bar and Chain Oil
Service Interval: Before each use or daily
After each battery drain cycle
Important:
Use only bar and chain oil (sold
separately).
1.
Shut off the pole saw and remove the battery
pack; refer to
Removing the Battery Pack from
the Power Head (page
2.
Place the pole saw on a flat surface with the oil
cap facing up.
3.
Check the oil level in the oil tank; if the oil does
not reach the MIN line of the oil tank, add bar
and chain oil as needed.
4.
Clean the area around the oil cap
Note:
Ensure that you do not allow debris/wood
chips to enter the oil tank.
5.
Remove the oil-tank cap by rotating
counterclockwise, and pour bar and chain oil
into the pole saw until the oil reaches the MAX
line on the oil tank
Important:
Do not fill the pole saw higher
than the MAX line on the oil tank.
6.
Clean up any spilled oil and secure the oil-tank
cap.
7.
Ensure that oil is flowing to the chain; refer to
Checking the Flow of Bar and Chain Oil (page
15).
Maintenance Procedure
• Check the oil level and add bar and chain oil if necessary.
• Check that oil is flowing to the chain.
• Check the chain tension and adjust it if necessary.
• Ensure that the bar is straight and undamaged
• Check the chain for sharpness; contact an Authorized Service Dealer to have the
chain sharpened or replaced.
• Check the oil level and add bar and chain oil if necessary.
• Check the chain tension and adjust it if necessary.
• Grease the pole saw.
• Service the guide bar, chain, and drive sprocket.
• Check the chain for sharpness; contact an Authorized Service Dealer to have the
chain sharpened or replaced.
12).
(Figure
(Figure
9).
Checking the Flow of Bar
and Chain Oil
Service Interval: Before each use or daily
1.
Prepare to use the pole saw; refer to
Using the Pole Saw (page
2.
To ensure that oil is flowing to the chain, point
the nose of the pole saw a few inches from a
surface (e.g. paper, cardboard, a stump) and
run the pole saw; you should be able to see a
light spray of oil on the surface
9).
1. Run the pole saw a few
inches from a surface.
3.
If necessary, adjust the flow of oil as follows:
A.
Place the pole saw on a flat surface and
remove the battery pack; refer to
15
Before
12).
(Figure
Figure 12
2. If the oil is flowing, it will
spray off the chain and
accumulate.
Removing
12).
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