User manual

10
Understanding Saw Chain
Better lubrication increases the life of your chain
Lubrication is the key element in maintaining and extending the life
of your chain and guide bar. Lack of proper lubrication develops
friction between chain components and the guide bar. This results in
decreased cutting performance, lower chain life, and increased stress
on engine and drive components. Increased lubrication along the bar
and between chain components will increase the life of the chain and
provide better cutting performance.
In an effort to enhance cutting performance and chain life, TriLink
®
Saw Chain has introduced our Centri-Lube™ Oiling System. Centri-
Lube™ saw chain has a specially designed channel in each drive link
that picks up oil from the bar and distributes it to the rivets that act
as bearings on a chain. As the saw chain travels around the bar tip
and drive sprocket, centrifugal force moves the oil up this channel
and distributes it to the rivets in each link. This reduces friction and
heat build-up on the saw chain and guide bar thereby increasing
the cutting performance and saw chain life. Your saw chain lasts
longer and the job is done faster.