User manual

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Saw Chain Wear
Errors in sharpening your saw chain will increase the wear on
your chain, shorten your chain’s life efficiency, and increase the
possibility of chain breakage.
The natural response when a saw chain is not properly
cutting is to apply more pressure to your chain saw. The
additional applied pressure translates into additional
tension, friction, pressure, and heat on saw chain
and guide bars.
The additional pressure causes an increase in friction
between the guide rail and the bottom of the cutters and
tie straps. This additional friction will cause wear on the
bottom of your cutters and tie straps (shown in gray).
The wear on the bottom of cutters and tie straps can be
caused by backsloped cutters and is commonly derived
from high depth gauge settings.
SIGNS OF SAW CHAIN WEAR
WEAR
WEAR