<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\nYour chain links becoming damaged is a very real possibility if you get your chainsaw chain direction wrong. In order for your chainsaw to, well, chainsaw effectively, the chain link needs to be moving in the right direction, or else the heavy duty chain will be placed under a huge amount of unnecessary pressure and wear by the rotating backward chain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ensure the drive links (a drive link is simply what drives the blade direction and allows the cutting blades to rotate and cut into wood) are on correctly and rotating clockwise. Otherwise, it may become burned out quickly, and your chain link will need to be replaced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Note: <\/strong>Replacing your drive links isn’t easy, because you’ll need to know the right drive link count for your chainsaw, etc., and very few people have this information to hand. That’s why it’s best to ensure the chain direction is right before you run the chainsaw, because a burned out chain link is a problem you don’t want to deal with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n
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