How To Set Depth Gauges - Oregon Harvester Handbook

How to Set Depth Gauges

After filing or grinding, check and adjust depth gauges – depth
gauges control the "bite" of your saw chain .
Using the correct depth gauge tool for your saw chain:
1 . Place the tool on top of your saw chain so one depth gauge
protrudes through the slot of the tool .
2 . If the depth gauge extends above the slot, file it down with a
flat file, filing from the inside of the cutter to the outside so
that it is level with the depth gauge tool .
3 . Never exceed recommended specifications . Doing so will
negatively affect the life of operation and increase the
potential for a chain shot event .
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