Maintaining your chainsaw parts in good working order means performing regular maintenance on your saw.

Badly maintained parts can compromise a person’s safety.

Major manufacturers like Stihl and Husqvarna do their best to promote maintenance of chainsaw parts to their customers as it not only saves them unnecessary expense but also plays a big part in keeping the user from getting into trouble from a safety angle.

The Chain

The chain is obviously one of the most worked parts of a chainsaw. Sharpening the chain is an important part of good chain maintenance. Chain sharpening requires the sharpening the cutting teeth as well as the depth guages between them.

When placing the new chain on the saw, you’ll need to set the right tension because a loose fitting chain can easily slide of while a tight fitting chain can have ramifications on the bar.

Other Chainsaw Parts

While a good working chain is paramount to any saw delivering top performance other parts of the chainsaw such as the clutch, brake, air filter, bar and flywheels all need regular checking.

Lubrication is another issue. Again this concerns the chain and a non-lubricated chain can have a serious domino effect on the well being of other chainsaw parts which in turn will lead to safety issues.