Cutting chain can cause injury if incorrectly fitted to a chainsaw or if the saw is used improperly. Install, adjust and maintain the chain as recommended by the manufacturer of your chainsaw. Beware of kickback, particularly when cutting with the bar nose. Kickback can lead to dangerous loss of control of the chainsaw and result in serious injury to the saw operator or bystanders.

Before using any chainsaw, thoroughly read the manufacturer's operating and safety instructions. Oregon® offers low-kickback chains for nearly all applications. We strongly recommend you use low-kickback chains unless you have experience and special training for dealing with kickback.

You're trying to get some work done in the yard, and the trusty old chainsaw is acting funny; here's what to do when: Chain won't turn; Check for: Tension too tight Burred drive links Pinched bar groove Chain off sprocket Bar sprocket nose frozen Chain brake engaged Adequate bar/chain lubricant Debris (chips) in bar groove or drive sprocket Slow cutting; check for: Dull cutters Depth gauges too high Clutch slipping Bar groove too wide And, believe it or not, chain on backwards Chain cuts crooked; check for: Low depth gauges on one side Uneven bar rails Cutters filed differently, one side to the other Damage to cutters on one side of chain from hitting the ground, a rock, or other foreign material Finally, although we don't manufacture saws, we spend a lot of time with them, and when your %#@&?!! chainsaw won't start.... here's what we always check : Ignition switch on Choke on Air filter clean Spark plug clean, gapped Plug wire on Saw gas in fuel tank Having trouble with chain sharpening, remembering the correct angles, and so forth? You can get a free copy of our Maintenance & Safety Manual, with all the right info, just by e-mailing your snail-mail address to technicalservices3@oregonchain.com and mentioning "MM."	Chain won't turn? Check to make sure the chain tension is set correctly.
	The front of your chain's cutters should always face and drive towards the tip of your bar.