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Carlton
®
Maintenance and Safety Manual
Introduction
This manual is designed to help you obtain the full performance
and cutting efficiency that was built into your Carlton
®
saw
chain.
The Carlton brand is dedicated to education. In our experience,
the most misunderstood part of a chain saw is the cutting
chain. We stress the importance of maintenance as a means to
promote repeat sales; when we teach you, our valued customer,
how to get the most out of our quality products, we know you’ll
buy more!
Some people believe that you need expensive grinding
equipment and specialized training to properly maintain your
Carlton saw chain and guide bar. In fact, a few basic tools are
all you need to maintain your saw chain and guide bar.
By reading through this handbook you will learn:
• How the saw chain actually cuts wood.
• The differences between the various cutter tooth styles.
• The proper way to maintain Carlton saw chain cutter teeth
and depth gauges.
• How to maintain Carlton guide bars.
• How to identify the wear patterns caused by improper
maintenance that can lead to the failure of your saw chain,
guide bar and/or drive sprocket.
If you prefer not to perform your own maintenance, all our
Authorized Carlton Dealers are trained to service all Carlton
products. A properly maintained saw chain and guide bar
makes any chain saw cut more safely and efficiently.
An inventory of the component parts of saw chain is essential
to understanding how it functions. Please use page 3 to
reference the terms used in this book.
