Trouble Shooting Harvester Cutting Problems
The grid below offers quick answers to common problems harvester operators have with bars and chain. This is not a complete list. For more information, see other the other pages in this section of our web site or contact us. We'd be happy to help.
| Cause | Effect |
| Dull chain cutters on both sides | Short bar rail life |
| Slow cutting | |
| Dull chain cutters on one side | Bar climbs during cut |
| Opposite bar rail worn heavily | |
| Chain tension is too high | Sprocket nose breaks at start-up |
| Chain jammed in cut | Bar nose jammed or broken, bearing lost, signs of bending or cracking of side laminates |
| Tree
shifts, allowed to pinch chain and bar in cut |
|
| Cutting
two trees - one partially. Bar nose caught in second tree |
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| Chain tension is too loose | Chipped
bar rails, especially in area near nose sprocket |
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