{"id":29,"date":"2013-11-23T22:35:00","date_gmt":"2013-11-23T22:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.arborist.com\/?p=29"},"modified":"2024-09-14T22:35:24","modified_gmt":"2024-09-14T22:35:24","slug":"chainsaw-chain-types-and-applications","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.arborist.com\/index.php\/2013\/11\/23\/chainsaw-chain-types-and-applications\/","title":{"rendered":"Chainsaw Chain: Types and Applications"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Chainsaw Chain<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20220127194330\/http:\/\/www.arborist.com\/category\/10434\/Chain-Saw-Chain.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20220127194330im_\/https:\/\/origin.ih.constantcontact.com\/fs012\/1105697510771\/img\/16.jpg\" alt=\"chainsaw chain\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>All chainsaw chain is not created equal! There are three different types of chainsaw teeth and sequences used in the arborist industry; chisel, semi-chisel, and skip chisel. &nbsp;All of them have different uses and applications.Along with the different types of chain, there are also three cutter sequences;&nbsp; standard (chisel &amp; semi-chisel), skip, and semi-skip.Chisel&nbsp;chain has a square cornered tooth that cuts wood quickly and easily for fast, efficient cutting in clean softwood.&nbsp;This is the fastest cutting of the three types of chains and the type of chain most often used.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Semi-chisel chain has a rounded cornered tooth formed by a radius between the top and side plates. While 10% slower cutting than full chisel chain, semi-chisel chain retains it\u2019s sharpness longer. This makes it a good choice for cutting in a dirty environment, frozen wood, hard wood, or for stump work. Hitting dirt won\u2019t dull the chain as quickly as it would&nbsp;chisel chain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Skip and semi-skip chisel chain have less cutter teeth than the standard chain. Generally they are used on bars longer than 24\u2033 for added chip clearance or when a bar longer than is recommended for a chainsaw is used. &nbsp;Fewer teeth means it takes less power to operate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are also three&nbsp;size issues to&nbsp;know about chainsaw chain. Gauge \u2013 the thickness of the drive links (i.e. .050, .058, .063); pitch \u2013 the distance between two rivets (i.e. .325, 3\/8, .404), and the length measured by the number of drive links.&nbsp; All three numbers must be known to get the proper size chain for your saw.&nbsp; Most of the time these numbers can be found on the bar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Be safe with your chainsaw. Use the correct type of chain for your application.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chainsaw Chain All chainsaw chain is not created equal! There are three different types of chainsaw teeth and sequences used in the arborist industry; chisel, semi-chisel, and skip chisel. &nbsp;All of them have different uses and applications.Along with the different types of chain, there are also three cutter sequences;&nbsp; standard (chisel &amp; semi-chisel), skip, and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.arborist.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.arborist.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.arborist.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.arborist.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.arborist.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/blog.arborist.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":136,"href":"http:\/\/blog.arborist.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29\/revisions\/136"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.arborist.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.arborist.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.arborist.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}