What happens if I don't change the chain?

A blunt or stretched chain cuts slowly, throws dust instead of chips, and makes the saw harder to control.

Husqvarna chainsaw chains and parts

Which chain or part each of the 29 Husqvarna chainsaws sold in Australia takes, with dated prices from 1 Australian seller.

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Steps for the X-CUT SP33G chain loop 581 64 31-66 (66 drive links, 40 cm bar) (581 64 31-66), the chain 7 Husqvarna models take.

1Stop the saw (on a battery saw, take the battery out) and put on protective gloves.
2Remove the bar nuts and the clutch cover, and slacken the chain tensioning screw.
3Take off the old chain. Lift the new chain over the drive sprocket and into the bar groove, starting at the top edge of the bar, with the cutter edges facing forward on the top of the bar.
4Refit the clutch cover with the chain adjuster pin in the hole in the bar, and tighten the bar nuts finger-tight.
5Turn the tensioning screw clockwise until the chain does not hang below the bar but still turns easily by hand.
6Hold up the nose of the bar and tighten the bar nuts with the combination wrench. Check the tension often until the new chain has run in.

No reset needed. Check the chain tension often until a new chain has run in, Husqvarna says.

What happens if I don't change the chain?: A blunt or stretched chain cuts slowly, throws dust instead of chips, and makes the saw harder to control.
Is there anything to reset after changing the chain on a Husqvarna chainsaw?: No reset needed. Check the chain tension often until a new chain has run in, Husqvarna says.

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