Problems of safe operation of saw chain sets of forest machines

Most of the volumes of timber harvesting in Russia and in developed foreign countries are produced by machine, using sorting technology. At the same time, in most cases, either harvesters (producing sorting in apiaries) or felling-packing machines and processors (producing sorting in the upper warehouse) are used to perform processing operations. The vast majority of these machines are equipped with saw chain headsets, the correctness of maintenance and operation of which directly affects not only the effectiveness of basic logging operations, but also the safety of their performance. The article discusses the basic rules of safe operation and proper maintenance of saw sets of forest machines.