Oregon 59, 58 User Manual

58- AND 59-SERIES SQUARE-GROUND CHAINS

FEATURES BENEFITS

FEATURES AND BENEFITS

CHAIN

• Square-ground chisel cutters, factory • Superior cutting speed and the ultimate in overall
ground with optimum angles peformance (nose-clear, nose-buried, and boring)

• Smooth, easy cutting, minimal feed force required,
minimizes operator fatigue

• Depth gauge is ramp-shaped, • Reduces roughness and kickback energies
and offset without affecting performance

• Clean-ground gullet • Maximum chip flow, helps prevent clogs from debris

• No out-of-the-box filing is needed

• Lubrilink™tie straps • Improved chain and bar lubrication

• More oil stays where it’s needed – on the chain

• The volume of oil required is reduced

• Long, high-strength cutter top plate • Long working life, durable, resists breakage

• Made from patented OCS-01 steel-alloy • Tougher than the steel on other chains, 20% tougher
material (U.S. patent no. 5,772,957) at room temperature, 125% tougher at minus 20° F

59CL F&B A107036 AA 0301

Safety/ANSI: 58CJ/CL and 59CJ/CK/CL are yellow-label chains with kickback-reducing
features. These chains do not meet the kickback requirements for low-kickback chains.

Recommended Use: Professional use by loggers and forest firefighters who prefer
large saws and square-ground .404”-pitch chain.

CHAIN PART CUTTER CUTTER KICKBACK-REDUCING

NUMBER PITCH GAUGE SEQUENCE TYPE FEATURES

58CJ .404” .058” Skip Square-ground Ramp-shaped
58CL .058” Standard

Chisel Depth Gauges

59CJ .063” Skip
59CK .063” Semi-skip
59CL .063” Standard

These new Oregon®.404”-pitch Super Guard®chains have been carefully developed to replace the
popular 52AJ/AK/AL family of square-ground chains. Users of our previous 52-series chains will find it
easy to make the switch. 58CJ/CL, and 59CJ/CK/CL all feature a fast-working new chisel cutter that
delivers performance superior to its predecessors in all cutting modes. The new cutter is mounted on
our proven unequal-pitch 59 chassis for superior performance and durability. These chains give
professional timber cutters who use square-ground .404”-pitch chains what they want: out-of-box
sharpness, the ultimate in performance, resistance to stretch, and consistency from chain to chain.
These chains feature ramped depth gauges to reduce kickback energies, and are recommended for
cutting clean wood with saws 4.0 cubic inches (65cc) and larger, and with bars 20" (50cm) and longer.

Because every

cut counts

WHO SHOULD USE SQUARE-GROUND CUTTING CHAINS?

FILING INSTRUCTIONS FOR 58CJ/CL AND 59CJ/CK/CL CHAINS

IMPORTANT NOTE: Several shapes of files can be
used to sharpen square-ground chain. But whichever
shape you prefer, the key to sharpening square­ground chain is file positioning. The file will sharpen
the top plate and side plate simultaneously. This
creates a line (A). You must position your file so this
line intersects the cutter’s “Working Corner” (B), or
your square-ground chain will not perform properly.

.025"

40-50˚ 85˚

15˚

CHAIN REPLACEMENT P ARTS

NOTE: Individual parts packages contain 25 pieces.

LEFT-HAND RIGHT-HAND PRESET

CHAIN TYPE CUTTER CUTTER TIE STRAP TIE STRAP DRIVE LINK

58CL, 58CJ P108815 P108816 P23825 P23868 P65514

59CL, 59CJ, 59CK P108815 P108816 P23825 P23868 P65513

FILE TYPE DEPTH GAUGE TOOL, .025” FLAT FILE

Sharpening square-ground chain requires a specialized 31941 (10-PK.) 12211 (12-PK.)

type of file, available from your local saw-chain dealer

For more information on these and other Oregon®products, contact your authorized Oregon®distributor, or:
OREGON CUTTING SYSTEMS DIVISION, BLOUNT, INC. PO Box 22127 · Portland, OR, U.S.A. 97269-2127

Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone] Web: http://www.oregonchain.com
IN CANADA: OREGON DISTRIBUTION LTD. 505 Edinburgh Rd. N., Guelph, Ontario, Canada N1H 6L4

Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone]

Printed in USA 59L F&B A107036 AA 0301

WHICH CUTTER SEQUENCE IS BEST, ST ANDARD OR SKIP?

WHICH TYPE OF CUTTING DO YOU DO? THE CUTTER SEQUENCE TO USE:

I cut “non-fibrous” woods of average size, with guide bars up to

Standard sequence (58CL, 59CL)

approximately 28”
I cut fibrous woods, such as cedar or hemlock Skip (58CJ, 59CJ) or Semi-skip (59CK)

I cut large wood, with long guide bars approximately 30” and longer Skip (58CJ, 59CJ) or Semi-skip (59CK)

Oregon®.404”-pitch Super Guard®square-ground chains

(58CJ/CL and 59CJ/CK/CL) may be capable of kickback
that could result in serious injury to the saw operator or bystanders.
Although these chains have features designed to reduce kickback energy, they
are NOT low-kickback chains. Do not use Oregon

®

58CJ/CL or 59CJ/CK/CL unless
you have experience and specialized training for dealing with kickback. Saw chain
with lower kickback potential is available.

Because every

cut counts

Square-ground chains are intended for professional
users who cut larger wood with guide bars 30” and
longer. The advantage of square-ground chain is its
fast-cutting performance. The disadvantage is that it is

more difficult to sharpen and less forgiving of filing
errors than the round-ground chains used by most
woodcutters. But for professional users cutting larger
wood, square-ground chains are often preferred.

CORRECT FILE POSITION

Line A intersects corner B

FILE IS TOO HIGH FILE IS TOO LOW

DEPTH-GAUGE SETTING: TOP-PLATE CUTTING ANGLE: SIDE-PLATE ANGLE: TOP-PLATE FILING ANGLE:

*

See warning below

Failure to follow filing instructions can
increase the level of kickback which

can result in severe injury to the saw operator or bystanders.

*

Do not exceed the depth-gauge setting shown above

*

Always file depth gauges back to their original rounded
or ramped shape after lowering