Happens a lot, especially with nice sharp chain. Best answer I've found is
to remove from kerf, rev and throw periodically.

I'm not a fan of rip chain, if by such you mean square-sharpened chain for
use on log milling devices. Skip chain is grabby but usable in
crosscutting, and great in ripping along the face, rather than end grain,
which is what the rip chain is designed for.

"Kevin" wrote in message
...
Took into the shop and it
was fixed in about 5 minutes - no charge. I felt like a fool. The problem
was there was some chips of wood caught in & around the drive sprocket.
The
guy cleaned it up and now all is fine. BTW, a ripping chain is wonderful.