Abstract: The debarking chain includes a quick disconnect for attaching the debarking chain to a drum. A connecting link is releasably attached to the drum. A chain comprised of closed links is attached to the drum via the connecting link by an open link which connects the connecting link to the end closed link on the chain. The open link includes an opening for receiving a reduced cross-section of one side of the end closed link. A terminal end is formed on the open link by the opening which will prohibit the end closed link from passing over the terminal end until the end closed link is rotated such that the length of its interior aperture is aligned with the longer dimension of the terminal end of the open link. Upon such alignment, the terminal end will pass through the aperture of the end closed link to connect the chain to the drum.