Chain Saw Names And Terms - Remington POLE SAW 8FT Manual

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CHAIN SAW
NAMES and
TERMS
Bucldng Process of cutting a felled tree or log into lengths.
Felling Process of cutting down a tree.
Felling Cut Final cut when felling a tree. Make this cut on opposite side of tree
from notching cut.
Front Handle Located at front of saw body.
Front Hand Guard Shield between front handle and guide bar. Protects left hand
while using saw.
Guide Bar Metal bar that extends from saw body. The guide bar supports and
guides chain.
Guide Bar Nose Tip or cad of guide bar.
Kickback Quick backward and upward motion of guide bar. Kickback may occur
when tip of guide bar touches an object while chain is moving. The guide bar will
kick up and back towards operator.
Limb!rig Process of cutting limb(s) from a felled tree.
Low-Kickback Chain Chain that reduces chance of kickback as required by ANSI
B175.1.
Normal Cutting Position Stance used while making bucking and felling cuts.
Notching Cut Notch cut in tree that directs fall of tree.
Oiler Control System for oiling guide bar and chain.
Power Head Chain saw without chain and guide bar. Also known as saw body.
Pushback (Kickback, Pinch) Rapid pushback of chain saw. Pushback may occur
if chain along top of guide bar is pinched, caught, or contacts a foreign object.
Rear Handle" Handle located at rear of saw body.
' Reduced Kickback Guide Bar Guide bar that reduces chance of kickback.
Replacement Chain Chain that complies with ANSI B175.1 when used with a
specific saw. It may not meet ANSI requirements when used with other saws.
Saw Chain (Chain) Loop of chain having cutting teeth for cutting wood. The motor
drives chain. The guide bar supports chain.
Spiked Bumper (Spike) Pointed teeth at front of saw body beside guide bar. Keep
spiked bumper in contact with wood when felling or bucking. It helps maintain
position of saw while cutting.
Sprocket Toothed wheel that drives chain.
Switch Device that completes or interrupts electrical circuit to motor of saw.
Switch Linkage This device connects switch to trigger. It moves switch when you
squeeze trigger.
Switch Lockout Device that reduces accidental starting of saw.
Trigger Device that turns saw on and off. Squeezing trigger turns saw on.
Releasing trigger turns saw off. _-
Trimming (Pruning) Process of cutting limb(s) from a living tree.
Undercut An upward cut from underside of log or limb. This is done while in
normal cutting position and cutting with top of guide bar.