Product Identification; Chain Saw Names And Terms - Remington RM1415U Owner's Manual

PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION
Front Hand
Guard
Front Handle
Motor Hous!ng
_-_._
Oil Level Sight Hole (located
on saw body, hidden by front
handle)
Oil Cap With
ueeze Bulb
Saw Chain
Guide Bar Nose
/
/
/
Guide Bar
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Switch Lockout
(Left side)
Rear Handle
)rocket
Cover
Trigger
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Scabbard
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Power Cord _
CHAIN SAW NAMES AND TERMS
Bucking Process of cutting a felled tree or log into
lengths.
Felling Process of cutting down a tree.
Felling Cut Final cut when telling 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 end 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.
Limbing Process of cutting fimb(s) from a felled tree.
Low-Kickback Chain Chain tha reduces chance of
kickback as required by ANSI B 175.1.
Normal Cutting Position Stanceusedwhile making
bucking and telling cuts.
Notching Cut Notch cut in tree that directs fail 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 sawbody.
Reduced Kickback Guide Bar Guide bar that re-
duceschance of kickback.
Replacement Chain Chain that compfies 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 telling or bucking. It helps
maintain position of saw while cutting.
Sprocket Toothed wheel that drives chain.
Switch Device that completes or interrupts dectricai
circuit to motor of saw.
Switch Linkage This device connects switch to trig-
ger. It moves switch when you squeeze trigger.
Switch Lockout Device that reduces accidental
stalting 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.