Product Identification; Chain Saw Names And Terms - Remington RM1215U Owner's Manual

PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION

Front Hand
Guard
Front Handle
Motor Housing
Switch Lockout
(Left side)
Rear Handle
Rear Hand Guard
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 felling a tree. Make this
cut on opposite side of tree from notching cut.
Front Handle Located at front of saw body.
Shield between front handle and
Front Hand Guard
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.
Quick backward and upward motion of
Kickback
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 limb(s) from a felled tree.
Low-Kickback Chain
kickback as required by ANSI B175.1.
Normal Cutting Position
bucking and felling cuts.
Notching Cut Notch cut in tree that directs fall of
tree.
System for oiling guide bar and chain.
Oiler Control
Power Head Chain saw without chain and guide
bar. Also known as saw body.
Pushback (Kickback, Pinch)
saw. Pushback may occur if chain along top of guide
bar is pinched, caught, or contacts a foreign object.
Oil Level Sight Hole (located
on saw body, hidden by front
Chain that reduces chance of
Stance used while making
Rapid pushback of chain
Saw Chain
handle)
Oil Cap With
Squeeze Bulb
Sprocket
Cover
Trigger
Handle located at rear of saw body.
Rear Handle
Reduced Kickback Guide Bar
duces chance of kickback.
Replacement Chain
B175.1 when used with a specific saw. It may not meet
ANSI requirements when used with other saws.
Saw Chain (Chain)
teeth for cutting wood. The motor drives chain. The
guide bar supports chain.
Spiked Bumper (Spike)
saw body beside guide bar. Keep spiked bumper in
contact with wood when felling or bucking. It helps
maintain position of saw while cutting.
Toothed wheel that drives chain.
Sprocket
Switch Device that completes or interrupts electrical
circuit to motor of saw.
This device connects switch to trig-
Switch Linkage
ger. 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)
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.
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Guide Bar Nose
Guide Bar
Scabbard
Guide bar that re-
Chain that complies with ANSI
Loop of chain having cutting
Pointed teeth at front of
Process of cutting limb(s) from