English product identification, Chain saw names and terms – Remington Power Tools ES1512US User Manual

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Switch Lockout
(Left side)

Guide Bar

Rear Handle

Power Cord

Rear Hand Guard

Front Hand
Guard

Saw Chain

Guide Bar Nose

Oil Cap With
Squeeze Bulb

Motor Housing

Oil Level Sight Hole (located

on saw body, hidden by front

handle)

Front Handle

Sprocket
Cover

Scabbard

Trigger

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PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION

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.

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 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 re-

duces 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 trig-

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)

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.

CHAIN SAW NAMES AND TERMS

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