Electric chain saw, Chain saw names and terms – Homelite UT13130 User Manual

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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.

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 ANS
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 push-

back 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 ANS B175.1 when used with a specific
saw. It may not meet ANS requirements when
used with other saws.

Saw Chain (Chain)

Loop of chain having

cutting teeth for cutting wood. The mo-
tor 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 ac-

cidental 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.

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