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LeftSide
Front Handle
Saw Chain.
Manual Oiler Control
Switch Lockout
Rear Handle
Guide Bar
Power Cord
Right Side
_o_'nting Pad
/_ Sprocket J _- Spocket Guide
Bar Tip Guide - An attachmentthat
may be providedon the end ofthe guide
barto preventthe chain at the end ofthe
_uide barfrom contactingthe wood.
cking- The process of crosscutting
a felled tree or log into lengths.
Chain Brake -A device usedto stop
the chain saw.
Chain Saw Powerheed - A chain saw
withoutthe saw chain and guide bar.
Clutch - A mechanism for connecting
and disconnectinga driven member to
and from a rotatingsource of power.
Ddve Sprocket or Sprocket - The
toothedpart that drivesthe saw chain.
•-elling- The process ofcuttingdown a
tree.
Felling Back Cut --The finalcut in a
tree fellingoperation made on the op-
posite ofthe tree from the notchingun-
dercut.
Front Handle - The supporthandle lo-
cated at or toward the front of the chain
saw.
Front Handle Guard - A structuralbar-
der between the front handle ofa chain
saw and the guide, typ!callylocated
dose to the hand positiononthe front
.handle and sometimes employed as an
=aGtivating leverfor a chain brake.
Guide Bar- A solidrailedstructurethat
supportsand guidesthe saw chain.
Kickback- The backward or upward
motion,or bothofthe guide bar occur-
ringwhen the saw chain near the nose
ofthe top area ofthe guide bar contacts
any objectsuchas a log or branch, or
when the wood closes in and pinches
the saw chain in the cut.
Kickback, Pinch - The rapid push-
back ofthe saw whichcan occurwhen
the wood closes in and pinches the
movingsaw chain inthe cut alongthe
top of theguide bar. _
Kickback, Rotational The rapid up-
ward and backward motionof the saw
which can occur when the movingsaw
chainnear the upperporllon ofthe tipof
the guide bar contacts an object,such
as a log or branch.
Low-Kickback Chain - A chain that
complieswith the kickbackperfor-
mance requirementsofANSI
B175.1-1991 when tested on a repre-
sentativesample of chainsaws.
Normal Cutting Position _'nThose
positionsassumedin performing the
buckingand fellingcuts. '
Notching Undercut - A notchcutin a
tree that directsthe tree's fall.
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