Electric chain saw, Chain saw names and terms – Desa LNT-2 076728K User Manual
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ELECTRIC CHAIN SAW
®
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
pushback of chain saw. Pushback may oc-
cur 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 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 posi-
tion 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 acci-
dental 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.