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Chain saw names and terms, Product identification – Echo ECS-2000 User Manual

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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.

Kick Guard

Covers the nose area of the bar and chain where

kickback reaction is generated. No chain contact in this area. No
rotational kickback.

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 reduces chance

of kickback.

Replacement Chain

Chain that complies with ANSI B175.1

when used with a specific saw. It may not meet ANSI require-
ments 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 trigger. 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

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 Hand Guard

Shield between front handle and guide bar.

Protects left hand while using saw. When kickback occurs, the
front hand guard is moved forward by the back of operator’s left
hand. This stops the saw chain quickly, reducing the chance of
serious injury.

Front Handle

Located at front of saw body.

Guide Bar

Metal bar that extends from saw body. The guide bar

supports and guides chain.

PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION

Guide Bar

Power Cord

Rear
Handle

Rear Hand
Guard

Spike

Front Hand
Guard

Saw
Chain

Switch
Lockout

Oil Level Sight Hole
(located on saw body,
hidden by front handle)

Front
Handle

Motor
Housing

Trigger

Oil Cap

Guide Bar
Nose

Scabbard

Figure 2 - Electric Chain Saw

Kick Guard

Kick Guard