Craftsman 358.341240 Operator's Manual page 16

Left Side
Front Handle
Saw Chain.
Guide Bar
Power Cord
Manual Oiler Control
Switch Lockout
Rear Handle
Right Side
o.cap- _
t_ -- / '_" "- GuldeBarMountlngPad
Sprocket J _- Spocket Guide
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Bar Tip Guide - An attachmentthst Guide Bar- A s()lid railed structurethat
may be providedon the end of the guide
barto preventthe chain atthe end of the
wood.
cldng The process of cross cutting
a felled tree or log into lengths.
Chain Brake - A device used to stop
the chain saw.
Chain Saw Powerhead - A chain saw
withoutthe saw chain and guide bar.
Clutch - A mechanism for connecting
and disconnectinga driven member to
end from a rotatingsource of power.
Drive Sprocket or.Sprocket-The
toothed pert that dnvas the saw chain.
Felling - The prnce_, of cuttingdown a
tree.
Felling Back Cut -The final cut in a
tree felling opemUonmade on the op-
posite of the tree from the notchingun-
dercut. '
Front Handle - The support handle lo-
cated at or toward the front of the chain
saW.
Front Handle Guard - A structural bar-
der between the front handle of a chain
saw and the guide, t_.._cally located
close to the hand position on the front
handle and sometimes employed as an
activating lever for a chain brake.
supportsand guides the saw chain.
Kickback- The backward or upward
motion, or both of the guide bar occur-
dng when the saw chain near the nose
of the top area of the guide bar contacts
any object such as a log or branch, or
when the wood closes in and pinches
the saw chain in the cut.
Kickback, Pinch - The rapid push-
back of the saw which can occur when
the wood doses in and pinches the
moving sawchaln in the cut along the
_°c°f the guide bar" _
kbaok, Rotutional The rapid up-
ward and backward motionof the saw
which can occurwhen the moving saw
chain near the upper portion of the tip of
the guide bar contacts an object,such
as a log or branch.
Low--Kickback Cheln - A chain that
complies with the kickbackporfor-
manos requirementsof ANSI
B175.1-1991 when tested on a repre-
sentative sample of chain saws.
Normal Cutting Poaltlon - Those
positionsassumed in performingthe
buckingand felling cuts. '
Notching Undercut -A notchcut in a
tree that directsthe tree's fail.
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