UNPACKING
1. Remove all items from carton.
PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION
Front Handle
Switch Lockout
Rear Handle
Power Cord
Cord Hitch
Figure 2 - Chain Saw Model M12510US,
M15012US, M15014US, M15014AS, M30016US,
M30016AS
CHAIN SAW NAMES AND TERMS
Process of cutting a felled tree or log into
Bucking
lengths.
Block or wedge used to secure wood from
Chock
moving.
Process of cutting down a tree.
Felling
Final cut when felling a tree. Make this
Felling Cut
cut on opposite side of tree from notching cut.
Located at front of saw body.
Front Handle
Shield between front handle and
Front Hand Guard
guide bar. Protects left hand while using saw.
Metal bar that extends from saw body.
Guide Bar
The guide bar supports and guides chain.
Tip or end of guide bar.
Guide Bar Nose
Guide Bar Retainer
guide bar in place during assembly and operation of
chain saw.
Quick backward and upward motion of
Kickback
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.
Process of cutting limb(s) from a felled tree.
Limbing
Low-Kickback Chain
kickback as required by ANSI B175.1.
Normal Cutting Position
ing bucking and felling cuts.
Notch cut in tree that directs fall of tree.
Notching Cut
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Guide Bar Nose
Hand Guard
Oil Cap
Guide Bar
Saw Chain
Chain Tensioning Screw
Trigger
Bolt-like fastener that holds
Chain that reduces chance of
Stance used while mak-
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find any damage or if any parts are missing, call
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service.
Front Handle
Switch Lockout
Rear Handle
Power Cord
Cord Hitch
Figure 3 - Chain Saw Model M30016AW,
M35016UW, M35016AW
System for oiling guide bar and chain.
Oiler Control
Chain saw without chain and guide
Power Head
bar. Also known as saw body.
Pushback (Kickback, Pinch)
saw. Pushback may occur if chain along top of guide
bar is pinched, caught, or contacts a foreign object.
Handle located at rear of saw body.
Rear Handle
Reduced Kickback Guide Bar
duces chance of kickback.
Replacement Chain
B175.1 when used with a specific saw. It may not
meet ANSI requirements when used with other saws.
Saw Chain (Chain)
teeth for cutting wood. The motor drives chain. The
guide bar supports chain.
Spiked Bumper (Spike)
saw body beside guide bar. Keep spiked bumper in
contact with wood when felling or bucking. It helps
maintain position of saw while cutting.
Toothed wheel that drives chain.
Sprocket
Device that completes or interrupts electri-
Switch
cal circuit to motor of saw.
This device connects switch to trig-
Switch Linkage
ger. It moves switch when you squeeze trigger.
Device that reduces accidental start-
Switch Lockout
ing of saw.
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Guide Bar Nose
Hand Guard
Oil Cap
Guide Bar
Saw Chain
Chain Tensioning Screw
Trigger
Rapid pushback of chain
Guide bar that re-
Chain that complies with ANSI
Loop of chain having cutting
Pointed teeth at front of
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