Homelite EL16B User Manual
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OWNER’S MANUAL
Replacement Chain
Chain that complies
with CSA Standard Z62.3. when used with
a specific saw. It may not meet CSA Stan-
dard requirements when used with other
saws.
a specific saw. It may not meet CSA Stan-
dard 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.
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.
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.
squeeze trigger.
Switch Lockout
Device that reduces ac-
cidental starting of saw.
Trigger
Device that turns saw on and off.
Squeezing trigger turns saw on. Releasing
trigger turns saw off.
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.
cutting position and cutting with top of
guide bar.
CHAIN SAW NAMES AND
TERMS
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 CSA
Standard Z62.3.
Standard Z62.3.
Normal Cutting Position
Stance used
while making bucking and felling cuts.
Notching Cut
Notch cut in tree that di-
rects 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.
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.