Operator's Manual

Note:Keepingyourleftarmstraightwithyour
elbowlockedhelpsreducekickback.
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Figure11
2.Standtotheleftsideofthechainsawandnot
inlinewiththechain,andpositionyourselffor
balanced,stablefootingwhilesawing.
3.Standonsolid,evengroundinfrontofthewood
tobecut.
4.Whilecutting,havethewoodnearthechainsaw
head,attheexposednearendoftheguidebar.
Youcanusethebuckingteeth(Figure12)toadd
pressurebutitworksbestwithasharp-toothed
chain.
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Figure12
1.Buckingteeth
5.Pressthechainsawlightlyagainstthewood,
allowingtheweightofthechainsawtodrivethe
cutting.
6.Keepsteadypressureonthechainsaw
throughoutthecut,andreleasepressureonly
neartheendofthecut.
PruningaTree
WARNING
Cuttinghigherlimbsfromatreeofftheground
canputyouinanunstablepositionthatcould
beunsafeforyouwhilehandlingachainsaw,
resultinginpossibleseriousinjuryordeath
toyouorbystanders.
Whencuttinglimbsfromastandingtree,use
thefollowingpractices:
•Donotclimbonlimbsorbrancheswitha
chainsaw.
•Donotoverreach,andcutwithbothhands
onthechainsaw.
•Ensurethatallbystandersareawayfrom
theareawherebranchesmayfall.
1.GripthechainsawasshowninFigure11.
2.Whilecuttingsmallbranches,applylight
pressuretothebranchtobecut.
3.Whilecuttinglargerbranches,makeashallow
undercutandthencompletethecutfromthe
topsideofthebranch.
A.Cutfromtheundersideofthelimbabout15
cm(6inches)fromthetrunk.Cutathirdof
thewaythroughthelimb.
B.Cut5.0to10.0cm(2to4inches)farther
outonthelimbandfromabove.Cutthe
limbuntilitfalls.
C.Cutaboutathirdofthediameterofthelimb
stubfromunderneathasclosetothetrunk
aspossible.
D.Cutthelimbstubfromabovesothatit
meetsthepreviouscutasclosetothetrunk
aspossible.
FellingaTree
WARNING
Cuttingstandingtreesrequiresexpertiseand
poseshazards.
•Beforeattemptingtocutabigtree,practice
cuttingafewbranches,limbs,orsmalllogs
tofamiliarizeyourselfwiththechainsaw.
•Donotusethischainsawtofelllargetrees
withadiameterlargerthanthelengthof
theguidebar.
Theproperoperatorstanceforfellingatreeisshown
inFigure13.
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