Owner's Manual

SECTION 4-THE WORKING AREA
WORK AREA PRECAUTIONS
reason. In fact, we advise limiting your cutting to chest
heiaht, because a saw held hiaher than this is difficult to
Cut only wood or materials made from wood; no sheet
conltrol against kickback forces. Limbing from off-the-
metal, no plastics, no masonry, no non-wood building
ground positions, such as in trees or from ladders, is
ex-
materials.
tremely dangerous. Ladders can slip-you can fall. Unless
Do not allow children to operate your saw, EVER. Allow
you have had specific training in cutting aloft, leave
cut-
no person to use this chain saw who has not read this
ting aloft to experienced tree men.
Owner's Manual or received adequate instructions for the
safe and proper use of this chain saw.
WHEN LIMBING, STANDING WITH THE
KEEP BYSTANDERS
LOG BETWEEN YOU AND THE WORK
DISTANCE FROM TH
OFFERS MAXIMUM SAFETY.
Everyone-helpers, bystanders, children and animals,
and other operators-must be kept a safe distance from
the cutting area. During felling operations, the safe
dis-
CUTTING ALOFT OR FROM
tance should be at least twice the height of the largest
LADDERS IS EXTREMELY
DANGEROUS.
trees in the felling area. During bucking operations, space
buckers and limbers adequately so
they cannot interfere
with each other. Only one
person should be working on
LEAVE SOME SUPPORTING BRANCHES UNCUT.
a tree.
AFTER YOU HAVE BUCKED UP THE LOG SECTIONS
YOU CAN CUT OFF THESE LAST FEW LIMBS
In areas near roadways or power lines, do not operate un-
SAFE DISTANCE FOR
ti1 you have permission from the authorities. When work-
SPACING WORKERS IS
TWICE THE HEIGHT
ing near roads, you must post flagmen to control traffic. If
OF THE TALLEST TREES.
you accidentally knock down a power line or discover one
that is down, DO NOT GO NEAR IT, but notify the power
company as soon as you are able. A downed power line is
a good illustration of why woodsmen should pair up and
always keep within calling distance of one another. In the
event of trouble such as this, one man can stand guard
while the other summons help.
OPERATOR HAS POOR
CONTROL OF SAW IF HE
OVERREACHES OR CUTS
ABOVE CHEST HEIGHT.
STAND ON UPHILL
SIDE
WHEN CUTTING
BECAUSE LOG MAY ROLL.
During bucking operations alwayscutfrom the uphill side
so that the cut-off section of the log will not roll over you.
You can be pulled off balance if you have your weight all
on one leg, so be sure to stand with both feet on solid
ground. Make sure that cut-off wood will not fall on your
toes or on your head. Do not cut straight overhead
forthis
DON'T GO NEAR DOWNED POWER LINES.
SEND SOMEONE TO NOTIFY THE POWER
COMPANY. STAND BY TO WARN OTHERS
TO KEEP CLEAR.
KEEP WITHIN CALLING
DISTANCE OF OTHERS IN
CASE HELP IS NEEDED.
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