User Manual

BUCKING WITHOUT A SUPPORT
• Overcut through 1 /3 of the diameter of the
log.
• Roll the log over and finish with a second
overcut.
• Watch for logs with a compression side to
prevent the saw from pinching. See il
lustration for cutting logs with a compres
sion side.
BUCKING USING A LOG OR SUP
PORT STAND
• Remember your first cut is always on the
compression side of the log. {Referto the
illustration below for yourfirst and second
cuts).
• Your first cut should extend 1/3 of the
diameter of the log.
• Finish with your second cut.
Using a tog for support
LIMBING AND PRUNING
WARNING: Be alert for and guard
against kickback. Do not allow the moving
chain to contact any other branches or ob
jects at the nose of the guide bar when limb
ing or pruning. Aliowingsuch contact can re
sult in serious injury.
A WARNING: Never climb into a tree
to limb or prune. Do not stand on ladders,
platforms, a log, or in any position which can
cause you to lose your balance or control of
the saw.
IMPORTANT POINTS
• Work slowly, keeping both hands firmly
gripped on the saw. Maintain secure foot
ing and balance.
• Watch out for springpoles. Use extreme
caution when cutting smali size limbs.
Slender material may catch the saw chain
and be whipped toward you or pul! you off
balance.
• Be alert for springback. Watch out for
branches that are bent or under pressure.
Avoid being struck by the branch or the
saw when the tension in the wood fibers is
released.
• Keep a clear work area. Frequently clear
branches out of the way to avoid tripping
over them.
LIMBING
• Alwayslimbatreeafteritiscutdown. Only
then can limbing be done safely and prop
erly.
• Leave the larger limbs underneath the
felled tree to supportthe tree as you work.
• Start at base of the felled tree and work to
ward the top, cutting branches and limbs.
Remove small limbs with one cut.
• Keep the tree between you and the chain.
Cut from the side of the tree opposite the
branch you are cutting.
• Remove larger, supporting branches with
thecuttingtechniquesdescribed in BUCK
ING WITHOUT A SUPPORT.
• Always use an overcut to cut small and
freely hanging limbs. Undercutting couid
cause limbs to fail and pinch saw.
PRUNING
A WARNING: Limit pruning to limbs
shoulder height or below. Do not cut if
branches are higherthan your shoulder. Get
a professional to do the job.
• Make yourfirst cut 1/3 of the way through
the bottom of the limb.
• Next make a 2nd cut all the way through
the limb. Then cut a third overcut leaving
a 1 to2 inch collarfrom the trunkof the tree.
i Secon(i^u|
Third cut
^ First cut
( Pruning technique
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