Product Manual

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Types of Cutting Used
Overbucking (crosscutting)
Overbucking
Begin on the top side of the log with the bottom of the
saw against the log; exert light pressure downward.
Note that the saw will tend to pull away from you.
Underbucking (crosscutting)
Underbucking
Begin on the under side of the log with the top of the
saw against the log; exert light pressure upward. Dur-
ing underbucking, the saw will tend to push back at
you. Be prepared for this reaction and hold the saw
rmly to maintain control.
Limbing
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.
Cut limbs one at a time and leave support limbs
under tree until log is cut.
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Limbing is removing branches from a fallen tree.
• Work slowly, keeping both hands on the pruning
saw with a rm grip. Always make sure your foot-
ing is secure and your weight is distributed evenly
on both feet.
• Leave the larger support limbs under the tree to keep
the tree o󰀨 the ground while cutting.
• Limbs should be cut one at a time. Remove the cut
limbs from the work area often to help keep the work
area clean and safe.
• Branches under tension should be cut from the bot-
tom up to avoid binding the pruning saw.
• Keep the tree between you and the pruning saw
while limbing. Cut from the side of the tree opposite
the branch you are cutting.
Pruning
WARNING
If the limbs to be pruned are above
shoulder height, hire a profes-
sional to perform the pruning. Failure to do so
could result in serious personal injury.
Load
Second
Cut
First Cut
1/3 Diameter
Finishing Cut
Pruning is trimming limbs from a live tree.
• Work slowly, keeping both hands on the pruning
saw with a rm grip. Always make sure your foot-
ing is secure and your weight is distributed evenly
on both feet.
• Do not cut from a ladder, this is extremely danger-
ous. Leave this operation for professionals.
• Do not cut above shoulder height as a saw held
higher is di󰀩cult to control against kickback.
• When pruning trees it is important not to make the
nishing cut next to the main limb or trunk until
you have cut o󰀨 the limb further out to reduce the
weight. This prevents stripping the bark from the
main member.
• Underbuck the branch 1/3 through for your rst cut.
• Your second cut should overbuck to drop the
branch o󰀨.
• Now make your nishing cut smoothly and neatly
against the main member so the bark will grow back
to seal the wound.
Springpoles
WARNING
Springpoles are dangerous and
could strike the operator, causing
the operator to lose control of the pruning saw.
This could result in severe or fatal injury to the
operator.
Springpole
A springpole is any log, branch, rooted stump, or
sapling which is bent under tension by other wood
so that it springs back if the wood holding it is cut
or removed. On a fallen tree, a rooted stump has
a high potential of springing back to the upright
position during the bucking cut to separate the log
from the stump. Watch out for springpoles, they are
dangerous.
TROUBLESHOOTING
Problem Cause Solution
Bar and
chain
running
hot and
smoking.
Check chain
tension for over tight
condition.
Chain oil reservoir is
empty.
Correct chain
tension.
Fill oil reservoir.
Motor
runs,
but
chain
is not
rotating.
Chain tension too
tight.
Guide bar and
chain improperly
assembled.
Guide bar or chain
is damaged.
Correct chain
tension.
Correct
assembly.
Replaced
damaged parts
before use.
MAINTENANCE
WARNING
To reduce the risk of injury, always
unplug the charger and remove the
battery pack from the charger or tool before
performing any maintenance. Never disassemble
the tool, battery pack or charger. Contact a
MILWAUKEE service facility for ALL repairs.
Maintaining Tool
Keep your tool, battery pack and charger in good
repair by adopting a regular maintenance program.
Inspect your tool for issues such as undue noise,
misalignment or binding of moving parts, breakage of
parts, or any other condition that may a󰀨ect the tool
operation. Return the tool, battery pack, and charger
to a MILWAUKEE service facility for repair. After six
months to one year, depending on use, return the
tool, battery pack and charger to a MILWAUKEE
service facility for inspection.
If the tool does not start or operate at full power with
a fully charged battery pack, clean the contacts on
the battery pack. If the tool still does not work prop-
erly, return the tool, charger and battery pack, to a
MILWAUKEE service facility for repairs.
Chain and Bar
After every few hours of use, remove the drive cover,
guide bar and chain and clean thoroughly using a
soft bristle brush. Ensure oiling hole on bar is clear
of debris. When replacing dull chains with sharp
chains it is good practice to ip the guide bar from
bottom to top.
Sharpening the Saw Chain
WARNING
Improper chain sharpening in-
creases the potential of kickback.
Failure to replace or repair damaged chain can
cause serious injury.
The saw chain is very sharp, always wear pro-
tective gloves when performing maintenance to
the chain.
Toe
Depth Gauge
Side Plate
Top Plate
Rivet Hole
Heel
Gullet
Cutting Corner
Be careful to le all cutters to the specied angles and
to the same length, as fast cutting can be obtained
only when all cutters are uniform.
• Wear gloves for protection. Properly tension the
chain prior to sharpening. Refer to Chain Tension
section earlier in this manual. Do all of your ling at
the mid-point of the bar.
Left Hand Cutters
Right Hand Cutters
• Use a 5/32 in. diameter round le and holder.
• Keep the le level with the top plate of the tooth. Do
not let the le dip or rock.
• Using light but rm pressure, stroke towards the
front corner of the tooth.
• Lift le away from the steel on each return stroke.