Replacement Part List

12
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 chainsaw
with a rm grip. Always make sure your footing 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 chainsaw. This
could result in severe or fatal injury to the op-
erator.
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.