Operator's Manual
StoppingtheChainSaw
Tostopthechainsaw,releasethetriggerswitch.
Cutting
1.Gripthechainsawwithtwohandsasshownin(Figure11).
Note:Keepingyourleftarmstraightwithyourelbow
lockedwillhelpreduceanykickback.
Figure11
2.Standonsolid,evengroundinfrontofthewoodtobecut.
3.Pressthechainsawlightlyagainstthewood,allowingthe
weightofthechainsawtodrivethecutting.
4.Keepsteadypressureonthechainsawthroughoutthecut,
andonlyreleasepressureneartheendofthecut.
Pruning
1.Beforepruning,ensurethatallbystandersareawayfromthe
areawherebranchesmayfall.
2.Gripthechainsawasshownin(Figure11).
3.Forsmallbranches,applylightpressuretothebranchto
becut.
4.Forlargerbranches,makeashallowundercutandthen
completethecutfromthetopsideofthebranch.
FellingaTree
1.Beforestartingthefellingprocess,determineanappropriate
retreatpath.RefertoFigure12.
Figure12
1.Retreatpath
3.Directionoffall
2.45degreeangle
2.Gripthechainsawasshownin(Figure11).
3.Makeanotchingundercutthatgoesinone-thirdthediameter
ofthetree,perpendiculartothedesireddirectionoffall
(Figure13).
Note:Makingtheundercutrstwillpreventthechain
sawfrombeingpinchedwhilemakingthesecondnotch.
Figure13
1.Directionoffall
2.Notchingundercut
4.Makeabackcutparalleltothenotchingundercut,keeping
thebackcutatleast51mm(2inches)aboveandawayfrom
thenotchingundercut(Figure14).
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