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Using a log for support
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LIMBING AND PRUNING
_iIWARNING: Be alert for and guard
against kickback Do not allow the moving
chain to contact any other branches or objects
at the nose of tile guide bar when limbing or
pruning. Ailowing such contact can result in
serious injury.
_ WARNING: Never climb into a free to
limb or prune. Do not stand on ladders, plat-
forms, a log, or inany position which can cause
you to lose your balance or control of the saw.
IMPORTANT POINTS
• Work slowIy, keeping both hands firmIy
gripped on the saw. Maintain secure footing
and balance.
• Watch out for sptingpoles. Springpoles are
smatl size limbs which can catch the saw
chain and whip toward you or pull you offbal-
ance. Use extreme caution when cutting
small size limbs or slender material.
• 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
• AIwayslimbatreeafferitiscutdown Only
then can limbing be done safely and prop-
edy.
• Leave the larger limbs underneath the felled
tree to support the tree as you work.
• Start at the base of the failed tree and work
toward the top, cutting branches and Iimbs
Remove small limbs with one cut.
• Keep the tree between you and the chain.
Cut from the side of the free opposite the
branch you are cutting
• Remove larger, suppor_ng branches with
the cutting techniques described in SUCK-
iNG WITHOUT A SUPPORT
• Always use an overcut to cut small and free-
iy hanging limbs. Undercu_ing could cause
limbs to fal} and pinch the saw.
PRUNING
_&WARNING: Umit pruning to limbs
shoulder height or below. Do not cut if
branches are h_gher than your shoulder. Get a
professional to do the job.
• Make your first cut b3 of the way through the
bottom of the limb.
• Next make a 2nd cut all the way through
the limb. Then cut a third overc ut leaving a
t to 2 inch (2 5 to 5 cm) collar from thetruck
of the tree
/ Second cut /_'
Third cxit_/
Co,lar _t_. First cut
_/ Pruning technique
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_I_WARNING: Disconnect the spark
plug before performing maintenance except
for carburetor adjustments.
We recommend all service and adjustments
not Iisted in this manual be performed by an
authorized or Master Service Dealer
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