OPERATION
LIMBING AND PRUNING
Work slowly, keeping both hands on the saw with a firm grip. Maintain secure footing and balance.
Keep the tree between you and the chain while limbing. Cut from the side of the tree opposite the branch you are cutting.
LOAD
SECOND CUT
Do not cut from a ladder; this is extremely dangerous. Leave this operation for professionals.
Do not cut above chest height, as a saw held higher is difficult to control against
WARNING:
Never climb into a tree to limb or prune. Do not stand on ladders, platforms, a log or in any position which may cause you to lose your balance or control of the saw.
When pruning trees it is important not to make the flush cut next to the main limb or trunk until you have
cut off the limb further out to reduce the weight. This prevents stripping the bark from the main member. See Figure 39.
1.
2.
3.Finish by cutting smoothly and neatly against the main member so the bark will grow back to seal the wound.
WARNING:
If the limbs to be pruned are above chest height, hire a professional to perform the pruning.
CUTTING SPRING POLES
See Figure 40.
A spring pole 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 spring
FIRST CUT 
1/3 DIAMETER
FINISHING CUT
Fig. 39
SPRING POLE
Fig. 40
WARNING:
Spring poles are dangerous and could strike the operator, causing loss of control of the chainsaw. This could result in severe or fatal injury to the operator.
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