Echo X52000020 instruction manual Be Alert for

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LIMBING AND BUCKING

WARNING! Be alert for spring poles and stay clear of them during cutting. A spring pole can spring back suddenly when cut, or when the wood holding it down is cut away. A spring pole can strike you or deflect the moving saw chain into your body.

Do not cut a tree in order to drop a tree that has lodged against it. Have lodged trees pulled down with proper power equipment.

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When a log diameter exceeding the bar length is flat on the ground with no roomSPRING POLES for an under buck, reach over the log and cut into the side. Then draw the saw

over the top and over buck deeply enough to insert a wedge. Reinsert the saw and over-buck as far down as possible without letting the chain hit the dirt.

Logs that are flat on the ground, and that are within the saw’s capacity to cut with one over-buck should be bucked as low to the ground as possible. Keep the Kick Guard ® device on the bar and use a wedge when necessary to hold the cut open. Then roll the log with a cant hook or pole to expose the bottom for cutting.

DANGER!

Cutting the trunk of a large tree that has a large root ball can cause the root ball to fall back into the ground, causing severe or fatal injury. Never allow anyone to be positioned in or around the root ball or the root ball hole.

BEWARE OF ROOT PLATE

SETTLING!!

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Contents Chain SAW Safety Manual KEY Safety Symbols and Warnings CIRCLE/SLASH SymbolImportant Safety Warnings Important Safety Warnings Page Table of Contents IntroductionForces YOU Must Control Do not Over -REACH to Make a CUT Beware of Skating Kick Guard Installation Kick GuardConditions Which MAY Require Removal of Kick Guard Operating SAW with the Kick Guard Device Kick Guard ApplicationsOperating SAW Without the Kick Guard Device Common Causes of KickbackGood Control Chain Brake Lever Reduced Kickback Chain Guide BAR Rail DAMAGE- Time to Replace Operator Safety Vital Safety Gear to Wear When Cutting KEY Safety and Risk Prevention Rules Beware of High Tension BRANCHES. Stay OUT of the Path General Safety Instructions KEY Safety and Risk Prevention Rules No Lighting Up Or Smoking When Handling Gasoline Rules for Safe FuelingSafe Wood Cutting Practices PINCHING, Binding & Splitting HingePruning Shade Trees and Cutting Saplings Felling Trees Path not this WAY Limbing and Bucking Be Alert for Felling Very Large Trees Electric Chain SAW Safety BOW SAW WarningMinimum Wire Gauge Recommendations Volts Gasoline Powered Unit Terms Glossary of Chain SAW TermsGlossary of Chain SAW Terms ECHO, Incorporated
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