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| Pole Saw Trimming / |
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| Pruning |
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| WARNINGS: |
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| • Never stand directly |
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| under the limb you |
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| are cutting. Always |
Operating Position | position yourself out of | |
the path of falling | ||
debris. | ||
Always Wear: | • Always wear head, | |
Head Protection | eye, foot and body | |
protection. Wearing | ||
| Eye Protection | body protection helps |
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| reduce the risk of |
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| injury when operating |
| Work Gloves | this unit. |
| • Never | |
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| stand on a |
| Long Pants | ladder or |
| other | |
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| unstable |
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| support |
| Steel Toed Shoes | while using the Pole |
| Saw. Always avoid | |
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| any position which can |
• | cause you to loose your balance and cause severe injury. | |
Keep other persons at least 50 feet (15m) from the | ||
| work area. Distractions can cause you to lose control. | |
• Electrocution Hazard. To prevent shock, do not | ||
| operate within 50 feet (15m) of overhead electrical | |
| lines. Always check surrounding area for hidden | |
• | electrical lines. |
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Do not extend Pole Saw switch handle above | ||
| shoulder height. | 13 |
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Pruning With the Pole Saw |
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• | WARNING: When pruning trees: | |
Guard Against Kickback which can result in | ||
| severe injury or death. See “KICKBACK”, | |
• | page 4 to avoid the risk of kickback. |
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Do not overreach. Make sure your footing is | ||
| firm. Keep feet apart. Divide your weight evenly | |
• | on both feet. |
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Use both hands to grip Pole Saw as shown | ||
| in figure 22. Use a firm grip. Thumbs and | |
| fingers must wrap around Pole Saw | 22a |
| handle and pole. Keep fingers | |
| away from sawdust exhaust chute |
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• | shown in figure 22a. |
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Never operate while in a tree, in |
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| any awkward position or on a |
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| ladder or other unstable surface. |
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| You may lose control of Pole Saw |
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| causing severe injury. |
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Follow directions below to trim a tee. |
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1. Make sure Pole Saw is running at full speed before making a cut. | ||
| When starting a cut, place moving chain against limb. Hold Pole | |
| Saw firmly in place to avoid |
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| possible bouncing or skating | 23 |
| (sideways movement) of Pole | |
| Saw. |
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2. Guide Pole Saw using light |
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| pressure. Make first cut six inches |
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| from tree trunk on underside of |
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| limb. Use top of guide bar to make |
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| this cut. Cut 1/3 through diameter |
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| of limb. Then make the finish cut |
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| from the top as shown in |
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| figure 23. |
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