•Your first cut should extend 1/3 of the diameter of the log.
•Finish with your second cut.
Using a log for support
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Using a support stand
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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 the guide bar when limbing or pruning. Al- lowing such contact can resutt in serious injury.
_iI_WARNING: Never climb into a
tree to limb or prune. Do not stand on ladders, platforms, a log, or in any posi- tion which can cause you to lose your balance or control of the saw.
IMPORTANT POINTS
•Work slowly, keeping both hands firmty gripped on the saw. Maintain secure footing and balance.
•Watch out for springpotes, SpringpoIes are smalt size limbs which can catch the saw chain and whip toward you or pull you off balance. Use extreme cau-
tion 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
•Always timb a tree after it is cut
down. OnIy then can limbing be done safely and properly.
•Leave the larger limbs underneath the
fetted tree to support the tree as you work.
•Start at the base of the foiled tree and work toward the top, cutting branches and limbs. Remove smaII limbs with one cut.
•Keep the tree between you and the chain. Cut from the side of the tree op- posite the branch you are cutting.
•Remove larger, supporting branches
with the cutting techniques described in BUCKING WITHOUT A SUPPORT.
•Always use an overcut to cut smalI and freety hanging limbs. Undercutting could cause limbs to fail and pinch the SaW.
PRUNING
_I'WARNING: Limit pruning to limbs shoulder height or below. Do not cut if branches are higher than your shoulder, Get a professional to do the job.
•Make your first cut 1/3of the way through the bottom of the limb.
•Next make a 2nd cut all the way through the limb. Then cut a third overcut leaving a 1 to 2 inch (2,5 to 5 cm) collar from the truck of the tree,
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