REMOVING A PINCHED SAW (A SAW HUNG IN THE LOG)
•If saw becomes pinched or hung in a Iog_ don't try to force it out. You can lose con- trol of the saw resulting in personal injury and/or damage to the saw. Stop the saw and drive plastic or wooden wedge into the cut until saw can be removed easily.
•Restart the saw and carefully reenter the cut. To avoid kickback and chain dam-
age, do not use a metal wedge. Do not at- tempt to restart your saw when it is pinched or hung in a log.
Use a wedge _r_ _
pinched sa
to remove _
Turn saw OFF and use a plastic or wooden wedge to force cut open.
LIMBING AND PRUNING
WARNING: Never climb into a tree to
limb or prune. Do not stand on ladders, plat- forms, a log, or in any position which can
cause you to lose your balance or control of the saw.
IMPORTANT POINTS
•Work slowly, keeping both hands firmly
gripped on the saw. Maintain secure foot- mg and balance.
•Watch out for springpoles. Use extreme caution when cutting small limbs. Slender material may catch saw chain and be
whipped toward you or pull you off bal- ance.
•Be alert for springback. Watch out for branches that are bent or under pressure.
Avoid being struck by the branch or saw when tension in wood fibers is released.
•Keep aclear work area. Frequently clear
branches out of the way to avoid tripping over them.
LIMBING
•Always limb a tree after it is cut down. Only then can limbing be done safely and properly.
•Leave the larger limbs underneath the felled tree to support the tree as you work.
•Start at the base of felled tree and work to-
ward the top, cutting branches and limbs. Remove small limbs with one cut.
•Keep the tree between you and the chain. Cut from the side of the tree opposite the branch you are cutting.
•Remove larger, supporting branches with the 1/3, 2/3 cutting techniques described in the bucking section.
•Undercut 1/3 of the way through log.
• Finish with an overcut.
•Always use an overcut to cut small and freely hanging limbs. Undercutting could cause limbs to fall and pinch the saw.
PRUNING
WARNING: Be alert for and guard against kickback. Do not allow the moving chain to contact any other branches or ob- iects at the nose of the guide bar when limb- ing or pruning. Allowing such contact can result in serious in ury.
•Lmit pruning to I mbs shoulder height or below. Do not cut ff branches are higher than your shoulder. Get a professional to do the ob.
•See Ilustration for the pruning technique.
•Make your fist cut 1/3 of the way through the bottom of the limb.
•Next make a 2rid cut all the way
through the limb. Then cut athird overcut leaving a 1 to 2 inch collar from the truck of the tree.
_Thi_)diclr Second cut'4F27"/i
Collar tit_/
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"Pruning technique
We recommend all service and adjustments
not listed in this manual be performed by an authorized or Master Service Dealer.
MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE
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Fuel | Level.. | Before | each | use | ||||
Bar | Lubrication .... | Before | each | use | ||||
Chain | Tension | Before | each | use | ||||
Chain | Sharpness .. | Before | each | use | ||||
For damaged | parts. | Before | each | use | ||||
For | loose | caps | Before | each | use | |||
For | loose | fasteners | Before | each | use | |||
Inspect | and | Clean: |
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Complete | saw | After each use | ||||||
Air filter | Every | 5 | hours * | |||||
Spark | arrestor | Every | 25 | hours | ||||
Replace spark plug , Yearly |
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Replace | fuel filter.., | Yearly |
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*Hours of Operation
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