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• Always cut with both feet on solid surface to prevent
being pulled off balance.
• Do not cut above shoulder height, as a saw held
higher is difficult to control against kickback forces.
• Do not fell trees near electrical wires or buildings.
Leave this operation for professionals.
• Cut only when visibility and light are adequate for
you to see clearly.
• Check work area for hazards such as bees, rodents,
snakes, etc., that may live in trees or brush.
Basic Cutting Procedure
Practice cutting a few small logs using the following
technique to get the "feel" of using the saw before
you begin a major sawing operation.
1. Take the proper stance in front of the wood with
the saw off.
2. Press down the trigger lock-off, squeeze the
trigger, and let the chain accelerate to full speed
before entering the cut.
3. Begin cutting with the saw against the log near
the bucking spikes.
4. Keep the unit running the entire time you are cut-
ting, maintain a steady speed.
5. Allow the chain to cut for you; exert only light
downward pressure. If you force the cut, damage
to the bar, chain, or unit can result.
6. Release the switch trigger as soon as the cut is
completed, allowing the chain to stop. If you run
the saw without a cutting load, unnecessary wear
can occur to the chain, bar, and unit.
7. Do not put pressure on the saw at the end of cut.
Bucking is the term used for cutting a fallen tree to
the desired log length.
• Always make sure your footing is secure and your
weight is distributed evenly on both feet.
• Cut only one log at a time.
• Support small logs on a saw horse or another log
while bucking.
• Keep a clear cutting area. Make sure that no objects
can contact the guide bar nose and chain during
cutting, this can cause kickback.
• Never allow someone to hold the log during cutting.
• Never stabilize log with leg or feet.
Kickback
Bucking
• When bucking on a slope, always stand on the uphill
side of the log. To maintain complete control of the
pruning saw when cutting through the log, release
the cutting pressure near the end of the cut without
relaxing your grip on the grasping surfaces. Do not
let the chain contact the ground. After completing
the cut, wait for the saw chain to stop before you
move the pruning saw. Always stop the motor before
moving from tree to tree.
• Sometimes it is impossible to avoid pinching (with
just standard cutting techniques) or difficult to predict
which way a log will settle when cut. To avoid pinch-
ing while cutting, rotate or move the log so that the
pinch is eliminated.
Springpoles
Springpoles are dangerous and
WARNING
could strike the operator, causing
the operator to lose control of the pruning saw.
This could result in severe or fatal injury to the
operator.
Springpole
A springpole 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 springpoles, they are
dangerous.
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