OPERATING
CHAIN SAW
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WARNING:
Be alert
for failing
over=
head
limbs.
Watch
your
footing
while
exiting
area.
LIMBING A TREE
_WARNING:Avoid
kickback.
Kickback
can result
in severe
injury or death.
See
Kickback
to avoid
risk
of kickback.
BUCKING
A LOG
_WARNING:Avoid
kickback.
Kickback
can result in severe injury or death. See
Kickback
to avoid risk of kickback.
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WARNING:
When cutting
limb that
is under tension,
use extreme caution.
Be alert for wood springing back. When
wood
tension
is released,
limb could
spring back and strike operator causing
severe injury or death.
Limbing
is removing
branches
from a fallen tree.
Make sure your footing
is firm. Keep feet apart.
Divide
your weight
evenly on both feet. Do not
remove larger limbs under tree that support log off
ground. Remove each limb with one cut (see Figure
13). Clear cut limbs fiom work area often. This will
help maintain
a safe work area.
Make sure you start your cut where limb will not
pinch saw during cutting. To avoid pinching, start cut
on freely hanging limbs from above limb. Start cut on
limbs under tension fi'om under limb. If pinch occurs,
turn saw off, lilt limb, and remove saw.
Figure 13 - Limbing A Tree
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WARNING:
• if on slope, make sure log will not roll
down hill. Secure log by using wooden
stakes.
Drive
wooden
stakes
into
ground
on downhill
side of log. Stand
on uphill side of log while cutting.
Log
may roll after cutting.
• Never try cutting
through
two logs at
same time. This could increase the risk
of kickback.
• While cutting
log, never hold log with
your hand, leg, or foot.
• While cutting
log, never allow another
person to hold log.
• Turn off and unplug saw before moving
from one place to another.
Bucking
a log is cutting a log into sections.
Make
sure your footing is firm. Keep feet apart. Divide your
weight evenly on both feet. When possible, raise log
or section off ground.
Do this by using limbs, logs,
chocks, etc.
When cutting through log, maintain control by reduc-
ing cutting pressure near end of cut. Do not relax your
grip on chain saw handles. Do not let moving chain
touch ground. Ground will dull moving chain. After
cutting
through log, release trigger to turn saw off
before moving
saw.
Follow directions
below to buck a log.
Entire Length Of Log On Ground
Cut log fiom top (see Figure 14).
Figure
14 - Bucking
Log With Entire
Length
On Ground
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