_=WARNING:
Never turn saw upside
down to undercut.
The saw cannot be con-
trolled in this position.
A}ways
make your first cut on the compres-
sion side of the log. The compression
side of
the log is where
the pressure
of the log's
weight
is concentrated.
First cut on compression
side of log
Using a support
stand
2 nd Cut
Second
cut
Second
cut
P
First cut on compression
side of log
BUCKING
WITHOUT
A SUPPORT
• Overout through
1/3 of the diameter
of the
log.
• Roll the tog over and finish with a second
overout.
• Watch for logs with a compression
side to
prevent
the saw
from
pinching.
See
il-
lustrations
for cutting
logs with a compres-
sion side.
BUCKING
USING
A LOG
OR
SUPPORT
STAND
• Remember
your first cut is always
on the
compression
side of the log.
(Refer
to the illustrations
below
for your
first and second
cut)
• Your
first
cut should
extend
1/3 of the
diameter
of the log.
• Finish with your second cut.
Using a log for support
2 nd Cut
._1
st Cut
LIMBING
AND
PRUNING
_WARNING:
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.
Allowing such contact can result in
serious injury.
_,
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 footing
and balance.
• Watch out for springpoles.
Springpoles
are
small size limbs which can catch the saw
chain and whip toward you or pull you off bal-
ance.
Use extreme
caution
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.
MMBING
• Always limbatreeaffer
iris cutdown.
Only
then can iimbing be done safely and prop-
erly.
• Leave the larger limbs underneath the felled
tree to support the tree as you work.
• Start at the base of the felled tree and work
toward 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 cutting techniques
described
in BUCK-
ING WITHOUT
A SUPPORT.
• Always use an overcut to cut small and free-
ly hanging limbs.
Undercutting
could cause
limbs to fall and pinch the saw.
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