LIMBING AND PRUNING
WARNING: Never climbintoa tree to
limbor prune.Do notstandon ladders,
platforms, a log, or inany position
whichcancauseyou to loseyourbal-
ance or control o f the saw.
IMPORTANTPOINTS
• Watchoutfor springpoles.
Springpoles are smallsize limbs
whichcan whiptowardyou,or pull
you offbalance. Use extremecaution
when cutting smallsize limbs.
• Be alertfor spdngbecl_ Watch out for
branchesthatare bent or underpres-
sure.Avoidbeingstruckbythe
withthe 1/3,2/3 cutting techniques de-
scribedin thebuckingsection.
• Alwaysusean overcutto cutsmall
and freelyhanginglimbs.Undercut-
tingcouldcauselimbsto fall and
pinchthesaw.
PRUNING
WARNING: Limitpruningto limbs
shoulderheightor below.Do notcut if
branches are higherthan yourshoul-
der.Get a professional todo thejob.
• Make yourfirstcut1/3of theway
throughthebottomofthe limb.
• Nextmake a secondcutall the way
through the limb.
branchor thesaw when the tensionin ° Finishthe pruning operationby using
the woodfibers is released,
an overcutsothatthe stumpof the
• Frequently clearbranchesoutof the
way to avoid'trippingon them.
LIMBING
Limba treeonlyafterit is cutdown.
•"Leavethe largerlimbsunderneath the
felled tree tosupportthe tree as you
work.
° Startat the baseof thefelledtree and
worktowardthe top, cutting branches
and limbs,Removesmalllimbswith
one cut.
• Keep thetree betweenyou and the
chain.
° Removelarger,supporting branches
CUSTOMER RESPONSIBILITIES
limbprotrudes 1 to 2 inchesfrom the
trunkof thetree.
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First c ut
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from trunk of'tree
Fill in datesas you complete
Before After Every•Even Yea_' S.e_ce
regularservice
Use
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Dates
Check,!ordar.age orn
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Checkfor loose fasteners/parts
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Check chaintension
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Check guidebar
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Clean unit& labels
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Clean air filter
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Clean!inspect sparkarrestor
screen& inspect muffler
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Replace sparkplug
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