9.8
START THE MACHINE IN THE
TREE
1. Apply the chain brake before starting.
2. Hold the machine with your left hand on the front handle.
3. Thrust the machine away from your body while holding
the pull starter cord in your right hand.
4. Hold the machine with your right hand on either handle.
5. Thrust the machine away from your body while holding
the pull starter cord in your left hand.
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The chain brake must always be engaged before a
running machine is lowered onto its strop.
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Examine that the machine has sufficient energy before
doing critical cuts.
9.9
OPERATE THE MACHINE WITH
ONE HAND
Do not use the machine with one hand when work position
is unstable or in preference to a handsaw when cutting small
diameter wood at the branch tips.
Operate the machine with one hand only when:
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You cannot get a work position enabling two-handed
operation.
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You need to support the working position with one hand.
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The machine is being used at full stretch, at right angles
to and out of line with your body.
Do not:
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Cut with the kickback zone at the tip of the saw guide bar.
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"Hold and cut" sections, or.
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Attempt to catch falling sections.
9.10
FELL A TREE
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It is recommended that the first-time user should, as a
minimum practice, start cutting logs on a saw-horse or cradle.
Before you start to fell a tree, make sure that:
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The minimum distance between the areas of bucking and
felling performed by two or more persons at the same
time is two times the height of the tree felled.
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The operation does not:
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Cause injury to personnel.
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Hit utility lines. If the tree touches utility lines,
immediately tell the utility company.
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Cause losses in property.
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The user is not in the danger area (24), for example, the
downhill side of the area.
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The escape paths (25) that extend back and diagonally
behind the felling direction (23) are clear. The felling
direction is controlled by:
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The natural lean of the tree.
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The location of larger branches.
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The wind direction.
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Ensure there is no dirt, stones, loose bark, nails, or staples
on the tree.
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