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Using a log for support
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1st Cut
Using a support
stand
2 nd Cut
X
ut
1st Cut
LIMBING
AND
PRUNING
WARNING:
Be alert for and guard
against
kickback.
Do not allow the moving
chain to contact
any other branches
or ob-
jects at the nose of the guide bar when limb-
ing or pruning.
Allowing
such contact can re-
sult in serious
injury.
WARNING:
Never climb into atree
to limb or prune.
Do not stand
on ladders,
platforms,
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 foot-
ing and balance,
• Watch out for springpoles.
Use extreme
caution
when
cutting
small
size
limbs.
Slender
material may catch the saw chain
and be whipped
toward you or pull you off
balance,
• 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,
LIMBING
• Always limbatreeafter
itis cutdown.
Only
then can limbing 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
freely hanging
limbs.
Undercutting
could
cause limbs to fall and pinch the saw.
PRUNING
,_WARNING:
Limit pruning to limbs
shoulder
height
or below.
Do not cut if
branches
are higher than your shoulder.
Get
a professional
to do the job.
•
Make
your
fist
cut
1/3 of the way
through the bottom of the limb.
•
Next
make
a 2nd
cut all the
way
through
the limb.
Then
cut a third
overcut
leaving a 1 to 2 inch collar from
the truck of the tree.
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Second
cut'S"
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First cut
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Pruning
technique
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