Stihl 090 Instruction Manual / Owners Manual page 19

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Start Umbing by leaving the lower limb$ to support the
log off the ground
(ill.
30). Always
cut
f~
the top of the
limb. Do
not
underbuckfreely
hanging
limbs •.
A pinch
may result or the limb may fall, causing loss of control.
If
a pinch occurs,
stop.
the engine and remove the saw,
by lifting the limb.
warning!
Be
extremely
cautious
when cutting limbs under tension.
The limb could spring
back
toward the operator
and
cause
loss of control
of
the saw or injury to the operator.
Bucking
Bucking is cutting
a
log into sections.
Warnings!
1. When bucking, do
not
stand on the log. Make sure the
log
will not ron down-hill.
If
on a slope, stand on the up-
hill side of the
109
(see Ill. 31). Watch out for rolling logs.
2.
Cut
only one log at a time.
3. Shattered wood should
be
cut very carefully. Sharp.
slivers of wood may be caught and flung in the direction
of the operator of the saw.
4.
When cutting
small iOgS~
Use 8SaWhorae-(iD.
32).
NeVer
permit another person to hold the
log.
Never hold the log
with your leg or.foot.
5. Logs under straln,'require sPecial attention to prevent
the saw
trpm pinch1n.g •. The
fifst
cut·is made on the
compression side to relieve the stresS on the log (see
III.
33~
34). The bucking
cut
is
thEm
made as shown.
If
the
saw pinches,
stop
the
engine
and
remove it from the
log.
6. Only properly trained professionals should work in an
area where the logs, limbs Bn.d roots are tangled (i.e. a