Limbing And Pruning; Important Points; Customer Responsibilities - Craftsman 358.351143 Operator's Manual

LIMBING AND PRUNING
WARNING: Never climbintoa treeto
limbor prune.Do notstandon ladders,
platforms,a log, or in any position
whichcan cause you to loseyourbal-
ance or controlof the saw.
IMPORTANT POINTS
• Watchout for springpoles.
Spdngpoles are smallsize limbs
whichcanwhiptowardyou,or pull
you off balance. Use extremecaution
when cuttingsmallsize limbs.
• Be alert for springback. Watch outfor
branchesthatare bent or underpres-
withthe 1/3,2/3 cutting techniques de-
scdbedin the bucking section.
, Alwaysuse an overcut t o cut small
andfreely hanging limbs. Undercut-
tingcouldcause limbstofall and
pinchthe saw.
PRUNING
WARNING: Limit pruning tolimbs
shoulder heightorbelow.Do not cut if
branchesare higherthanyourshoul-
der,Get a professional to do thejob.
• Make yourfirstcut 1/3oftheway
throughthebottomof the limb.
• Nextmake a secondcutall the way
sure.Avoidbeingstruckbythe through the limb,
branchor thesaw whenthetensionin , Finishthe pruning operation by using
the woodfibersis released, an ovomutsothatthe stumpofthe
• Frequently clearbranchesout of the limbprotrudes1 to 2 inchesfrom the
way toavoid tdppfng over them. trunkofthe tree.
LIMBING
• Limba tree onlyafter it is cutdown.
• Leavethe largerlimbsundemeaththe
felled tree to support thetree as you
work.
° Startat the baseof the felledtree and
worktowardthe top,cutting branches
and limbs.Removesmalllimbswith
one cut.
° Keepthe tree betweenyou and the
chain.
• Removelarger,supporting branches
_ Rrstcut
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CUSTOMER RESPONSIBILITIES
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