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• Hold throttle
grip with your right hand with
finger on throttle trigger.
• Keep engine end below waist
level.
• Keep shoulder
strap pad centered
on your
left shoulder
and danger sign centered
on
your back.
• Maintain
full weight
of tool on
your
left
shoulder.
Always release the throttie trigger and allow the
engine to return to idte speed when not pruning.
To stop engine:
• Release
the throttle
trigger.
• Move the ON/OFF
switch to the OFF posi-
tion.
PRUNING
WARNING:
Be alert for and guard
against
kickback.
Do not allow the moving
chain to contact
any other branches
or ob-
iects at the nose of the guide bar when prun-
ing. Allowing
such contact can result in seri-
ous injury.
IMPORTANT
POINTS
• Work
slow_y, keeping
both
hands
firmly
gripped
on
the pruner.
Maintain
secure
footing and balance.
• Plan cut carefully.
Check
direction
branch
will fall.
• Watch out for springpoles.
Springpoles
are
small size limbs which can catch the chain
and whip toward you or pull you off balance.
Use extreme caution when cutting small size
limbs or slender material
• Watch out for branches
immediately
behind
the branch being pruned,
if the chain hits the
rear branch, damage to the unit may occur.
• Be
alert
for springback.
Watch
out for
branches
that are bent or under pressure.
Avoid
being struck
by the branch
or the
pruner 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.
• Long
branches
should
be
removed
in
several
pieces.
PRUNING
TECHNIQUE
When
ready to cut, accelerate
to full throttle
and apply a light cutting
pressure.
DO NOT
use back and forth sawing
action.
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i'i!
Second
cut
I'!
Third cut
Coll
First cut
Pruning
technique
1.
Make the first cut 6 inches
(15 cm) from
the tree trunk on the bottom of the limb.
Use top of guide bar to make this cut. Cut
1/3 through the diameter
of the limb.
NOTE:
When
making the second
and third
cuts.
rest the foot of the pruner against
the
tree limb that is being cut to prevent whipping
of the branch.
2.
Next. move 2 - 4 inches (5 - 10 cm) far-
ther out on the limb and make a second
cut all the way through
the limb.
3.
Then, make a final cut leaving a 1 - 2 inch
(2.5 - 5 cm) collar from the trunk of the
tree to avoid damage
to the tree.
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