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Using a log for support
2 nd Cut
I st Cut
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Cut
Using a support
stand
2 nd Cut
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I st Cut
LIMBING
AND
PRUNING
_WARNING:
Be alert for and guard
against
kickback.
Do not allow the moving
chain to contact any other branches or objects
at the nose of the guide bar when limbing or
pruning.
Allowing such contact can result in
serious injury.
_i_ WARNIN G:
Never climb into a tree to
limb or prune.
Do not stand on ladders, plat-
forms, 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 footing
and balance,
• Watch out for springpoles.
Spfingpoles
are
small size limbs which can catch the saw
chain and whip toward you or pull you off bal-
ance.
Use extreme
caution
when cutting
small size limbs or slender material,
• 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 free-
ly hanging limbs,
Undercutting
could cause
limbs to fall and pinch the saw.
PRUNING
_bWARNING:
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 first cut 1/3 of the way through the
bottom of the limb.
• Next make a 2rid cut all the way through
the limb. Then cut a third overcut
leaving a
1 to 2 inch (2.5 to 5 cm) collar from the truck
of the tree.
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Sec° n d cut_'_'_
Collar tit_
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First cut
Pruning
technique
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