Limbing Andpruning; Customer Responsibilities - Craftsman 358.351082 Operator's Manual

LIMBING ANDPRUNING with the1/3, 2/3
cutting techniques de-
WARNING: Never climbintoa treeto scdbedin the bucking section.
limbor prune.Do notstand on ladders, • Alwaysusean overcuttooutsmall
platforms, a log, or in any position and freelyhanginglimbs. Undercut-
whichcancauseyou to loseyourbat- tingcouldcauselimbsto fail and
ante or controlofthe saw. pinchthe saw,
IMPORTANTPOINTS PRUNING
• Watchout for spdngpoles. WARNING: Limitpruningto limbs
Spdngpoles are smallsize limbs shoulderheightor below. Do not cutif
whichcanwhiptowardyou,or pull branchesare higherthan yourshoul-
youoffbalance, Use extremeca_on def. Get a professional to do thejob.
whencutting smallsize limbs. • Make yourfirst cut1/3of the way
• Be alertfor spdngback, W atchoutfor through the bottomofthe limb.
branchesthatare bent or underpres- • Next make a secondcut all the way
sure.Avoidbeing struckby the through the limb.
branchor the saw whenthe tensionin , Finishthe pruningoperation by using
the woodfibersis telex.sad, an overcutso thatthe stumpof the
• Frequently dear branchesout of the limbprotrud.ec 1 to 2 inchesfrom the
way to avoid tdppingon them. trunkofthe tree.
LIMBING
• Limba treeonlyafter it iscut down. I SecOnd c ut
• Leavethe largerlimbsunderneath the I //_,
felled tree tosupportthetree as you
work.
• Stad at the base ofthe felledtree and
work towardthe top,cuttingbranches
and limbs.Removesmall limbswith
one cut.
° Keep thetree between youand the
chain.
° Removelarger,supporting branches
CUSTOMER RESPONSIBILITIES
Fill in datesas you complete Before After
regularservice Use Use
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Clean unit& labels
Cleanair filter
Clean/inspect sparkarrestor
screen & inspectmuffler ...............
Replacespark plug
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5hrs. 25hrs
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Service
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