Craftsman 358.34260 Operator's Manual page 14

OPERATION
PRUNING AND LINIBING
Pruning isremoving branches from a standing tree.
Urebing isremoving branches from a felledtree.
LIMBING(Fig. 28)
• Stadatbaseofthefelladtreeandwarktowardthetop.
• Leavethelargerlimbsundemeelhthefelledtreetoeup.
pod thetree asyou work,
Remove SmallLimbsWithOne Gut
Figure28
PRUNING (Fig. 29)
Smallbranches-smallar thanwidth of gutdebar.
Largebranches - larger thanwidthofgeidebar.
• Removesmall l imbswtthonecub
• Removelarger;supportlagbraanheswiththeli3-2/3
eutttng t echniques _ eecdbedinthebucking secgon.
PruningProcedure
, Firat - Uedemut 1 /3ofthewaythreughthalireb near
thetrunkofthetree.
• Secrmd - Finish withanovetcutfartheroutfromthe
trunkuntil t helimbfails.
• Third- CuttheremaJnlag stump lluchneartronkof
thetree.
Second 11_gd
_=i PruningCul
Figure29
OPERATING USFJi'IPS
WorkslawJy, keeping bothhands firmly gdppedonthe
saw.Maintain secure footing andbalance.
Keepe clear w orkarea.Frequantly niearbraeches o utof
thewaytoavoidthppingoverthere.
Leavethelargerlimbsundemesth thefelledh'eetosup-
portthetreeasyouwork.
S_art at thebaseofthe idledtreeendworktoward the
top.
Keepthetreebetween youandthe chain.Cutfrom the
sideofthetreeopposite the b{anch youera cuttthg.
Limitpruning tolimbsshoulder h eight o r below.
Keepoutofthewayofthefalling limb.
OPERATION-SAFETY
PRUNING AND LIMRING SAFETY
_'IL WARNING
=, NEVERCLIMBINTOA TREETO LIMBOR
PRUNEUNLESSSPECIRGALLY TRAINED
TO OOSO. DONOTSTANDON LADDERS,
PLATFORMS, A LOG,ORIN ANY POSITION
WHICHCAN CAUSEYOUTO LOSEYOUR
BALANCEOR CONTROL OF THE SAW.
BEALERTFORAND GUARDAGAINST
KICKBACK.DONOTALLOWTHEMOVING
CHAINTOCONTACT ANY OTHER
BRANCHES OR OBJECTSATTHE NOSE
OFTHE GUIDEBARWHENLIMBINGOR
PRUNING.ALLOWINGSUCHCONTACT
CANRESULTIN SERIOUSINJURY.
DONOTCUTIF BRANCHES ARE HIGHER
THANYOURSHOULDER. G ET A PROFES-
SIONAL TO DOTHE JOB.THIS MAYRE-
SULT1NSERIOUS INJURY.
• Watch out for springpoles. Usa extreme caution
whencuttingsmaJI size limbs. Slander malehalmay
catchthesawchainendbewhipped toward youor pull
you_ balance.
• Be alertfor eprthgbaek.Watchoutforbraechee thai
erebentor under pressure as youarecuttingtoavoid
being slroch bythebranchorthesawwhenthetension
inthe woodfibers is released.
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