Craftsman 358.351162 Operator's Manual page 9

LIMBING AND PRUNING
WARNING: Never climbintoa tree to
limbor prune.Do notstandon ladders,
platforms, a log, or inany position
whichcancauseyou to loseyourbal-
ance or control o f the saw.
IMPORTANTPOINTS
• Watchoutfor springpoles.
Springpoles are smallsize limbs
whichcan whiptowardyou,or pull
you offbalance. Use extremecaution
when cutting smallsize limbs.
• Be alertfor spdngbecl_ Watch out for
branchesthatare bent or underpres-
sure.Avoidbeingstruckbythe
withthe 1/3,2/3 cutting techniques de-
scribedin thebuckingsection.
• Alwaysusean overcutto cutsmall
and freelyhanginglimbs.Undercut-
tingcouldcauselimbsto fall and
pinchthesaw.
PRUNING
WARNING: Limitpruningto limbs
shoulderheightor below.Do notcut if
branches are higherthan yourshoul-
der.Get a professional todo thejob.
• Make yourfirstcut1/3of theway
throughthebottomofthe limb.
• Nextmake a secondcutall the way
through the limb.
branchor thesaw when the tensionin ° Finishthe pruning operationby using
the woodfibers is released, an overcutsothatthe stumpof the
• Frequently clearbranchesoutof the
way to avoid'trippingon them.
LIMBING
Limba treeonlyafterit is cutdown.
•"Leavethe largerlimbsunderneath the
felled tree tosupportthe tree as you
work.
° Startat the baseof thefelledtree and
worktowardthe top, cutting branches
and limbs,Removesmalllimbswith
one cut.
• Keep thetree betweenyou and the
chain.
° Removelarger,supporting branches
CUSTOMER RESPONSIBILITIES
limbprotrudes 1 to 2 inchesfrom the
trunkof thetree.
_ First c ut
/\
from trunk of'tree
Fill in datesas you complete Before After Every•Even Yea_' S.e_ce
regularservice Use Use 5 hrs. 25 hrs.. _• ... Dates
Check,!ordar.age orn
partsv'
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Checkfor loose fasteners/parts _ ................... = .
Check chaintension _.. ..... ..................
! Checkcha!nsharpness p-
Check guidebar _.
Clean unit& labels .......... ......... i ,P" I.........
Clean air filter _'
......... Clean!inspect sparkarrestor
screen& inspect muffler _' ............
Replace sparkplug P"
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