Poulan Pro 1425 Operator's Manual page 11

TYPES OF CUTTING
A. BASIC CUTFING TECYINIQUE
1. _II_ORTANT IPO]_rS
s. Cutwoodonly. Donetc_t met_plagd_s;me_
m_; nen-mied bufl_ mterlsle; et_
b. Sb_p the anw If the •hale strtlum a foreign
object, lmpect the saw and reps_ or repkce
emsfl _ount o_ dirt will quickly dull a chain
end thus incruue the po_bfll_7 of kickb_
A WARNING
Klokbuk elm ooeur when the moving _ eoa-
taetl an obJeet at the upper portion of the tip of
the guldv bar or when tbe wood dos_ in amd
pluahe8 tbB caw ohain in the euL Contm_f at the
_p_'_ por_on of tl_ t_ oft T_(_. 6at can eatt,e
the ehain to dlginto the ob_eet stud _stopthe ehain
for an instmlt. The rmmlt _ a iflhtmnl fast, re_
rw_on whfeh Mvhs the _ b_r up and
ba_ tou_u'd the o_raton If the Raw el_fn b,
pfn_hed _ tT_ fopn_ the _ 6_m the guide
bar ana 6e driven rap_v_ bae_ to_ard the oper_
to_ gtther of thean _K_ons _m uvme lo_ ot n w
ut_ol which mmreJulf L5_5,,'1o n f_w_.
2. UNDERffI,ANDING BF.,ACTIVE FORCE 8
Pim_/a-ld_ w_d Pull-In oon_ when the
oh•tel, .uddanly _bybelnZp'_ehed, caught.
or by o0n_ a fo_ ol_eet hi the wobd. Th!m
8toppl_frof the _ re_d_ in a reversal of the
chitin three usM to e_t woodand cmweathe saw to
move in the opposite directbm of•hale rotat_ Ei-
ther react/on •an remdt/n lee• of matrd mul peMi-
ble sertous iajtw3_,
Pineh-_k 1) o_cttrs whence chain on top
of the be_is suddenly _o_; 2) r_eid/y drive# t/_
,_ _m_ b_k toke_ihe _
Pull-in I) occurs wh_ the chris on ths bottom of
the bsr Is suddan_ stopped; _)pu/ls the_a_ rupidly
_le_tehalnDO not _ nil the chain in the eut. 8ta]]_
in the eut will overheat the motor
end esuan dsmage.
3. P_BDY_J_
P_ euttinE s few 8me_)lless ush_ the foUo_
tothnique to ge_ the _'feel ofush_ffyour mwbef0r_
you b_n • _uwi_ opem_or_
L AssUme the proper cutt_ st•nee de-
dles, welght evenly b_ on both fur,
and body slJlghtl_r in the Idt of the anw;
b. Make sure the ••tension _ord is eomidete-
iy ew_, from the anw m|d your bod_ so the
eord emmet be _ut or become wrapped
_mmd your feet or leg•.
€. Allow the ohai_ to re•oh/_all speed before
entering the eut.
d. BeLdn eut ring with the uw frmme against
the log, Figure 17.
e. &llewtheehatntoeut foryou_ •zest 0ely
llsht downwat_l_Jsure. Ifyou fo_ t_e rut,
_mnqe to the unR or kes of eont_ol mn oem_.
f. Relemm the tldltger m_ltoh sm some u the
eut ts €omple_d_
g. To avokl lo_mg c_utro_ whea the eut is
eomptotet do not put prwanre ou the _w
at tl_e earl _f the eut.
h, Allow the oh•in to stop turning _fore
ring the mw down after curing.
L Unpluff saw after anch eutt_Lug op_atlon.
B. TREE FELLING TECHNIQUE8
1. CA]U_'ULLY PLAN YOUR @AWING 0PERA-
TION IN ADVANCB
8. (_l_Umworkmt Youneeda_mr_eenU
_ f=ee where you _ have ee_ue foo_n_.
b. Htudy the natun_d conditions that can canto
_e tree to fa)l in • pmfl_Llsr dire,_tton.
l.) The WIND direction and _e_d.
2.) The L]gAN of the tree. The lean _/"• tree
_tSin not be appmel_t due to uaewn or dop-
ing h_*afn. U_e • plumb or level to deter-
mb_e the direetJ0n o_" tree lem_
&) W/U[GH'FBDand _¢HE8
on eue
4.) Surrotm_ _ sad OBSTACLEK
Lo_ for dee_.wmd rot Ifthemm_k _ed.
it can snap and fall toward the operator.
d. Cheek fer broken or dead br_mehee which
can _all on you wldl e cutting.
e. Make sure there is enough room fe_ the
tzee to foil Ma_teln e dishmee of 2 1/2 tree
kn_gt_ from the nesreet person or othe_ objects.
Meter nets• •an drown out a warning •all
Figure 17
r. _ d_-_ _o_, I_ l_t_ _. el_
plm, m_dwirefrom _hetr_e where eutssre
to he m_de.
f, Pl•n to stsnd on the up-ldD 81de when out-
ring on a,dope. _17& 18.
h, Plmte •lear i_trea| path to the mew and di-
agonal to the line of fall Fl_m 19.
18 _Sgm'e1_
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