Homelite CSP3816 - UT74123A Operator's Manual page 24

OPERATION
BUCKING LOGS UNDER STRESS
LOG SUPPORTED AT ONE END
Make the first bucking cut one-third of the way through the
log and finish with a two-thirds cut on the opposite side. As
you cut the log, it will tend to bend. The saw may become
FINISHING CUT
LOAD
pinched or hung in the log if you make the first cut deeper
than a third of the diameter of the log.
Give special attention to logs under stress to prevent the
bar and chain from pinching.
OVER-BUCKING
See Figure 38.
Begin on the top side of the log with the bottom of the saw
1ST CUT 1/3 DIA
against the log; exert light pressure downward. Note that the
saw will tend to pull away from you.
UNDER-BUCKING
LOG SUPPORTED AT BOTH ENDS
See Figure 38.
Begin on the under side of the log with the top of the saw
against the log; exert light pressure upwards. During under-
bucking, the saw will tend to push back at you. Be prepared
1ST CUT 1/3 DIA
for this reaction and hold the saw firmly to maintain control.
LOAD
FINISHING CUT
Fig. 37
OVER-BUCKING
UNDER-BUCKING
Fig. 38
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