Craftsman 358.351810 - Manual (Page 13)

• Your first cut should extend 1/3 of the
diameter of the log.
• Finish with your second cut.
Using a tog for support
Using a support stand
LIMBING AND PRUNING
A WARNING:
Be alert for and
guard against kickback. Do not allow the
moving chain to contact any other
branches or objecte at the nose of the
guide bar when limbing or pruning. Al­
lowing such contact can result in serious
injury.
A WARNING:
Never climb into a
tree to limb or prune. Do not stand on
ladders, piatforms, a log, or in any posi­
tion which can cause you to lose your
baiance or control of the saw.
IMPORTANT POINTS
• Work slowly, keeping both hands firmly
gripped on the saw. Maintain secure
footing and balance.
• Watch out for springpoies. Springpoles
are small size limbs which can catch
the saw chain and whip toward you or
pull you off balance. Use extreme cau­
tion when cutting small size limbs or
slender material.
• Be alert for springback. Watch out for
branches that are bent or under
pressure. Avoid being struck by the
branch or the saw when the tension
in the wood fibers is released.
• Keep a clear work area. Frequently
dear branches out of the way to avoid
tripping over them.
LIMBING
• Always limb a tree after it is out
down. Only then can limbing be done
safely and properly.
• Leave the larger limbs underneath the
felled tree to support the tree as you
wortt.
• Start at the base of the felled tree and
wort toward the top, cutting branches
and limbs. Remove small limbs with
one cut.
• Keep the tree between you and the
chain. Cut from the side of the tree op­
posite the branch you are cutting,
• Remove larger, supporting branches
with the cutting techniques described
in BUCKING WITHOUT A SUPPORT.
• Always use an overcut to cut smalt
and freely hanging limbs. Undercutting
couid cause limbs to fall and pinch the
saw.
PRUNING
A WARNING:
Limit pruning to limbs
shoulder height or below. Do not cut if
branches are higher than your shoulder.
Gel a professionat to do the job.
• Make your first cut 1/3 of the way
through the bottom of the limb.
• Next make a 2nd cut all the way
through the limb. Then cut a third
overcut leaving a 1 to 2 inch (2,5 to 5
cm) collar from the truck of the tree.
■— First cut
Pruning technique
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