Homelite UT10552 - Manual (Page 16)

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Straight
arm Chain line thumb on
underSide oF
handle bar
Fig. 19
Fig. 20
OPERATION
PROPER CUTTING STANCE
See Figure 1.
 Balance your weight with both feet on solid ground.

Keep left arm with elbow locked in a “straight arm” posi-
tion to withstand any kickback force.
 Keep your body to the left of the chain line.
 Keep your thumb on underside of handlebar.
WORK AREA PRECAUTIONS
See Figure 0.

Cut only wood or materials made from wood; no sheet
metal, no plastics, no masonry, no non-wood building
materials.
 Never allow children to operate the saw. Allow no person
to use this chain saw who has not read this operator’s
manual or received adequate instructions for the safe and
proper use of this chain saw.
 Keep everyone – helpers, bystanders, children, and ani-
mals, a SAFE dISTANCE from the cutting area. During
felling operations, the safe distance should be a least
twice the height of the largest trees in the felling area.
During bucking operations, keep a minimum distance of
15 feet between workers.
 Always cut with both feet on solid ground to prevent being
pulled off balance.
 Do not cut above chest height as a saw held higher is
difficult to control against kickback forces.
 Do not fell trees near electrical wires or buildings. Leave
this operation for professionals.
 Cut only when visibility and light are adequate for you to
see clearly.
bASIC OPERATING/CUTTING PROCEdURES
Practice cutting a few small logs using the following technique
to get the “feel” of using the saw before you begin a major
sawing operation.

Take the proper stance in front of the wood with the saw
idling.
 Accelerate the engine to full throttle just before entering
the cut by squeezing the throttle trigger.
 Begin cutting with the saw against the log.
 Keep the engine at full throttle the entire time you are
cutting.
 Allow the chain to cut for you; exert only light downward
pressure. Forcing the cut could result in damage to the
bar, chain, or engine.
 Release the throttle trigger as soon as the cut is com-
pleted allowing the engine to idle. Running the saw at full
throttle without a cutting load can result in unnecessary
wear to the chain, bar, and engine.
 Do not put pressure on the saw at the end of the cut.