Homelite CSP3816 - UT74123A - Manual (Page 25)

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LIMBING AND PRUNING
Q Work slowly, keeping both hands on the saw with a firm
grip. Maintain secure footing and balance.
Q Keep the tree between you and the chain while limbing.
Cut from the side of the tree opposite the branch you
are cutting.
Q Do not cut from a ladder; this is extremely dangerous.
Leave this operation for professionals.
Q Do not cut above chest height, as a saw held higher is
difficult to control against kick-back.
WARNING:
Never climb into a tree to limb or prune. Do not stand on
ladders, platforms, a log or in any position which mau
cause you to lose your balance or control of the saw.
Q When pruning trees it is important not to make the flush
cut next to the main limb or trunk until you have
cut off the limb further out to reduce the weight.
This prevents stripping the bark from the main
member.
See Figure 39.
1. Under-buck the branch one-third through for your
first cut.
2. Over-buck the branch to drop it.
3. Finish by cutting smoothly and neatly against the
main member so the bark will grow back to seal the
wound.
WARNING:
If the limbs to be pruned are above chest height, hire a
professional to perform the pruning.
CUTTING SPRING POLES
See Figure 40.
A spring pole is any log, branch, rooted stump or sapling
which is bent under tension by other wood so that it
springs back if the wood holding it is cut or removed. On a
fallen tree, a rooted stump has a high potential of springing
back to the upright position during the bucking cut to
separate the log from the stump. Watch out for spring
poles—they are dangerous.
FINISHING CUT
FIRST CUT
1/3 DIAMETER
SECOND CUT
LOAD
Fig. 39
WARNING:
Spring poles are dangerous and could strike the
operator, causing loss of control of the chainsaw.
This could result in severe or fatal injury to the
operator.
SPRING POLE
Fig. 40
OPERATION