HART HLCS01 - Basic Cutting Technique Practice

15 – English
WARNING:
Neverusealeft-handed(cross-handed)grip,
oranystancewhichwouldplaceyourbodyor
armacrossthechainline.Improperoperation
ofthechainsawcouldresultinseriouspersonal
injury.
Maintainapropergriponthesawwhenever
the unit is running. The fingers should encircle
thehandle andthethumb iswrappedunder
thehandlebar. Thisgrip is leastlikely tobe
broken(byakickbackorothersuddenreaction
ofthesaw).Anygripinwhichthethumband
fingers are on the same side of the handle, is
dangerous because a slight kick of the saw can
cause loss of control.
WARNING:
Donotoperatetheswitchtriggerwithyourleft
hand and hold the front handle with your right
hand.Neverallowanypartofyourbodytobe
inthechainlinewhileoperatingasaw.Improper
operationofthechainsawcouldresultinseri-
ouspersonalinjury.
PROPER CUTTING STANCE
See Figures 11 - 12.
WARNING:
Alwaysusethepropercuttingstancedescribed
in this section. Never kneel when using the
chainsaw,exceptwhenfellingatreeasillus-
trated in Figure 16. Kneeling could result in
loss of stability and control of the chain saw,
resultinginseriouspersonalinjury.
 Weight should be balanced with both feet on
solid ground.
Keepleftarmwithelbowlockedina“straight
arm”positiontowithstandanykickbackforce.
Yourbodyshouldalwaysbetotheleftofthe
chain line.
 Thumb should be on underside of handlebar.
BASIC CUTTING PROCEDURE
Practice cutting a few small logs using the follow-
ingtechniquetogetthe“feel”ofusingthesaw
beforeyoubeginamajorsawingoperation.
OPERATION
STRAIGHT ARM
POSITION
CHAIN LINE
CHAIN LINE
FIG. 9
FIG. 11
FIG. 10
FIG. 12