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LIMBING A TREE
WARNING: Do not stand on any unstable
surface while using the product. This
could include, but is not limited, to ladders,
scaffolds, and trees.
NOTE: Limbing is removing the branches
from a fallen tree. When limbing, leave
larger lower limbs to support the log off the
ground. Remove the small limbs in one cut.
Branches under tension should be cut from
the bottom up to avoid binding the product.
WARNING: 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. Do not attempt
to cut bent branches or stumps which are
under tension unless you are professionally
trained and competent to do so.
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