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See Figure 20
See Figure 21.
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See Figure 22.
n Cut only wood or materials made from wood.
n Never allow children to operate the saw. Do not allow
persons to use this chainsaw who have not read this
operator’s manual or received adequate instructions
for the safe and proper use of this chainsaw.
n Keep helpers, bystanders, children, and animals, a
SAFE DISTANCE from the cutting area. During felling
operations, the safe distance should be at least twice
the height of the largest trees in the felling area. During
bucking operations, keep a minimum distance of 5
metres between workers.
n Always cut with both feet on solid ground to prevent
being pulled off balance.
n Do not cut above chest height as a saw held higher is
difficult to control against kickback forces.
n Do not fell trees near electrical wires or buildings.
Leave this operation for professionals.
n Cut only when visibility and light are adequate for you
to see clearly.
1. Take the proper stance in front of the wood with the
saw idling.
2. Accelerate the engine to full throttle just before
entering the cut by squeezing the throttle trigger.
3. Begin cutting with the saw against the log.
4. Keep the engine at full throttle the entire time you are
cutting.
5. 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.
6. Release the throttle trigger as soon as the cut is
completed 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.
7. Do not put pressure on the saw at the end of the cut as
this may cause the saw to drop in an unsafe manner.
n Do not cut down trees having extreme lean or large
trees with rotten limbs, loose bark, or hollow trunks.
Have these trees pushed or dragged down with heavy
equipment, then cut them up.
n Do not cut trees near electrical wires or buildings.
n Check the tree for damaged or dead branches that
could fall and hit you during felling.
n Periodically glance at the top of the tree during the
back cut to assure the tree is going to fall in the desired
direction.
n If the tree starts to fall in the wrong direction, or if the
saw gets caught or hung up during the fall, leave the
saw and save yourself!
See Figures 23 - 26.
1. Pick your escape route (or routes in case the intended
route is blocked). Clear the immediate area around the
tree and make sure there are no obstructions in your
planned path of retreat. Clear the path of safe retreat
approximately 135° from the planned line of fall.
2. Consider the force and direction of the wind, the lean
and balance of the tree, and the location of large limbs.
These things inuence the direction in which the tree
will fall. Do not try to fell a tree along a line different
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