SITUATIONS
K NOW N
NOTE: While ~ou can't alwavs p~elie~~ 'kick-back from occur-
ing, you can guard against being injured by maintaining
prop~r grip and balance at all times.
S T ·R E S S' 'A:N A l
Y S,I S
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MUST
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UPHILL
Log lying flat on t~"
ground: 'buck" from
the 'top, 'cutting .as
much wood 'as you
can; but not letting
chain hit the ground. .....;,
Roll log, if possible, to put uncut side on top.
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Log having one.end hangi~g'1-;;~ir-: cut 1)3 frorn underside. to
avoid splitting -wood,,~str';ipp'ir1g-1Jark
"or
pin..thing'saw-'bar.
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Prepare imrned iate cutting
area by cleaning out under-
wth likely to interfere
.h operator and saw. Pre-
pare a path of safe retreat
to the rear and diagonal to
the line of fall. Keep all by-
standers from work area.
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CAUSE
KICK-BACK
.KICK-BACK can occur when removing
saw from cut, if moving chain catches
side of the cut along
top edge of the bar.
KICK-BACK can occur if the chain
at top or nose section of the bar
strikes another log
or other object.
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CONSIDERED
FIR S T
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When log is gen'~~ally
lying flat, but cut-off
section may sag into
a depression, prevent
binding
err'Saw'
be·
tween cut ends of
logs by making cut
a few .degrees off
squkr~:io that log dropping off is longer at 'bottom than at top.
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Log supported on 'oath
ends with room' under-
neath for cutti ng: .
if
necessary to avoid
spf
it-
ting large, heavy log,
buck 1/3 from top first.
Otherwise do allcuttinq
from underside causing
cut to widen instead of closing.
P ·R
EeA U T
~ON S
WATCH OUT FOR "SPRING POLES" OR OTHER
HIGH STRESS CONDITIONS
where a log or tree could
spring up or shift when stress is relieved by cutting.
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