LIMBING AND PRUNING
Important Points
• Work slowly, keeping both hands firmly gripped on the saw.
Maintain secure footing and balance.
• Watch out for spring poles. Spring poles are small size limbs
which can catch the saw chain and whip toward you or pull
you off balance. Use extreme caution when cutting small
size limbs or slender material.
• Be alert for spring back. Watch out for branches that are
bent or under pressure. Avoid being struck by the branch or
the saw when the tension in the wood fibres is released.
• Keep a clear work area. Frequently clear branches out of the
way to avoid tripping over them.
Limbing
• Always limb a tree after it IS cut down. Only then can limbing
be done safely and properly.
• Leave the larger limbs underneath the felled tree to support
the tree as you work.
• Start at the base of the felled tree and work toward the top,
cutting branches and limbs. Remove small limbs with one
cut.
• Keep the tree between you and the chain. Cut from the side
of the tree opposite the branch you are cutting.
• Remove larger, supporting branches with the cutting
techniques described in BUCKING WITHOUT A SUPPORT.
• Always use an overcut to cut small and freely hanging
limbs. Undercutting could cause limbs to fall and pinch the
saw.
Pruning (Pic. 27)
Make your first cut 1/3 of the way through the bottom of the
limb.
Next make a 2nd cut all the way through the limb. Then cut a
third overcut leaving a 1 to 2 inch (2.5 to 5cm)collar from the
truck of the tree.
PIC. 27
PIC. 28
PIC. 29
WARNING
Be alert for and guard against kickback. Do not allow the
moving chain to contact any other branches or objects
at the nose of the guide bar when limbing or pruning.
Allowing such contact can result in serious injury.
Never climb into a tree to limb or prune. Do not stand on
ladders, platforms, a log, or in any position which can
cause you to lose your balance or control of the saw.
Limit pruning to limbs shoulder height or below. Do not
cut if branches are higher than your shoulder. Get a
professional to do the job.
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