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LIMBING

Limbing is removing branches from a fallen tree.

• Workslowly,keepingbothhandsonthechainsawwithafirmgrip.Alwaysmakesure

your footing is secure and your weight is distributed evenly on both feet.

• Leavethelargersupportlimbsunderthetreetokeepthetreeoffthegroundwhile

cutting.

• Limbsshouldbecutoneatatime.Removethecutlimbsfromtheworkareaoftento

help.

• Keeptheworkareacleanandsafe.

• Branchesundertensionshouldbecutfromthebottomuptoavoidbindingthe

chainsaw.

• Keepthetreebetweenyouandthechainsawwhilelimbing.Cutfromthesideofthe

tree opposite the branch you are cutting.

PRUNING

Pruning is trimming limbs from a live tree.

• Workslowly,keepingbothhandsonthechainsawwithafirmgrip.Alwaysmakesure

your footing is secure and your weight is distributed evenly on both feet.

• Donotcutfromaladder.Thisisextremelydangerous.Leavethisoperationfor

professionals.

• Donotcutabovechestheightasasawheldhigherisdifficulttocontrolagainst

kickback.

• Whenpruningtreesitisimportantnottomakethefinishingcutnexttothemainlimb

or trunk until you have cut off the limb further out to reduce the weight. This prevents

stripping the bark from the main member.

• Underbuckthebranch1/3throughforyourfirstcut.

• Yoursecondcutshouldoverbucktodropthebranchoff.

• Nowmakeyourfinishingcutsmoothlyandneatlyagainstthemainmembersothebark

will grow back to seal the wound.

Cut limbs one at a time and

leave support limbs

under tree until log is cut

Second

cut

First cut

1/3 diameter

Finishing

cut

Load

Operation

Yardworks 054-5756-6 User Manual

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