Safety Manual
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ENGLISH
OPERATION
WARNING! Be alert for spring poles and
stay clear of them during cutting. A spring pole
can spring back suddenly when cut, or when
the wood holding it down is cut away. A spring
pole can strike you or deect the moving saw
chain into your body.
Do not cut a tree in order to drop a tree that has
lodged against it. Have lodged trees pulled down
with proper power equipment.
When a log diameter exceeding the bar length is at on the ground with no
room for an under buck, reach over the log and cut into the side. Then draw
the saw over the top and over buck deeply enough to insert a wedge. Reinsert
the saw and over-buck as far down as possible without letting the chain hit the
dirt.
Logs that are at on the ground, and that are within the saw’s capacity to cut
with one over-buck should be bucked as low to the ground as possible. Keep
the optional Kick Guard
TM
device on the bar and use a wedge when necessary
to hold the cut open. Then roll the log with a cant hook or pole to expose the
bottom for cutting.
DANGER! Cutting the trunk of a large
tree that has a large root ball can cause the
root ball to fall back into the ground, causing
severe or fatal injury. Never allow anyone to
be positioned in or around the root ball or
the root ball hole.
FELLING VERY LARGE TREES
Pertains to gasoline-powered saws only. Small gas powered saws and
electric powered saws should not be used to fell very large trees. Only
those that have been trained to cut very large trees should attempt these
techniques.
WARNING! Call a professional tree-felling service to handle jobs
that are beyond your abilities and knowledge. This includes large trees,
trees that are near power lines, homes, buildings and public roads.
Timber of a diameter exceeding the length of the saw blade can be felled by
using one of the following methods. To fell a leaning tree, see “Felling Extreme
Leaners” below.
BE ALERT FOR
SPRING POLES
BEWARE OF ROOT PLATE
SETTLING!!