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GASOLINE CHAIN SAW
WARNING
When you fell a tree, be sure to warn your neighboring workers of the danger.
(1) Notch cut
(2) Felling cut
(3) Felling direction
BUCKING AND LIMBING
WARNING
Always ensure your foothold. Do not stand on the leg.
Be alert to the rolling over of a cut log. Especially when working on a slope, stand on the uphill side of the
log.
Follow the instructions in “For Safe Operation” to avoid kickback of the saw.
Before starting work, check the direction of bending force inside the log to be cut. Always finish cutting from
the opposite side of bending direction to prevent the guide bar from being caught in the cut.
A Log lying on the ground (F21)
Saw down halfway, then roll the log over and cut from the opposite side.
A Log hanging off the ground (F22)
In area A, saw up from the bottom one-third and finish by sawing down form the
top. In area B, saw down from the top one-third and finish by sawing up from the
bottom.
Cutting limb of Fallen Tree (F23)
First check to which side the limb is bent, then make the initial cut from the bent
side and finish by sawing from the opposite side.
WARNING
Be alert to the spring back of a cut limb.
Pruning of Standing Tree (F24)
Cut up from the bottom, finish down form the top.
WARNING
Do not use an unstable foothold or ladder.
Do not overreach.
Do not cut above shoulder height.
Always use your both hands to grip the saw.
