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ELECTRIC CHAINSAW
HOMELITE EL12 AND EL16
Figure 14 - Bucking Log When Log Is
Supported On One End
1st Cut
2nd Cut
Bucking a log is cutting a log into sections.
Make sure your footing is firm. Keep feet
apart. Divide your weight evenly on both
feet. When possible, raise log or section off
ground. Do this by using limbs, logs, chocks,
etc.
When cutting through log, maintain control
by reducing cutting pressure near end of cut.
Do not relax your grip on chain saw handles.
Do not let moving chain touch ground.
Ground will dull moving chain. After cut-
ting through log, release trigger to turn saw
off before moving saw.
Follow directions below to buck a log.
Figure 13 - Bucking Log With Entire
Length On Ground
WARNING: Avoid kickback.
Kickback can result in severe in-
jury or death. See KICKBACK,
page 3, to avoid risk of kickback.
WARNING
• If on slope, make sure log will
not roll down hill. Secure log
by using wooden stakes. Drive
wooden stakes into ground on
downhill side of log. Stand on
uphill side of log while cutting.
Log may roll after cutting.
• Never try cutting through two
logs at same time. This could
increase the risk of kickback.
• While cutting log, never hold
log with your hand, leg, or foot.
• While cutting log, never allow
another person to hold log.
• Turn off and unplug saw be-
fore moving from one place to
another.
Limbing is removing branches from a fallen
tree. Make sure your footing is firm. Keep
feet apart. Divide your weight evenly on
both feet. Do not remove larger limbs under
tree that support log off ground. Remove
each limb with one cut (see Figure 12).
Clear cut limbs from work area often. This
will help maintain a safe work area.
Make sure you start your cut where limb
will not pinch saw during cutting. To avoid
pinching, start cut on freely hanging limbs
from above limb. Start cut on limbs under
tension from under limb. If pinch occurs,
turn saw off, lift limb, and remove saw.
Figure 12 - Limbing A Tree
WARNING: When cutting
limb that is under tension, use
extreme caution. Be alert for
wood springing back. When
wood tension is released, limb
could spring back and strike
operator causing severe injury
or death.
WARNING: Avoid kickback.
Kickback can result in severe in-
jury or death. See KICKBACK,
page 3, to avoid risk of kickback.
OPERATING CHAIN
SAW
Continued
LIMBING A TREE
BUCKING A LOG
Entire Length Of Log On
Ground
1.
Cut log from top (see Figure 13).
Log Supported On One End
1.
Make first cut on underside of log (see
Figure 14). Use top of guide bar to
make this cut. Cut 1/3 through diam-
eter of log. This cut will keep section
from splintering when cut.
2.
Make second cut directly above first
cut. Cut down to meet first cut. This
cut will keep log from pinching guide
bar and chain.
