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PRUNING
TECHNIQUES
The Power Pruner
™
is designed for light to medium trimming of limbs
and branches up to 203 mm (8 in.) in diameter. Follow these tips for
successful operation.
• Plan cut carefully. Check direction branch will fall.
• Long branches should be removed in several pieces.
• Do not stand directly beneath branch being cut.
• When ready to cut:
Hold "cutting shoe" against branch. This will prevent whipping of
the branch. DO NOT use back and forth sawing action.
• Look out for branches immediately behind the branch being cut. If
saw chain hits rear branch damage to the saw chain my occur.
• Accelerate to full throttle.
• Apply cutting pressure.
• Ease cutting pressure when nearing end of cut to maintain control.
• When pruning a limb 102 mm (4 in.) diameter or larger cut as follows:
1. Under cut 1/4 limb diameter near tree trunk.
2. Finish top cut slightly farther out on limb.
3. Flush cut stub at trunk.
• DO NOT use for felling or bucking.
M
AINTENANCE
Your ECHO Power Pruner
™
is designed to provide many hours of trouble free service. Regular scheduled maintenance
will help your pruner achieve that goal. If you are unsure or are not equipped with the necessary tools, you may want to
take your unit to an ECHO dealer for maintenance. To help you decide whether you want to DO-IT-YOURSELF or have
the dealer do it, each maintenance task has been graded. If the task is not listed see your ECHO dealer for repairs.
SKILL
LEVEL
Level 1 = Easy to do. Most required tools come with unit.
Level 2 = Moderate difficulty. Some specialized tools may be required.
Level 3 = Experience required. Specialized tools are required.
ECHO offers REPOWER
™
Maintenance Kits and Parts to make your maintenance job easier. Just below each task
heading are listed the various part numbers required for that task. See your ECHO dealer for these parts.
BLADE HITS REAR BRANCH
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GUIDE AGAINST
BRANCH
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