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2. Be alert to the rolling over of a cut log.
3. Read 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 cutaway.
Cutting an unpillowed log
Saw down halfway, then roll the log over and cut
from the opposite side.
Cutting a pillowed log
In the area A in the picture right above, saw up
from the bottom one-third and finish by sawing
down from the top. In the area B, saw down from
the top one-third and finish by sawing up from
the bottom.
Limbing a felled tree
First check which way the limb is bent. Then
make a shallow cut into the compressed side to
prevent the limb from being torn. Cut through
from the tensed side.
Be alert to the spring back of a cut limb.
7.
Sawing
Pruning
Cut up from the bottom, finish down from the top.
1. Do not use an unstable foothold or a
