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LIMBING AND PRUNING
WARNING: Never climbintoa tree to
limborprune.Do notstandon ladders,
platforms,a log,or inany position
whichcancauseyouto loseyourbal-
anceorcontrolof the saw.
IMPORTANTPOINTS
• Watchoutfor springpoles.
Springpolesare smallsizelimbs
whichcanwhiptowardyou,orpull
youoffbalance. Use extremecaution
whencuttingsmallsize limbs.
• Be alertfor spdngbecl_Watchoutfor
branchesthatare bentorunderpres-
sure.Avoidbeingstruckbythe
withthe1/3,2/3cuttingtechniquesde-
scribedinthebuckingsection.
• Alwaysusean overcutto cutsmall
andfreelyhanginglimbs.Undercut-
tingcouldcauselimbsto falland
pinchthesaw.
PRUNING
WARNING: Limitpruningto limbs
shoulderheightorbelow.Do notcut if
branchesarehigherthanyourshoul-
der.Get a professionaltodo thejob.
• Make yourfirstcut1/3oftheway
throughthebottomofthe limb.
• Nextmakea secondcutall theway
through the limb.
branchor thesawwhenthe tensionin ° Finishthepruningoperationby using
thewoodfibers isreleased, an overcutsothatthe stumpof the
• Frequentlyclearbranchesoutof the
wayto avoid'trippingonthem.
LIMBING
Limba treeonlyafterit is cutdown.
•"Leavethelargerlimbsunderneaththe
felled tree tosupportthe tree asyou
work.
° Startat thebaseofthefelledtree and
worktowardthe top, cuttingbranches
and limbs,Removesmalllimbswith
onecut.
• Keepthetree betweenyouandthe
chain.
° Removelarger,supportingbranches
CUSTOMER RESPONSIBILITIES
limbprotrudes1to 2 inchesfrom the
trunkof thetree.
_ Firstcut
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fromtrunkof'tree
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