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bar.Besuretofillthebaroiltankbefore
eachcuttingsession.Theoileractivator/
baroilcapmustbeusedregularlyand
oftenenoughtomaintainathinfilmofoil
onthebarandchainwhilesawiscutting.
Itisrecommendedthattheoileractuator/
baroilcapbeoperatedsix(6)timesper
minuteandheldforapproximatelythree
(3)secondseachtimeitispressed.For
maximumguidebarandchainlife,we
recommendyouuseCraftsmanchain
sawbaroil.IfCraftsmanbaroilisnot
available,youmayuseagoodgrade
SAE30oiluntilyouareabletoobtain
Craftsmanbrand.Theoiloutputismanu-
allymeteredduringoperation.Useafun-
neltofillthetank.Replaceoilcapse-
curely.Checkoillevelafterevery15
minutesofoperation.
STOPPINGYOURSAW
•Releasethetriggerswitch.
•Ifmotordoesnotstop,disconnectthe
extensioncord.
STARTINGYOURSAW
•Connectthesawtoapowersource
usingthepropersizeextensioncord;
seeSELECTANEXTENSIONCORD.
•Pushinswitchlockoutbutton.
•Squeezeandholdthetriggerswitch.
OPERATINGTIPS
•Checkchaintensionbeforefirstuse
andafter1minuteofoperation.See
ChainTensionintheMaintenance
sectionandServiceandAdjustment
section.
•Cutwoodonly.Donotcutmetal,plas-
tics,masonry,non-woodbuildingma-
terials,etc.
•Stopthesawifthechainstrikesafor-
eignobject.Inspectthesawandre-
pairpartsasnecessary.
•Keepthechainoutofdirtandsand.
Evenasmallamountofdirtwillquick-
lydullachainandincreasethepossi-
bilityofkickback.
•Practicecuttingafewsmalllogsusing
thefollowingsteps.Thiswillhelpyou
getthe"feel"ofusingyoursawbefore
youbeginamajorsawingoperation.
•Squeezethetriggerswitchandallow
unittoreachfullspeedbeforecutting.
•Begincuttingwiththesawframe
againstthelog.
•Keepthemotoratfullspeedtheen-
tiretimeyouarecutting.
•Releasethetriggerswitchassoonas
thecutiscompleted,allowingthemo-
tortostop.
• Toavoidlosingcontrolwhencutis
complete,donotputpressureonsaw
atendofcut.
• Stopmotorbeforesettingsawdown.
TREEFELLINGTECHNIQUES
WARNING:Checkforbrokenordead
brancheswhichcanfallwhilecutting
causingseriousinjury.Donotcutnear
buildingsorelectricalwiresifyoudonot
knowthedirectionoftreefall,norcutat
nightsinceyouwillnotbeabletosee
well,norduringbadweathersuchas
rain,snow,orstrongwinds,etc.Ifthe
treedoesmakecontactwithanyutility
line,theutilitycomplanyshouldbenoti-
fiedimmediately.
• Carefullyplanyoursawingoperationin
advance.
• Cleartheworkarea.Youneedaclear
areaallaroundthetreesoyoucan
havesecurefooting.
• Studythenaturalconditionsthatcan
causethetreetofallinaparticular
direction,suchas:
•Thewinddirectionandspeed.
•Theleanofthetree.Theleanofatree
mightnotbeapparentduetouneven
orslopingterrain.Useaplumborlev-
eltodeterminethedirectionoftree
lean.
•Weightandbranchesononeside.
• Surroundingtreesandobstacles.
• Lookfordecayandrot.Ifthetrunkis
rotted,itcansnapandfalltowardthe
operator.
• Makesurethereisenoughroomfor
thetreetofall.Maintainadistanceof
2-1/2treelengthsfromthenearest
personorotherobjects.Motornoise
candrownoutawarningcall.
• Removedirt,stones,loosebark,
nails,staples,andwirefromthetree
wherecutsaretobemade.
%_Planaclearretreatpath
_,.... U_- DirectionofFall
45"/ ,,,,.
A retreat path should be planned and
cleared as necessary before cuts are
started. The retreat path should extend
back and diagonally to the rear of the
expected line of fall as illustrated above.
FELLING LARGE TREES
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