Remington RM0815P Specifications download pdf (Page 15)

CHAIN SAW iNFORMATiON

LIMBING A TREE

WARNING: Avoid kickback. Kick-

back can resuR in severe injury or death.

See Kickback, page 5, to avoid risk of

kickback.

_, 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.

Limbing is removing branches fi"om 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 13). 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 fi'om under

limb. If pinch occurs, turn saw off, lift limb, and

remove saw.

BUCKING A LOG

WARNING: Avoid kickback.

Kickback can result in severe injury

or death. See Kickback, page 5, to

avoid risk of kickback.

Bucking a log is cutting a log into sections. Make

sure your footing is finn. 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 mov-

ing chain. After cutting through log, release trigger

to turn saw off before moving saw.

Follow directions below to buck a log.

Entire Length Of Log On Ground

Cut log from top (see Figure 14).

Figure 14 - Bucking Log With Entire Length

On Ground

Figure 13 - Limbing A Tree

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