Stihl 039 Instruction Manual - Page 80
Limbing, Warning, Bucking
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English / USA If you are inexperienced with a chainsaw, plunge-cutting should not be attempted. Seek the help of a professional. Limbing Limbing is removing the branches from a fallen tree. !Warning! There is an extreme danger of kickback during the limbing operation. Do not work with the nose of the bar. Be extremely cautious and avoid contacting the log or other limbs with the nose of the guide bar. Do not stand on a log while limbing it you may slip or the log may roll. Start limbing by leaving the lower limbs to support the log off the ground. When underbucking freely hanging limbs, a pinch may result or the limb may fall, causing loss of control. If a pinch occurs, stop the engine and remove the saw, by lifting the limb. !Warning! Be extremely cautious when cutting limbs or logs under tension (spring poles). The limbs or logs could spring back toward the operator and cause loss of control of the saw and severe or fatal injury to the operator. Bucking Bucking is cutting a log into sections. !Warning! 1. When bucking, do not stand on the log. Make sure the log will not roll downhill. If on a slope, stand on the uphill side of the log. Watch out for rolling logs. 2. Cut only one log at a time. 3. Shattered wood should be cut very carefully. Sharp slivers of wood may be caught and flung in the direction of the operator of the saw. 4. When cutting small logs, place log through "V" - shaped supports on top of a sawhorse. Never permit another person to hold the log. Never hold the log with your leg or foot. 001BA033 KN 001BA051 LÄ Chainsaw Safety Manual 23