Operator's Manual

PruningaTree
WARNING
Cuttinghigherlimbsfromatreeofftheground
canputyouinanunstablepositionthatcould
beunsafeforyouwhilehandlingapolesaw,
resultinginpossibleseriouspersonalinjury
ordeathtoyouorbystanders.
Whencuttinglimbsfromastandingtree,use
thefollowingpractices:
•Donotclimbonlimbsorbrancheswitha
polesaw.
•Donotoverreach,andcutwithbothhands
onthepolesaw.
•Ensurethatallbystandersareawayfrom
theareawherebranchesmayfall.
1.GripthepolesawasdescribedinCuttingwith
thePoleSaw(page14).
2.Whilecuttingsmallbranches,applylight
pressuretothebranchtobecut.
3.Whilecuttinglargerbranches,makeashallow
undercutandthencompletethecutfromthe
topsideofthebranch.
A.Cutfromtheundersideofthelimbabout15
cm(6inches)fromthetrunk.Cutathirdof
thewaythroughthelimb.
B.Cut5.0to10.0cm(2to4inches)farther
outonthelimbandfromabove.Cutthe
limbuntilitfalls.
C.Cutthelimbstubatthebranchcollar
(Figure12).
Important:Donotcutthelimbpastthe
collar,ushtothetrunk,orleavealarge
limbstub;thisdamagesthetree.
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Figure12
1.Firstreliefundercut
3.Finalpruningcutto
removethelimbstub
2.Secondthroughcut4.Branchcollar(wherethe
trunktransitionstothe
limb)
RemovingtheBatteryPack
1.Placethepolesawonaatsurface.
2.Pressdownonthelatchbuttonandremovethe
batterypackfromthehandle.
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Figure13
1.Latchbutton
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