Solo USA 280 User Manual

MS 270, MS 270 C, MS 280, MS 280 C

Enlarge the plunge cut as shown in the 
illustration.

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There is an extreme danger of kickback 
at this point. Extra caution must be taken 
to maintain control of the saw. To make 
the felling cut, follow the sectioning 
method described previously. 

If you are inexperienced with a 
chainsaw, plunge-cutting should not be 
attempted. Seek the help of a 
professional.

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In order to reduce the risk of personal 
injury, never stand directly behind the 
tree when it is about to fall, since part of 
the trunk may split and come back 
towards the operator (barber-chairing), 
or the tree may jump backwards off the 
stump. Always keep to the side of the 
falling tree. When the tree starts to fall, 
withdraw the bar, shut off the engine and 
walk away on the preplanned escape 
path. Watch out for falling limbs.

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Be extremely careful with partially fallen 
trees which are poorly supported. When 
the tree hangs or for some other reason 
does not fall completely, set the saw 
aside and pull the tree down with a cable 
winch, block and tackle or tractor. If you 
try to cut it down with your saw, you may 
be injured.

Limbing is removing the branches from a 
fallen tree.

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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.

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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.