Homelite UT10588 User Manual

See Figures 31 - 32.
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Work slowly, keeping both hands on the saw 
with a firm grip. Maintain secure footing and 
balance.

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Keep the tree between you and the chain while
limbing.

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Do not cut from a ladder. This is extremely dan-
gerous. Leave this operation for professionals.

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Do not cut above chest height. A saw held 
higher than chest height is  difficult to control 
against kickback.

Never climb into a tree to limb or prune. Do not 
stand on ladders, platforms, rooftops, a log, or 
in any position which can cause you to lose your 
balance or control of the saw.

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When pruning trees it is important not to make 
the flush cut next to the main limb or trunk until 
you have cut off the limb further out to reduce 
the weight. This prevents stripping the bark from 
the main member.

 •  Underbuck the branch 1/3 through for your

first cut.

 •  Overbuck the branch to drop it.
 •  Finish by cutting smoothly and neatly against

the main member so the bark will grow back 
to seal the wound.

If the limbs to be pruned are above chest height, 
hire a professional to perform the pruning.

See Figure 33.
A springpole is any log, branch, rooted stump, or 
sapling which is bent under tension by other wood 
so that it springs back if the wood holding it is cut 
or removed. On a fallen tree, a rooted stump has 
a high potential of springing back to the upright 
position during the bucking cut to separate the log 
from the stump. Watch out for springpoles — they 
are dangerous.

Fig. 31

Fig. 33

Fig. 32

Springpoles are dangerous and could strike the 
operator, causing the operator to lose control 
of the chain saw. This could result in severe or 
fatal injury to the operator.