1. Limbing accounts for approximately 50 percent of the time used to harvest a tree.
a) True b) False
2. To reduce back strain, create a limbing position between knee and ankle height.
a) True b) False 3. Dangerous kickback can occur when you limb with the tip of the guide bar.
a) True b) False 4. When moving cut branches, always hold the saw by the front handle.
a) True b) False 5. Always top a tree by reaching forward and pulling the saw toward yourself.
6. It may be necessary to press the throttle with your thumb to cut some branches.
7. All six steps must be used when applying the Lever Method.
a) True b) False 8. Bottom branches should be removed using a forward sweep with the pushing chain.
a) True b) False 9. The Sweep Method is suited to trees with many small-diameter branches.
a) True b) False 10. The guide bar must always be on the opposite side of the stem when you move forward.