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c. Keep the engine at full throttle the entire timeyou
are cuffing.
d. Allow the chain to cut for you; exert only light
downward pressure. If youforce the cut, damage to
the bar,chain, or engine canresult.
e. Release the throttle trigger as soon as the cut is
completed, aJtowing theengineto idte.Ifyou runthe
saw at ful! throttle withouta cuttingload,unnecessary
wear can occurto thechain,bar,and engine.
f. Do not put pressure onthesaw atthe end ofthe cut
to avoidlosingcontrolwhenthe cutis complete.
g. Stop the engine before setting the saw down after
cutting.
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B. TREE FELLING TECHNIQUES
1. PLAN YOUR SAWING OPERATION CARE-
FULLY IN ADVANCE
a. Clear the work area. You need a clear area all
around the tree where you can have secure
footing.
b. Study the natural conditions thatcan cause
the'tree to fall in a particular direction:
1.) The WIND direcfionand speed.
2.) The LEANofthetree.
3.) WEtGHTED withBRANCHES on one side.
•4.) ,_urroundingTREES and OBSTACLES.
c. Loolcfordecayandrot. Iftheteankisrotted, i tcan
snap and fall towardtheoperator.
.d., Check for broken or dead branches which
could fall on you whilecutting.
e. Make surethereis enough room for the tree
to fall. Maintain a distance of 2_/_ tree
lengths from the nearest person or other ob-
jects. Engine noise can drown out a warning
Call.
f. Remove dirt, stones, loose bark, nails,
staples, and wire from the tree where cuts
are to be made.
g. Plan to stand on the up-hill side when cut-
ting on a slope.
h. Plan a clear retreat path to the rear and
BEGIN CUTTING WITH
THE BOTTOM OF THE . -
SAW FRAME AGAINST
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Figure22
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diagonaitothelineoffall. Figure23.
WARNING ....
DO NOT CUT:
--=near electrical wires or buildings.
if you do not know the direction of tree fall
at night since you will not be able to see well.
_during bad weather -- strong wind, snow, rain,
etc.
2. FELLING SMALL TREES -- LESS THAN 6"
IN DIAMETER
3.
a. If you knowthe directionof falh
1.) Make a sing{e felling cut on the side away
from the direction of fall.
2.) Cut _Jfthe waythrough.
3.) Stop the saw, put it down, and get away
quicklyon your planned retreat path.
b. tf you arc not sure which way the tree wil!fall,
use the notch method described for felling
large trees.
FELLING LARGE TREES-- 6" DIAMETER
OR MORE
The notch method is used to cut large trees. A
notch is cut on the side of the tree in the desired
direction of fall. After a felling cut is made on the
opposite side of the tree, the tree will tend to fall
intothe notch.
NOTE: If the tree has large buttress roots, re-
move before making the notch. Cut into the but-
tresses vertically,then horizontally.Figure24.
a. Make the notchcut. Figure 25.
1:) Cut the bottom of the notch first, through
1/.3ofthe diameter of the tree.
2.) Complete the notch by making the slant
cut.
3.) I_emove the notchofwood.
b. Makethefellingcutontheoppositesideofthe
notch about 2" higher than the bottom of the
notch.
DON'T PUT YOURSELF IN THESE POSITIONS
Check the lean,
Don'tcut on lean side.
Check the balance.
Don't cut on weighted s_de.