C, Bucking - Craftsman 358.355071 Operator's Manual

c. Leave enough uncut Wood between the felling
cut and thenotchto form a hinge. Figure 26.
NOTE: The hinge helps to keep the tree from
twisting and falling in the wrongdirection.
d, Use a wedge if there is any chance that the
tree wiltnot fall in the desireddirection.
NOTE: Beforethe felling cut is complete, drive
wedgestoopenup thecut whennecessarytocon-
• trolthedirection offall. Usewoodorpfasticwedges
but never metal, to avoid kickback and chain
damage
e. Be alert for signs that the treeis ready to fall:
t,) cracking sounds
2.) wideningofthefellingcut
3.) movementintheupperbranches,
f. As the tree starts to fall, stop the saw; put it
down, and get away quickly on your planned
retreatpath.
g.
Be extremelycautious w ithpartially fallen treesthat
maybe poodysupported.When atree doesn't fall
completely; s_ the _aside and pundownthe
with a cable winch, block and tackle or tracts. To
avoid injury, do not cut down a partially fallen tree
withyour saw.
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_WARNING
Stay on the uphill side of the terrain to avoid the
tree rolling or sliding down hill after it isfelled,
C; "BUCKING
Bucking isthe term used for cutting a fallen
tree to the desired log size.
1. IMPORTANTPOINTS
a. Cut only one log at a time,
b. Cut shattered wood very carefully. Sharppieces
of wood could be flung towardthe operator.
c. Use a sawhorse to cut small 10gs. Never allow
• another person to hold the log while cuttingand
never hold the log with your leg or foot.
d°
Give special attention to logs under strain to
prevent
the saw from pinching. Make the first
cut on the pressure side to relieve the slress on
the log Figure 27.
Do not cut in an area where logs, limbs and
roots are tangled such as in a blown down
area, Drag the/ogs into a clear area beforecut-
_ing by puUing out exposed and cleared logsfirst.
f. Make the first bucking Cut 113 of the way
through the tog and finish with a 2/3 cut on
the opposite side. As the log is being cut, it will
tend to bend. The Saw can become pinched or
hung In the log if you make the first cut deeper
than 1/3 of the diameter of the log.
I _WARNING ! "
Never turn the saw upside'down to undercuL The
saw cannot be controlled in this position.
•. 2ND CUT
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