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IMPORTANT POINTS
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Cut wood only. Do not cut metal, plastics,
masonry, non-wood
building
materials,
etc.
Stop the saw if the chain strikes a foreign
object. inspect the saw and repair parts
as necessary.
Keep the chain out of dirt and sand. Even
a small amount of dirt will quickly duff a
chain and increase the possrbility of kick-
back.
Practice cutting
a
few small logs using the
foflowina techniques
to get the %el" of
using ygur saw bkfore yti begin a major
sawing operation.
Squeeze the throttle trigger and allow.the
engine to reach full speed before cutb.ng.
Begin cutting with the saw frame agarnst
the log.
Keep the engine at full speed the entire
time you are cutting.
Allow the chain to cut for you. Exert only
light downward pressure.
Release the throttle trigger as soon as the
cut is completed, allowrng the engine to
idle. If you run the saw at full throttle with-
out a cutting load, unnecessary wear can
occur.
To avoid losing control when cut is com-
p$t!t do not put pressure on saw at end
Stop ihe engine before setting fhe saw
down.
TREE FELLING TECHNIQUES
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WARNING:
Donotcutnaarbuildings
or electrical wires if you do not know the di-
rection of tree fall, at night since you will not
be able to see well, or during bad weather
such as rain, snow,
or
strong
winds.
as
fall is
unpredictable.
Carefully plan your sawing operation in ad-
vance. You need a clear area all around the
tree so you can have secure footin
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Check
for broken or dead branches whit
can fall
on you causing
serious
injury.
Natural conditions that can cause a tree to
fall in a particular direction include:
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The wind direction and speed.
The lean of the tree. The lean of a tree
might not be apparent due to uneven or
sloping terrain.
Use a plumb
or level to
determine the direction of tree lean.
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Weight and branches on one side.
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Surrounding trees and obstacles.
Lookfordecayand
rot.
!f the trunk is
rotted, it can snap and fall toward
the
Operator
Make sure there is enough room for the tree
to fall.
Maintain a distance of 2-l/2 tree
lengthsfromthe
nearest person or other ol,
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norse can drown out a wam-
Remove
dirt, stones,
loose bark, nails, sta-
ples, and wire from the tree where cuts
are
to be made.
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Plan
a clear
retreat path
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Direction of Fall
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FELLING LARdE TREES
(6 inches in diameter or larger)
The notoh method is used to fell large trees.
Anotohiscutonthesideofthetreeinthe
desired direction
of
fall. After a felling cut is
made
on the
opposite side of tree, the tree
will tend to fall into the notch.
NOTCH CUT AND FELLING THE TREE
Make
notch cut by cutting the top of
the
notch first Cut through t/a
of
the
diameter
of the tree. Next complete the notch b
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cutting the bottom of the notch. See I -
lust&on.
Once the notch is cut remove
the notch of wood from the tree.
After removing the cutout of wood, make
the felling cut on the opposite side of the
notch. This is done by making a cut about
two
inches
hi her than the center of the
notch. This wi I leave enough uncut wood
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between the felling out and the notch to
form a hinge. This hin e will help-prevent
thetreefromfallingin
ewrongdrrecbon.
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Final out here. 2 inches
F&stout
NOlEr Before felling out is complete, use
wedges to open the cut when necessary to
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