Stihl MS 661 C-M Instruction Manual page 32

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7.5.4 Open-faced Notch
For an open-faced notch:
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► The felling notch determines the direction of the tree's fall.
Make the felling notch perpendicular to the line of fall you
have determined, close to the ground.
► Be aware of conditions such as wind, limb and foliage
structure, tree lean, slope of the terrain and other factors
that could alter the direction of fall.
► Cut down at a 50° angle to a depth of approximately 1/5 to
1/4 of the trunk diameter.
► Make a second cut that meets the bottom of the first cut
from below at a 40° angle.
► Remove the resulting 90° piece. The size of the wedge will
vary by tree size. The larger the tree, the larger the wedge.
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7 Proper Techniques for Basic Bucking, Limbing, Pruning and Felling
7.5.5
Sapwood cuts help prevent soft woods in summer from
splintering when they fall:
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► Make cuts at both sides of the trunk, at the same height as
the subsequent felling back cut.
► Cut no deeper than the width of guide bar.
7.5.6
￭ If the tip of the bar contacts a wedge that has been used
to help keep the kerf or cut open, it may cause kickback.
Wedges should be of wood or plastic and never steel,
which can damage the chain.
￭ Whichever felling method you select, never cut through
the hinge when making your felling back cut. The hinge
helps control the fall of the tree. Cutting through the hinge
will eliminate the feller's ability to control the tree's fall and
may result in serious or fatal personal injury or property
damage.
￭ In order to reduce the risk of personal injury, never stand
directly behind the tree when it is about to fall, since part
of the trunk may split and come back towards the operator
(barber-chairing), or the tree may jump backwards off the
stump.
Sapwood Cuts
Felling Back Cut
WARNING
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