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1.
Felling a Tree
When bucking and felling operations are
being performed by two or more persons
at the same time, the felling operations
should be separated from the bucking
operation by a distance of at least twice
the height of the tree being felled. Trees
should not be felled in a manner that
would endanger any person, strike any
utility line or cause any property damage.
If the tree does make contact with any
utility line, the company should be
notified immediately.
The chainsaw operator should keep on
the uphill side of the terrain as the tree is
likely to roll or slide downhill after it is
felled. An escape path should be planned
and cleared as necessary before cuts are
started. The escape path should extend
back and diagonally to the rear of the
expected line of fall as illustrated in
Figure 3.
Before felling is started, consider the
natural lean of the tree, the location of
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larger branches and the wind direction to
judge which way the tree will fall.
Remove dirt, stones, loose bark, nails,
staples and wire from the tree.
Figure 3
Figure 4
2. Notching Undercut
Make the notch 1/3 the diameter of the
tree, perpendicular to the direction of fall
as illustrated in Figure 4. Make the lower
horizontal notching cut first. This will help
to avoid pinching of either the saw chain
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