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2. FELLING SMALL TREES -- LESS THAN 6"
|NDIAMETER
a. If you know the direction of fall:
1.) Make a singte felling cut on the side away
from the direction of fail
2.) Cut aJlthe way through.
3.) Stop the saw, put it down, and get away
quickly on your planned retreat path,
b. If you are not sure which way 1he tree wili fall,
use the notch method de_soribed for felling large
trees,
_,WARNING
DO NOTCUT:
-- nea_eleclricatwires or buildings.
m if you do not knowthe direction of tree fall.
at night since YoUwill not be able to see well.
---during I_d weather ---strong wind, snow, rain,
etc.
.3. iFELUNG LARGE TREES -- 6"_DIAMETER
OR MORE
T'e 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 willtend to fall
•into the notch.
NOTE; If.thetree has large buttressroots,remove
' before making_ the notch. Cut into the buU.resses
vertically,then horizontaJly. Figure 18.
.a. Make thenotchcut. Figure 19.
1.) Cut _-_e bottomof the notchfirst,through 1/3
,of the diameterof the bee.
2.} Complete thenotchby makingtheslantcut.
3.) Remove thenotchofwood.
b. Make lt,_e felling,c_t on ,the opposite side of the
notch about ,2' higher Ihan the bottom of the
¢: Leave enough uncut wood between the felling
,cut and thenoah to form a hinge,F_gure20.
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•NOllE: Tt_e,-hinge hetps-to keep the tree from
:. twistir_jandfallingin the wrong direction.
.d. ,Use awedge if thereis any chance that the tree
will not fallin thedesireddireclJon.
Figure 19 Figure 20
_WARNING
Stayon the uphill side of the tree to avoidthe tree roll-
ing or sliding downhill into you.
NOTE: Before the felling cut is complete, drive
wedges toopen up thecut when necessary to con-
trolthedirection offalt. Use wood or plastic wedges
but never meta!, to avoid kickback and chain
damage.
Be alertforsigns that theBee is ready to fall:
1 .) crackingsounds
2.) widening of the feUingcut
3.) movement in the upperbranches.
6 As .the tree st,_rts 'to fail, stop _e saw,"put it
down, and get away quickly on your planned re-
treat path.
..g, -Be extmmely.cau_usw_.p_____/_J._. L,-ees_
• maybepoodysupported:When a tree doesn't fall
compiet_,,settf_esawaside and pulldownthettee
with a cablewitch, block and tackle or tractor. T o
avoid injury, do notcut downa partiallyfallen tree
withyoursaw.
DON'T PUT YOURSELF IN THESE PosmoI_S
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Checkthe Imdince.
Don't c _tonv_ght=d slde.
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