Makita DCS 6400 Owner's And Safety Manual page 12

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When felling, maintain a distance of at least 2 112 tree
lengths from the nearest person (see fig. 17).
Note:
The noise of your engine may drown any warning call.
Felling instructions:
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First clear the tree base and work area from inter-
fering limbs and brush and clean its lower portion an
axe (see fig. 18).
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Then, establish a path of escape and remove all
obstacles. This path should be opposite
to
the planned
direction of the fall of the tree and at a
45"
angle (fig.
19). An alternate path must also be selected. Place all
tools and equipment a safe distance away from the
tree, but not on the escape path.
First
cut
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If the tree has large buttress roots, cut into the largest
buttresses vertically first (horizontally next) and re-
move (fig. 20).
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Felling cut
Hinge
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Felling notch
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Felling notch
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Then, determine the placement of the felling notch
(fig. 21). The felling notch when properly placed de-
termines the direction in which the tree wil! fall. It
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made perpendicular to the line of fall and should be as
close to theground as possible. Cut the felling notch to
a depth of about one-fifth to one-fourth of the trunk
diameter (fig. 22). It should be in no case higher than
it is deep. Make the felling notch very carefully.
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