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SAWATFULLTHROTTLEWITHOUTACUTTINGLOADCANRESULTIN
UNNECESSARYWEARTOTHECHAINBARANDENGINE
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$ONOT FELL TREES DURING PERIODS OFHIGH WIND OR
HEAVYRAIN7AITUNTIL THEHAZARDOUS WEATHER
HASENDED7HEN FELLING A TREE IT ISIMPORTANT
THATYOUHEED THE FOLLOWING WARNINGS TO PREVENT
POSSIBLESERIOUSINJURY
Q $O NOTCUT DOWNTREES HAVINGEXTREME LEANOR LARGE
TREESWITH ROTTENLIMBSLOOSE BARK ORHOLLOWTRUNKS
(AVETHESETREESPUSHEDORDRAGGEDDOWNWITHHEAVY
EQUIPMENTTHENCUTTHEMUP
Q $ONOTCUTTREESNEARELECTRICALWIRESORBUILDINGS
Q #HECKTHE TREE FORDAMAGED ORDEAD BRANCHESTHAT
COULDFALLANDHITYOUDURINGFELLING
Q 0ERIODICALLY GLANCE AT THE TOPOF THETREE DURING THE
BACKCUTTO ASSURE THE TREE ISGOING TOFALLINTHE
DESIREDDIRECTION
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SAWGETSCAUGHTORHUNGUPDURINGTHEFALLLEAVETHE
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See Figures 23 - 26.
Q 0ICK YOUR ESCAPE ROUTE OR ROUTES IN CASE THE
INTENDED ROUTE IS BLOCKED #LEAR THE IMMEDIATE
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THEPATHOFSAFERETREATAPPROXIMATELYFROMTHE
PLANNEDLINEOFFALL
Q #ONSIDERTHEFORCEANDDIRECTIONOFTHEWINDTHELEAN
ANDBALANCE OFTHE TREEANDTHE LOCATION OFLARGE
LIMBS4HESE THINGS INFLUENCETHE DIRECTIONIN WHICH
THETREEWILLFALL$ONOTTRYTOFELLATREEALONGALINE
DIFFERENTFROMITSNATURALLINEOFFALL
Q #UTANOTCHABOUTTHEDIAMETEROFTHETRUNKINTHE
SIDEOFTHETREE-AKETHENOTCHCUTSSOTHEYINTERSECT
ATA RIGHT ANGLETO THE LINE OF FALL4HIS NOTCHSHOULD
BECLEANED OUTTO LEAVE A STRAIGHTLINE4OKEEPTHE
WEIGHTOFTHE WOODOFF THE SAW ALWAYSMAKETHE
LOWERCUTOFTHENOTCHBEFORETHEUPPERCUT
Q -AKE THE BACKCUT LEVELAND HORIZONTAL ANDAT A
MINIMUMOFINABOVETHEHORIZONTALCUTOFTHENOTCH
.OTE.EVER CUT THROUGH TO THENOTCH!LWAYS LEAVE
ABAND OFWOODBETWEEN THE NOTCHAND BACKCUT
APPROXIMATELYINORTHEDIAMETEROFTHETREE
4HISIS CALLEDA ±HINGE²OR ±HINGE WOOD² )T CONTROLS
THEFALLOFTHETREEANDPREVENTSSLIPPINGORTWISTINGOR
SHOOTBACKOFTHETREEOFFTHESTUMP
Q /NLARGE DIAMETERTREESSTOP THE BACKCUTBEFORE
ITIS DEEPENOUGH FOR THETREE TOEITHER FALL OR SETTLE
BACKONTHESTUMP4HENINSERTSOFTWOODENORPLASTIC
WEDGESINTOTHE CUTSO THEYDONOT TOUCH THE CHAIN
$RIVEWEDGESIN LITTLE BYLITTLETOHELP JACKTHE TREE
OVER
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.EVERCUT THROUGHTO THENOTCH WHENMAKING A
BACKCUT4HEHINGE CONTROLSTHEFALL OF THETREE
THISIS THESECTION OFWOODBETWEENTHE NOTCH
ANDBACKCUT
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See Figure 27.
the tree above the ground. Remove large buttress roots
prior to felling. Make the horizontal cut into the buttress
first, followed by the vertical cut. Remove the resulting
loose section from the work area. Follow the correct tree
felling procedure as stated in 0ROPERPROCEDUREFORTREE
FELLINGafter you have removed the large buttress roots.
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See Figure 28.
Bucking is the term used for cutting a fallen tree to the
desired log length.
Q #UTONLYONELOGATATIME
Q 3UPPORT SMALLLOGS ONA SAWHORSE ORANOTHER LOG
WHILEBUCKING
Q +EEPACLEARCUTTINGAREA-AKESURETHATNOOBJECTS
CANCONTACT THEGUIDE BARNOSE AND CHAIN DURING
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MOREINFORMATION
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Q 3OMETIMESIT ISIMPOSSIBLETO AVOIDPINCHING WITH
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See Figure 29.
If the wood diameter is large enough for you to insert
a soft bucking wedge without touching the chain, you
should use the wedge to hold the cut open to prevent
pinching.
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See Figure 30.
or hung in the log if you make the first cut deeper than