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SAWATFULLTHROTTLEWITHOUTACUTTINGLOADCANRESULTIN
UNNECESSARYWEARTOTHECHAINBARANDENGINE
Q $ONOT PUTPRESSURE ONTHE SAWAT THEEND OFTHE
CUTASTHIS MAYCAUSETHE SAWTODROP IN ANUNSAFE
MANNER
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$ONOT FELL TREES DURING PERIODS OFHIGH WIND OR
HEAVYRAIN7AITUNTIL THEHAZARDOUS WEATHER
HASENDED7HEN FELLING A TREE IT ISIMPORTANT
THATYOUHEED THE FOLLOWING WARNINGS TO PREVENT
POSSIBLESERIOUSINJURY
Q $O NOTCUT DOWNTREES HAVINGEXTREME LEANOR LARGE
TREESWITH ROTTENLIMBSLOOSE BARK ORHOLLOWTRUNKS
(AVETHESETREESPUSHEDORDRAGGEDDOWNWITHHEAVY
EQUIPMENTTHENCUTTHEMUP
Q $ONOTCUTTREESNEARELECTRICALWIRESORBUILDINGS
Q #HECKTHE TREE FORDAMAGED ORDEAD BRANCHESTHAT
COULDFALLANDHITYOUDURINGFELLING
Q 0ERIODICALLY GLANCE AT THE TOPOF THETREE DURING THE
BACKCUTTO ASSURE THE TREE ISGOING TOFALLINTHE
DESIREDDIRECTION
Q )FTHETREESTARTSTOFALLINTHEWRONGDIRECTIONORIFTHE
SAWGETSCAUGHTORHUNGUPDURINGTHEFALLLEAVETHE
SAWANDSAVEYOURSELF
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Q 0ICK YOUR ESCAPE ROUTE OR ROUTES IN CASE THE
INTENDED ROUTE IS BLOCKED #LEAR THE IMMEDIATE
AREAAROUND THETREE ANDMAKESURETHERE ARENO
OBSTRUCTIONS INYOURPLANNED PATH OFRETREAT#LEAR
THEPATHOFSAFERETREATAPPROXIMATELYFROMTHE
PLANNEDLINEOFFALL
Q #ONSIDERTHEFORCEANDDIRECTIONOFTHEWINDTHELEAN
ANDBALANCE OFTHE TREEANDTHE LOCATION OFLARGE
LIMBS4HESE THINGS INFLUENCETHE DIRECTIONIN WHICH
THETREEWILLFALL$ONOTTRYTOFELLATREEALONGALINE
DIFFERENTFROMITSNATURALLINEOFFALL
Q #UTANOTCHABOUTTHEDIAMETEROFTHETRUNKINTHE
SIDEOFTHETREE-AKETHENOTCHCUTSSOTHEYINTERSECT
ATA RIGHT ANGLETO THE LINE OF FALL4HIS NOTCHSHOULD
BECLEANED OUTTO LEAVE A STRAIGHTLINE4OKEEPTHE
WEIGHTOFTHE WOODOFF THE SAW ALWAYSMAKETHE
LOWERCUTOFTHENOTCHBEFORETHEUPPERCUT
Q -AKE THE BACKCUT LEVELAND HORIZONTAL ANDAT A
MINIMUMOFINABOVETHEHORIZONTALCUTOFTHENOTCH
 .OTE.EVER CUT THROUGH TO THENOTCH!LWAYS LEAVE
ABAND OFWOODBETWEEN THE NOTCHAND BACKCUT
APPROXIMATELYINORTHEDIAMETEROFTHETREE
4HISIS CALLEDA ±HINGE²OR ±HINGE WOOD² )T CONTROLS
THEFALLOFTHETREEANDPREVENTSSLIPPINGORTWISTINGOR
SHOOTBACKOFTHETREEOFFTHESTUMP
Q /NLARGE DIAMETERTREESSTOP THE BACKCUTBEFORE
ITIS DEEPENOUGH FOR THETREE TOEITHER FALL OR SETTLE
BACKONTHESTUMP4HENINSERTSOFTWOODENORPLASTIC
WEDGESINTOTHE CUTSO THEYDONOT TOUCH THE CHAIN
$RIVEWEDGESIN LITTLE BYLITTLETOHELP JACKTHE TREE
OVER
Q !STREE STARTS TOFALLSTOPTHE CHAINSAWAND PUTIT
DOWNIMMEDIATELY2ETREATALONGTHECLEAREDPATHBUT
WATCHTHEACTIONINCASESOMETHINGFALLSYOURWAY
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.EVERCUT THROUGHTO THENOTCH WHENMAKING A
BACKCUT4HEHINGE CONTROLSTHEFALL OF THETREE
THISIS THESECTION OFWOODBETWEENTHE NOTCH
ANDBACKCUT
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See Figure 27.
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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 0ROPERPROCEDUREFORTREE
FELLINGafter 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 #UTONLYONELOGATATIME
Q 3UPPORT SMALLLOGS ONA SAWHORSE ORANOTHER LOG
WHILEBUCKING
Q +EEPACLEARCUTTINGAREA-AKESURETHATNOOBJECTS
CANCONTACT THEGUIDE BARNOSE AND CHAIN DURING
CUTTINGTHIS CANCAUSE+ICKBACK2EFERTO+ICKBACK
INTHE3PECIFIC3AFETY2ULESSECTIONOFTHISMANUALFOR
MOREINFORMATION
Q $URINGBUCKINGOPERATIONSSTANDONTHEUPHILLSIDESO
THATTHECUTOFFSECTIONOFTHELOGCANNOTROLLOVERYOU
Q 3OMETIMESIT ISIMPOSSIBLETO AVOIDPINCHING WITH
JUSTSTANDARDCUTTINGTECHNIQUESORDIFFICULTTOPREDICT
WHICHWAYALOGWILLSETTLEWHENCUT
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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.
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or hung in the log if you make the first cut deeper than