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Operation (Felling) Cont …...
Use wooden or plastic wedges (Fig 19-A) to
prevent pinching the bar and chain (Fig 19-
B) in the cut. Wedges also control felling (Fig
18-E).
When diameter of wood being cut is greater
than the bar length, make 2 cuts as shown
(Fig 20).
Fig 19
Fig 20
WARNING:
Before making the final cut, always recheck the area for bystanders,
animals or obstacles.
WARNING:
Never saw completely through the trunk. Always leave a hinge (Fig 18-F).
The hinge guides the tree. If the trunk is completely cut through, control over the
felling direction is lost. Insert a wedge or felling lever in the cut well before the tree
becomes unstable and starts to move. This will prevent the bar from binding in the
felling cut if you have misjudged the falling direction. Make sure no bystanders have
entered the range of the falling tree before you push it over.
WARNING:
As the felling cut gets close to the hinge, the tree should begin to fall.
When tree begins to fall, remove saw from cut, stop engine, put chain saw down,
and leave area along retreat path (Fig 17-A).
