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SAWATFULLTHROTTLEWITHOUTACUTTINGLOADCANRESULTIN
UNNECESSARYWEARTOTHECHAINBARANDENGINE
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$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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7!2.).'
$O NOT FELL TREES DURING PERIODS OF HIGH WIND OR
HEAVY RAIN 7AIT UNTIL THE HAZARDOUS WEATHER
HAS ENDED 7HEN FELLING A TREE IT IS IMPORTANT
THAT YOU HEED THE FOLLOWING WARNINGS TO PREVENT
POSSIBLESERIOUSINJURY
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$O NOT CUT DOWN TREES HAVING EXTREME LEAN OR LARGE
TREES WITH ROTTEN LIMBS LOOSE BARK OR HOLLOW TRUNKS
(AVETHESETREESPUSHEDORDRAGGEDDOWNWITHHEAVY
EQUIPMENTTHENCUTTHEMUP
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$ONOTCUTTREESNEARELECTRICALWIRESORBUILDINGS
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#HECK THE TREE FOR DAMAGED OR DEAD BRANCHES THAT
COULDFALLANDHITYOUDURINGFELLING
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0ERIODICALLY GLANCE AT THE TOP OF THE TREE DURING THE
BACK CUT TO ASSURE THE TREE IS GOING TO FALL IN THE
DESIREDDIRECTION
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)FTHETREESTARTSTOFALLINTHEWRONGDIRECTIONORIFTHE
SAWGETSCAUGHTORHUNGUPDURINGTHEFALLLEAVETHE
SAWANDSAVEYOURSELF
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See Figures 23 - 26.
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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
PLANNEDLINEOFFALL
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#ONSIDERTHEFORCEANDDIRECTIONOFTHEWINDTHELEAN
AND BALANCE OF THE TREE AND THE LOCATION OF LARGE
LIMBS4HESE THINGS INFLUENCE THE DIRECTION IN WHICH
THE TREE WILL FALL $O NOT TRY TO FELL A TREE ALONG A LINE
DIFFERENTFROMITSNATURALLINEOFFALL
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#UTANOTCHABOUTTHEDIAMETEROFTHETRUNKINTHE
SIDEOFTHETREE-AKETHENOTCHCUTSSOTHEYINTERSECT
AT A RIGHT ANGLE TO THE LINE OF FALL4HIS NOTCH SHOULD
BE CLEANED OUT TO LEAVE A STRAIGHT LINE4O KEEP THE
WEIGHT OF THE WOOD OFF THE SAW ALWAYS MAKE THE
LOWERCUTOFTHENOTCHBEFORETHEUPPERCUT
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-AKE THE BACK CUT LEVEL AND HORIZONTAL AND AT A
MINIMUMOFINABOVETHEHORIZONTALCUTOFTHENOTCH
.OTE
.EVER CUT THROUGH TO THE NOTCH !LWAYS LEAVE
A BAND OF WOOD BETWEEN THE NOTCH AND BACK CUT
APPROXIMATELYINORTHEDIAMETEROFTHETREE
4HIS IS CALLED A ±HINGE² OR ±HINGE WOOD² )T CONTROLS
THEFALLOFTHETREEANDPREVENTSSLIPPINGORTWISTINGOR
SHOOTBACKOFTHETREEOFFTHESTUMP
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/N LARGE DIAMETER TREES STOP THE BACK CUT BEFORE
IT IS DEEP ENOUGH FOR THE TREE TO EITHER FALL OR SETTLE
BACKONTHESTUMP4HENINSERTSOFTWOODENORPLASTIC
WEDGES INTO THE CUT SO THEY DO NOT TOUCH THE CHAIN
$RIVE WEDGES IN LITTLE BY LITTLE TO HELP JACK THE TREE
OVER
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!S TREE STARTS TO FALL STOP THE CHAINSAW AND PUT IT
DOWNIMMEDIATELY2ETREATALONGTHECLEAREDPATHBUT
WATCHTHEACTIONINCASESOMETHINGFALLSYOURWAY
7!2.).'
.EVER CUT THROUGH TO THE NOTCH WHEN MAKING A
BACK CUT4HE HINGE CONTROLS THE FALL OF THE TREE
THIS IS THE SECTION OF WOOD BETWEEN THE NOTCH
ANDBACKCUT
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See Figure 27.
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the tree above the ground. Remove large buttress roots
prior to felling. Make the horizontal cut into the buttress
first, followed by the vertical cut. Remove the resulting
loose section from the work area. Follow the correct tree
felling procedure as stated in
0ROPERPROCEDUREFORTREE
FELLING
after you have removed the large buttress roots.
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See Figure 28.
Bucking is the term used for cutting a fallen tree to the
desired log length.
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#UTONLYONELOGATATIME
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3UPPORT SMALL LOGS ON A SAW HORSE OR ANOTHER LOG
WHILEBUCKING
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+EEPACLEARCUTTINGAREA-AKESURETHATNOOBJECTS
CAN CONTACT THE GUIDE BAR NOSE AND CHAIN DURING
CUTTING THIS CAN CAUSE
+ICKBACK
2EFER TO +ICKBACK
INTHE3PECIFIC3AFETY2ULESSECTIONOFTHISMANUALFOR
MOREINFORMATION
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$URINGBUCKINGOPERATIONSSTANDONTHEUPHILLSIDESO
THATTHECUTOFFSECTIONOFTHELOGCANNOTROLLOVERYOU
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3OMETIMES IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO AVOID PINCHING WITH
JUSTSTANDARDCUTTINGTECHNIQUES ORDIFFICULTTOPREDICT
WHICHWAYALOGWILLSETTLEWHENCUT
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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
